SCIENCE FAIRThe Sweet Sound Of Science Fair

Paperwork Rustling On My Desk!

By Sonia Burkholder-Blackstone

Lake County Regional Science Fair Director

WELCOME!

Agenda1.Introductions

2.Why Science Fair?

3.Science Fair Coordinators: Responsibilities/Rules

4.Science Fair Paperwork

5.Project Board Displays

6.Important Dates

7.Science Fair Forms Checklist

8.How are students scored?

Why Science Fair?Great experience

Meet students with the same

interests

Students who do not play

sports

State Science Fair

International Science Fair

College Resume/Application

Scholarships

Responsibilities and Rules Science Fair Coordinator Responsibilities - Yellow

Must go to https://ssefflorida.com/ for the rules for STATE Science Fair

that we must follow 2018 SSEF Rules Supplement and 2018 ISEF Rules and

Guidelines

Educate teachers on science fair information

Must review projects before submitting them to Regionals

Keep teachers up-to-date on deadlines and any changes

All other duties on form

Science Fair Teacher Responsibilities

Assist students with paperwork

Meet all deadlines

Prepare students for competing at Regionals

Science Fair Rules and Guidelines –must be reviewed by the Science Fair

Coordinator and the Science Fair Teacher!

Links to Rules :

SSEF Rules Supplement 2018

ISEF Rules and Guidelines 2018

1. Must fill

in all

information

on page 1

and 2 for

individual

projects.

2. Team

projects must

fill out pages

1-4.

3. Dates will

be whenever

you fill out

the Entry

Form.

1. Must be filled

out because

pictures will be

taken and press will

be present at

Regional Science

Fair.

2. Parent/Guardian

signature and one

witness must sign

form.

3. Dates are to be

whenever you

signed it.

1. SIGNED

BY THE

TEACHER.

2. DATE

MUST BE

BEFORE

STUDENT

STARTED

THEIR

PROJECT.

3. LOOK AT

FORM 1A –

THIS DATE

MUST BE

BEFORE

START

DATE!

1. STUDENT

FILLS OUT

THIS FORM.

2. START

DATE AND

END DATE

ARE

EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT.

1. Signed by

student and

parent.

2. Dates

must be

before start

of project.

(look at form

1A).

3. #2a and

#2b will only

need to be

filled out if

project

needs to be

SRC’d.(SRC

team will

sign).

4. #3 does

not need to

be signed

unless

student goes

to State. ( I

will sign).

1. A Research

Plan is not a

research

paper!!!

2. Procedures

must be in

steps not

paragraphs

and VERY

DETAILED.

3. List all

safety

concerns and

how you will

prevent injury

in your

procedures.

4.

Bibliography

written in APA

format.

5. Must

include ISEF

website in

Bibliography.https://student.so

cietyforscience.or

g/intel-isef

#1-4 are

used for

Human

Subjects,

Vertebrate

Animals,

Biological

Agents and

Hazardous

Chemicals.

1. Must

be filled

out and

signed by

person

who helps

student

with

project.

2. #5

must have

a website.

3. Must

be signed

before

start of

project.

(look at

form 1A)

Students

must

have 6

copies of

abstract

and they

must be

signed by

student

in blue

ink.

An abstract is an abbreviated version of your science fair project final report. For most science fairs it

is limited to a maximum of 250 words (check the rules for your competition). The science fair project

abstract appears at the beginning of the report as well as on your display board.

Almost all scientists and engineers agree that an abstract should have the following five pieces:

• Introduction. This is where you describe the purpose for doing your science fair project or invention.

Why should anyone care about the work you did? You have to tell them why. Did you explain

something that should cause people to change the way they go about their daily business? If you

made an invention or developed a new procedure, how is it better, faster, or cheaper than what is

already out there? Motivate the reader to finish the abstract and read the entire paper or display

board.

• Problem Statement. Identify the problem you solved or the hypothesis you investigated.

• Procedures. What was your approach for investigating the problem? Don't go into detail about

materials unless they were critical to your success. Do describe the most important variables if you

have room.

• Results. What answer did you obtain? Be specific and use numbers to describe your results. Do not

use vague terms like "most" or "some."

• Conclusions. State what your science fair project or invention contributes to the area you worked in.

Did you meet your objectives? For an engineering project state whether you met your design criteria.

Middle and High School Science Fair Paperwork

All Projects must have the following forms:

Entry Form

Parent Release Form

Checklist for Adult Sponsor Form 1

Student Checklist Form 1A

Approval Form 1B with Research Plan

Risk Assessment Form 3

Abstract 2018 – go to the below website and scroll

down to 2018 Abstract (Fillable form version)

**Abstracts do not need to be turned in with SRC paperwork. **

What is SRC????

SRC is a committee of qualified people that will go

over the paperwork for a project before the

project is started. The SRC will look over the

International, State and Regional rules to decide if

the project is okay for the student to complete.

The SRC for this year will be October 12, 2017.

All SRC paperwork must be to my office by 3pm on

October 12, 2017!!!

Projects that must be SRC’d!!!

• Human Subjects -(including projects involving the use of

psychological surveys)

• Potentially hazardous Biological Agents – High School only

(microorganisms, recombinant DNA (rDNA) technologies, or human or animal

fresh tissues, blood, or body fluids)

• Fire

• Vertebrate animals

• Research Institute

• Qualified Scientist

• Continuation Project

• Chemicals

• Collecting water from lakes, ponds, oceans etc.

• Hazardous Substances or Devices

• ANY OTHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY

OR EXPERIMENT

In addition to the forms above you must also complete these forms if you are doing a project with the following:

If a student uses

any of these

forms the project

must be SRC’d!

How do I find the Science Fair Forms?State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida

https://ssefflorida.com/rules/

Display Board

Research Question

Hypothesis

Variables

Abstract

Project Title

Procedures and Equipment

Data Analysis(data tables, graphs and pictures)

More Data Analysis

Conclusion

References

Science Fair Important Dates• Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Training on Science Fair paperwork

• Tuesday, October 12, 2017

SRC Paperwork Due

• Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Paperwork correction meeting

• All Paperwork must be corrected and turned

in to my office by January 29, 2018

Science Fair Paperwork

Checklist

1. This is what you will

get back with your

student’s paperwork

2. There will be a check if

the form was there and

a zero if the form is

missing.

3. Notes on things that

need to change will be

on the right hand side.

SCORE SHEET

Do you need HELP?

I can help! I will visit your

school and help you with

your science fair

paperwork!

Contact Information

Sonia Burkholder-Blackstone

352-253-6875

blackstones@lake.k12.fl.us

Questions???????