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Inspiring Innovation in Student Research
Welcome and Good Morning!
 Please sign in and grab a folder. The book and a binder to
put it in are on the tables
 Enjoy networking time with your colleagues and help
yourself to coffee and snacks
 Please copy the documents from the flash drive located
on your table (DO NOT take them)
 Copy the “2014 NCSEF Workshop documents” folder to your
computer – lots of helpful information
 Be ready to start at 9:00 AM
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Inspiring Innovation
in Student Research!
September 13, 2014
SciWorks
Winston-Salem, NC
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Introductions
Who we are – NC Science Fair Foundation (NCSFF)
• Organizing body of the NC Science and Engineering
Fair (NCSEF)
• 501c3 Non-Profit Organization
• Staffed only by volunteers and in-kind services
• The state affiliate of the INTEL International Science
and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
• Sponsor of student competitions and awards
• Provider of teacher professional development
• Website http://ncsciencefair.org/
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Introductions, cont.
• Sponsored by Biogen Idec Foundation
The Biogen Idec Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of people’s lives and
contribute to the vitality of the communities in which we operate. The Foundation puts
special emphasis on innovative ways to promote science literacy and encourage young
people to consider science careers. The Foundation focuses on STEM education initiatives
and is committed to sparking a passion for science and discovery, supporting innovative
initiatives, and strengthening efforts to make science accessible to diverse populations.
• Our host
• Participants – tell us about you
–Name
–School
–Grade level
–What do you want to learn about today?
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Desired Outcomes
Guiding Student
Research p 57
By the end of this session, participants will have a(n)
• Understanding of the research process
• Understanding of effective strategies and processes to engage
students in STEM related research
• Understanding of the process required to participate in the NC
Science and Engineering Fair including forms and ISEF rules for
the Regional and State fairs
• Understanding of the why and how ensuring adherence to safety
and research standards
• Understanding of the NCSEF website resources for students,
teachers, parents and community members
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Consensogram Questions
• Please go the charts and use one of your dots to
respond to each question or statement
• Place your dot on a horizontal line
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What do you think of when you think
of a Science Fair?
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Today’s students investigate
NEW PROBLEMS and New Solutions
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Why should students participate in an
independent research project?
• Experience the excitement of inquiry-based
science
• Teaches a student how scientists approach a
problem and seek answers
• Teaches lifelong learning skills, organization, and
time management
• Allows personal development as students become
“experts” in their field of investigation
• Encourages students to pursue their natural curiosity and
questions that they are interested in answering!
• Helps you to comply with the Next Generation Science Standards
Video “Science Fair: A journey”
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Why should teachers have this as part of
their curriculum?
• Allows students to INTEGRATE SCIENCE ACROSS
CURRICULA and provides skills to students
– Reading & writing in content areas
– Math analysis of data, graphing, charts
– Computer skills in presentation, graphs, text
– Interpretation of scientific data
– Increase science literacy, student interest in science, and
motivation to pursue scientific careers
– Learn real world skills
• New K-12 Next Generation Science Standards states that
science education should be built around “Scientific and
Engineering Practices”
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Guiding Student
Research p 67
Types of projects:
Scientific Thought vs Engineering Goals
Science – any system of knowledge that
Engineering – the application of science
is concerned with the physical world and
its phenomena and that entails unbiased
observations and systematic
experimentation.
In general, a science involves a pursuit of
knowledge covering general truths or the
operations of fundamental laws.
to the optimum conversion of the resources
of nature to the uses of humankind.
…creative application of “scientific principles
to design or develop structures, machines,
apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or
works utilizing them singly or in
combination; or to construct or operate the
same with full cognizance of their design; or
to forecast their behavior under specific
operating conditions; all as respects an
intended function, economics of operation
and safety to life and property.”
Definitions provided by Encyclopedia Britannica
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How is Research Done?
The Inquiry Cycle
#4 Test &
Discover
#3 Experimental
Design
#5 Student Analysis
& Dissemination
#2 Develop
Testable Question
#1 Student
Curiosity & Interest
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Engineering Design Cycle
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Comparison of the Methods*
The Scientific Method
The Engineering Process
State your question
Define a need
Do background research
Do background research
Formulate your hypothesis,
identify variables
Establish design criteria
Design experiment, establish
procedure
Prepare preliminary designs
Test your hypothesis by doing an
experiment
Build and test a prototype
Analyze your results & draw
conclusions
Test & redesign as necessary
Present results
Present results
*Sciencebuddies.org
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The Process for Teachers
Guiding Student
Research Ch 4; p
68-72
(1) Set a Time Line
• Plan time for each portion of the research
• Sample timeline on ScienceBuddies
• Set up schedule for review of research plans prior to
experimentation
• Develop time line for designing experiment and
methods, experimentation, and analysis.
