DO I REALLY HAVE TO ATTEND THE SCIENCE FAIR?

YES! IF YOU HAVE ENTERED A PHYSICAL SCIENCE FAIR IN YOUR AREA THEN YOU MUST ATTEND THE FAIR ALONG WITH YOUR PROJECT. THE FAIR DAY CAN BE LOTS OF FUN! HERE'S WHY:

• YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LOTS OF NEW PEOPLE (STUDENTS AND ADULTS)
• YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE WORK DONE BY YOUR PEERS
• YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OTHERS WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED BY DOING YOUR PROJECT.

SCIENCE FAIR DAY WILL BE FUN!

WHAT SHOULD YOU WEAR? USUALLY CONTESTANTS AT THE FAIR ARE DRESSED NEATLY IN A NICE OUTFIT. TAKE CARE IN YOUR PERSONAL GROOMING AND PRESENT YOURSELF WELL.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO DURING THE FAIR? DURING THE FAIR DAY YOU SHOULD REMAIN BY YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY FOR MOST OF THE TIME. YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK FOR LUNCH AND TO VISIT THE WASHROOM FACILITIES. YOU WILL ALSO WANT TO SEE SOME OF THE PROJECTS DONE BY YOUR PEERS. CAREFULLY SELECT THE TIMES THAT YOU LEAVE YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY. IF PEOPLE ARE VISITING PROJECTS, YOU WANT TO BE NEAR YOURS SO YOU HAVE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEM YOUR WORK.

PART OF THE FAIR DAY WILL INVOLVE BEING JUDGED. WHEN THE JUDGES VISIT YOU, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU ARE FROM AND WHY YOU DID YOUR PROJECT ON THE TOPIC YOU SELECTED. THEN BEGIN TO GIVE YOUR PROJECT PRESENTATION THAT YOU REHEARSED. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SERIES OF JUDGES THAT VISIT YOUR PROJECT. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PROJECT AFTER THE FIRST JUDGE LEAVES. REMEMBER TO SMILE, BE POLITE, AND SHOW A GENERAL ENTHUSIASM ABOUT YOUR WORK!

THE OTHER PART OF THE DAY IS USUALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AGAIN, WHEN PEOPLE VISIT YOUR DISPLAY, YOU SHOULD BE THERE TO SHOW THEM YOUR WORK AND TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SHOWING YOUR WORK!

TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY YOU WILL BE ASKED TO TAKE DOWN YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY. ENSURE THAT YOU DO THIS CAREFULLY AS YOUR DISPLAY MAY HAVE WON AN AWARD. WHO KNOWS?! YOU MAY HAVE TO USE YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY AGAIN. LET'S HOPE SO!

AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN AWARDS CEREMONY. STAY AT THE FAIR TO ATTEND THE AWARDS CEREMONY. SOMETIMES THE FAIR OFFICIALS PRESENT EACH STUDENT WITH A CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION. ALSO, IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO WIN AN AWARD AT THE FAIR, YOU WANT TO BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE IT! BEING PRESENT AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL ALSO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHEER ON YOUR FELLOW COMPETITORS FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE.

ACTIVITY

ATTEND THE SCIENCE FAIR. HAVE FUN!

TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU BY YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY DURING THE FAIR. THEN TAKE A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WILL SHOW ME ALL OF THE ITEMS IN YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY.

ASSIGNMENT

1. COMPLETE A SELF-EVALUATION OF YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT USING THE MARKING GUIDE THAT YOU OBTAINED WHEN YOU WERE LEARNING ABOUT JUDGING CRITERIA. THIS WILL LIKELY BY THE CWSF JUDGING FORM WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS THE LAST TWO PAGES OF THE POLICY, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL FROM THE YOUTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CANADA.
2. EMAIL A NOTE TO ME TELLING ME ABOUT YOUR DAY AT THE FAIR. SEND THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENTS ALONG WITH YOUR NOTE: A PICTURE OF YOU BESIDE YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY DURING THE FAIR ON FAIR DAY, THE SERIES OF PICTURES SHOWING EACH ELEMENT IN YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY, AND YOUR SELF-EVALUATION.
3. ENSURE THAT I HAVE A COPY OF YOUR FINISHED PROJECT LOG BOOK, PROJECT SUMMARY AND PROJECT REPORT.
4. ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW TIME WITH ME ABOUT YOUR PROJECT. THIS INTERVIEW MAY TAKE PLACE BY PHONE OR BY CHATTING ON LINE.

ASSESSMENT

YOUR PROJECT SCORE WILL BE BASED ON: YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY PICTURES, YOUR PROJECT SUMMARY, YOUR PROJECT REPORT, YOUR PROJECT LOG, YOUR PROJECT INTERVIEW AND YOUR SELF-EVALUATION.