FAIR INFORMATION

A. How to Prepare

Display board and report of your project must include the sections given below:

Problem, Introduction, Hypothesis, Experimentation, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements

B. Schedule of Events

Saturday, February 24th  

11:00 - 12:00 a.m. Registration and project set up.
12:00 - 02: 30 p.m. Judging of projects
02:30 - 03:00 p.m. Exhibit area open to public
03:00- 04:00 p.m. Awards ceremony

The projects must be removed after the award ceremony.

C. Items NOT Permitted for Display at the Fair…

•  Any living organism (including plants, animals, bacteriological specimens)
•  Human or animal parts, body fluids
•  Soil or waste samples
•  Any food or liquid
•  Any household chemical, drugs or controlled substances
•  Sharp items (such as knives, syringes, scalpels, etc.)
•  Open flames or flammable material
•  Photographs depicting surgery, dissection, etc.
•  Awards, business card, promotional material, personal information or photographs

D. The Location of the event

 

The address to the event is:

Riis Park Building 6100 West Fullerton Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60639 Tel: 312 746 53 63

E. Food

On the day of the event students and parents will be able to purchase food from the tables, sponsored by SAC PTO.

F. The Judging Criteria

The projects will be scored based on a total of 100 point scale. The Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winners will be selected based on their scores.

The students will be divided into groups according to their grade level. The 3 rd through 5 th graders will be in one group and the other group will include the 6 th through 8 th graders. The awards for these groups include:

Overall Best Project $100
5 First Place winners: Gold Medal & $40 gift
10 Second Place winners: Silver Medal & $20 gift
15 Third place winners: Bronze Medal & $10 gift

In addition, the sponsor teachers from each school will receive certificates and gifts.

G. Project Display Grading Form

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT DISPLAY GRADING FORM

•  A Hands - On Research Based Project (The display reflects the fact that the selected project required some lab or field work and was not simply a library project).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Problem (The problem is stated clearly and accurately or a proper abstract was provided).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Hypothesis (The hypothesis is stated clearly and makes sense).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Title (The title of the project is easy to read, makes sense and sets the tone for the display.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Data (Data was collected and displayed via charts, pictures or graphs or was discussed).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Conclusion (The conclusion tells if the hypothesis was correct or not and is based on the collected data).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  An Overview of the Project (The display tells the basic story of the project).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Overall Look (The display has the appearance of a well planned science fair project and does not look rushed, like it was thrown together at the last minute, etc..).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Presentation (Clarity in stating problem, describing design, procedures, problems, and how they were handled, presenting data, interpretations, and conclusions, overall organization, definition of terms necessary, appropriate use of audio-visuals, clarity of enunciation and voice projection, response to questions)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

•  Report (The report includes all needed sections).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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