WHAT IS A SCIENCE FAIR?

DO YOU ENJOY COMPETITION? A SCIENCE FAIR IS A COMPETITION IN SCIENCE. THE ENTRANTS COMPETE WITH THEIR SCIENCE PROJECT. THE PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO MEET DEFINED CRITERIA. JUDGES DECIDE WHICH PROJECT OR PROJECTS HAVE MET THESE CRITERIA TO THE GREATEST EXTENT. THOSE PROJECTS THAT THE JUDGES DEEM TO BE SUPERIOR ARE DECLARED THE WINNERS OF THE SCIENCE FAIR. THE WINNERS ARE USUALLY PRESENTED WITH AWARDS OR PRIZES.

ACTIVITY

RECORD THE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS YOU READ REFERENCE MATERIALS TO DETERMINE:

1. WHAT ARE THE RULES OF A SCIENCE FAIR?
2. WHAT CRITERIA IS USED TO JUDGE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS?
3. WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS?
4. WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS?
5. WHICH LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR IS NEAR YOU?
6. WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR NEAR YOU?
7. WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR?

SUGGESTED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

• SCIENCE CONNECTIONS 10 TEXTBOOK, CHAPTER 23
• SCIENCE 10 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• THE POLICY, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL FROM THE YOUTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CANADA
• SELECT THE SASKATOON REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR LINK FROM THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR WEBSITE.

ASSIGNMENT

ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND ENTRY PROCESS TO THE LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR NEAR YOU AND THE ENTRY PROCESS TO THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR.

TALK WITH YOUR CONTACT TEACHER AT YOUR SCHOOL ABOUT ENSURING THE PROPER FORMS ARE FILLED IN SO THAT YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER A LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR NEAR YOU AND/OR THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR.

EMAIL YOUR ON LINE TEACHER DESCRIBING THE CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH YOUR CONTACT TEACHER AT YOUR SCHOOL. IN PARTICULAR COMMENT ON THE LOCATION OF A LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR NEAR YOU AND THE RULES YOUR SCHOOL REQUIRES THAT YOU FOLLOW AS YOU DO A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT. ALSO CONFIRM WITH YOUR CONTACT TEACHER THAT THEY WILL REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL SO THAT YOU MAY ENTER IN THE LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR AS WELL AS THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR.

ASSESSMENT

THE INFORMATION GATHERED IN THIS LESSON IS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO KNOW BEFORE YOU START YOUR PROJECT.

YOU WILL RECEIVE 20 MARKS IF YOU COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENT BY THE DUE DATE. THIS ASSUMES THAT YOUR TASKS ARE FULLY COMPLETED AND THAT YOUR EMAIL INCLUDES ALL TOPICS AS REQUESTED. THESE WOULD BE:

• THE LOCATION OF A LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR NEAR YOU
• THE RULES THAT YOUR SCHOOL REQUIRES YOU TO FOLLOW AS YOU DO A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT
• WILL YOUR TEACHER REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL AT THE LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR AND/OR THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR