Special Awards Judging Orientation

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Special Award Junior Intermediate SeniorExcellence in Astronomy Canadian Acoustical Association Award Canadian Society for Clinical Chemists Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Award

CAP Physics Prize Carlson Wagonlit Award CSSE Engineering Innovation Award

Special Awards

Awarded to the best project in each of the Special Awards

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Judging Process 1

• Three judges per team• Chair participates in the Special Award judging.• List of highest ranked projects will be provided by the

Chief Judge Operations at about 2:15 pm• Judges have 8 minutes to interview the student, and 2

minutes to record their impressions.• Judges work alone.• Do not interrupt Interdisciplinary Award judging which is

scheduled. You are free to listen in.

Chair leads the team through the processChairs the discussion

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Judging Process 2

• Keep to time!• Meet as a team to decide your final results by

consensus.• Ensure all team members get a voice• Give final results to the Chief Judge Operations.• Put all the paperwork into the box on the table of the

Chief Judge Operations• Participate in Celebration Judging

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TimetableFrom (pm)

To(pm)

Event

2:15 2:30 Meet at your Special Award Judging Table.Receive the top ranked projects from the morning’s judging from the Chief Judge Operations.Fill in top three projects to interview on your Judging Form

2:30 3:30 Interview your projects for 10 minutes 3:30 4:00 Meet at your table. Decide on final ranking by consensus.4:00 Report Final Results to Chief Judge Operations. Please

complete your Celebration Judging.

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Judging Form

Project Number Meets Criteria Yes No RankComment

Project Number Meets Criteria Yes No RankComment

Project Number Meets Criteria Yes No RankComment

4 more projects

010305 3

010309 2

010320 1

Individual Judge Canadian Association of Physics Award

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WorksheetTeam Consensus

Enter the Ranking (e.g. 1-3) of each project by each judge on your team. Through reasoned discussion, determine a consensus rank for each project highest (1) to lowest (3)

Project Number

Judge’s Name 010305 010309 010320

Henry Higgins

Ian Ibsen

Janet James

Total

Consensus Rank

1 3 22 3 1

2 1 3

2 3 1

5 7 6

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Final ResultCanadian Association of Physics Prize

Project # Name(s) Project Title

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Alt010320

010305

Ireland Liquid Solar Cells

Jones Wind Turbines – Friend or Foe?

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Celebration JudgingGive Feedback

• Visit the one or two projects you were assigned at the end of the Morning Judging, and give them you feedback.

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Questions

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Thank Youfor your contribution to the Canada Wide

Science Fair