WHAT WILL YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY LOOK LIKE?

YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY IS A KEY ELEMENT OF YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT. AT THE SCIENCE FAIR, YOUR DISPLAY WILL GIVE A "FIRST IMPRESSION" OF YOUR PROJECT TO THE JUDGES, THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS OF THE FAIR AND TO THE PUBLIC ATTENDING THE FAIR. YOU WANT TO DO WHAT YOU CAN IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS FIRST IMPRESSION A GOOD ONE.

YOU WILL NEED A SELF SUPPORTING BACKBOARD ON WHICH TO MOUNT YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY. THE REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIRS AND THE CANADA WIDE SCIENCE FAIR HAVE SPECIFICATIONS AS TO THE SIZE AND THE MATERIALS FROM WHICH THIS BACKBOARD IS MADE. THESE REGULATIONS MAY CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO CHECK WITH THE LOCAL FAIR REGULATIONS WHEN BUILDING YOUR BACKBOARD.

YOUR COLORS, YOUR LETTERING, YOUR PICTURES, YOUR GRAPHICS AND YOUR SUPPORTING MATERIALS ALL HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN YOUR DISPLAY. MANY SCIENCE FAIR SITES OR BOOKS ABOUT SCIENCE FAIRS GIVE GOOD ADVICE ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD DISPLAYS OF SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS. READ THESE SITES TO GATHER IDEAS AND GUIDELINES FOR YOUR DISPLAY.

• THE ULTIMATE SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCE
• CONSULT THE POLICY, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL FROM THE YOUTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CANADA TO LOCATE THE RULES ABOUT DISPLAYS.
• SELECT THE LINKS TO THE SASKATOON REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR AT THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR SITE

ACTIVITY

MAKE A LIST OF FEATURES THAT YOUR DISPLAY SHOULD INCLUDE.

ASSIGNMENT

MAKE YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE SCIENCE FAIR THAT YOU WILL ENTER.

ASSESSMENT

YOUR PROJECT DISPLAY WILL BE MARKED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES USED BY THE CANADA WIDE SCIENCE FAIR AND MANY REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIRS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT DISPLAY. CONSULT THE POLICY, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL FROM THE YOUTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CANADA TO LOCATE THE MARKING SCHEME. THE MARKING SCHEME CAN ALSO BE FOUND BY FOLLOWING THE SASKATOON REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR LINKS FROM THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR SITE.