• Reserve time for putting together paper or project board
• Look at schedule for school and higher level competitions
• Think backwards: State Fair is the end of March, Regional
Fairs are late January/February (Region 7 is in December)
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Transferring Student Work to
Graded Assessment
Guiding Student
Research p 77
and 85-89
• Each portion is assessed separately, not looking at the
final complete project for the next Einstein
• As we will model today, each portion is reviewed for
how well students follow the science and engineering
process
• Teachers can provide feedback throughout the process
and encourage student’s critical and creative thinking
• Rubrics for grading each portion can be found in
sciencebuddies.org
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The Process for Teachers
Guiding Student
Research Ch 4; p
68-72
(1) Set a Time Line
(2) Get Parental Support
• Educate parents concerning student’s projects
• NOT parent’s projects!
• Provide information as to scientific investigation
What have you found to be most
• NOT cookbook lab
effective for recruiting?
• Stress support roles of parents
• Request volunteers for mentoring and science competitions
(3) Guide students through the process
(4) Have students present work – Science and Engineering Fair
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The Process for Students
Guiding Student
Research Ch 4;
p 68-72
(1) Think about what interests them,
their own real world problems
(2) Start Journal on Research
(3) Topic Selection
(4) Background Research
(5) Develop Questions
(6) Develop a Research Plan
(7) Experiment
(8) Write
(9) Display
(10)Present Research
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Developing the
Project
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Resources for getting started
• Visit the NC Science and Engineering Fair Web Site
– http://www.ncsciencefair.org/
• Use online guides
– Intel ISEF Science Project Planner
• http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/participate
– Science Buddies (Project Ideas, Project Guide, “Ask an Expert”,
and Resources)
• http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/scienceprojects.shtml
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Getting Students onboard
Guiding Student
Research Ch 3
• Use students’ interest
• Allow them to be the
experts
“Research is formalized
curiosity, It is poking and
prying with a purpose”
– Don’t be limited by
your own knowledge
and keep an open
mind to their ideas
- Zora Neale Hurston, in Dust
Tracks on a Road, 1942
Developing
embryo movie
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With your neighbors
take 5 minutes to come
up with 3 strategies to
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Picking the topic
• Topic (noun)
the Most Difficult Part
1. a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion.
2. the subject or theme of a discourse or of one of its parts.
3. Rhetoric, Logic. a general field of considerations from which arguments can be drawn.
• Should come from something of great INTEREST
– Hobby or topic they know something about
– Encourage students to think about their environment/their life
– Real world applications/something in the news
• One to two words
• Begin keeping your journal/research log!
• Good resource is the “Topic Wizard” on www.sciencebuddies.org
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You get to design a project
• In groups of 3-4 you will come up with a TOPIC, develop a
TESTABLE QUESTION, create a RESEARCH PLAN and
determine how to PRESENT YOUR DATA
• First, explore your interests and pick a topic
– Each of you do the “Topic Wizard” on
www.sciencebuddies.org
– This should give ideas, not a project (your students can
use the project suggestions as background information
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Form your groups
• Based on the topic wizard go stand
under the sign that best fits your
discipline
• Break into groups of 3-4 with those
of similar interest and pick a topic
for your research (REMEMBER: it
should only be 1-2 words)
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Background Research
• General information about your problem that might
include:
• Definition and/or explanation of the topic or
problem
• Definition and/or explanation of terms found in
the problem
• Information about topics that relate to the
problem
• Explanation of why it is important to know
about this problem
 While students are doing their research they are
looking for questions that they would like to answer
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Conducting background research
• Resources
– Use internet - but look at sites, should look for
“.edu” or “.gov”
• NOT ALL INFORMATION ON THE WEB IS
CORRECT!
• Try using Googlescholar.com for journals
– Use libraries – local resources and at NC State
(as well as community and other colleges and
universities)
– Talk to experts in the field - local and distant (NC
State, Science Buddies, etc.)
• Create a bibliography of your sources
– At least 3 for elementary and 5 for Junior and
Senior
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Organize the information from the
background research
1) Look at what you have learned
2) Think of questions that were not answered
3) Narrow your focus for your topic to a particular idea
4) Develop the “testable”
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Creating a TESTABLE QUESTION
• Based on background research
• A SCIENTIFIC QUESTION usually starts with: How, What, When, Who,
Which, Why, or Where
• Design a "fair test" that requires you to change only one factor
(variable) and keep all other conditions the same
– If you cannot design a fair test, then you should change your
question
• Your science fair project question should involve factors or traits
that you can easily measure using a number. Or, factors or traits
that are easily identified.
Question must answer:
 topic
 what is being changed/tested
 what is being measured
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Create your testable questions
“Topic to Experiment” worksheet (PDF in the files provided)
• This worksheet allows you to use
your background research to guide
you in developing your question
plants
plants
• Remember your question must
answer:
 What is your topic
 What is being changed/tested
 What is being measured
Take 15 minutes to develop your
testable question using this
worksheet
Once your group has your question,
write it on the big pieces of paper30
Soil
Light
Water
Food
Temperature
plants
Grow
Flower
types of water
Filtered
Rain
Tap
flowering
Time it takes to flower
Does filtered water, tap water or rain water
help plants flower
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Developing
the Research
Plan
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Developing authentic Inquiry
• Generating research
questions
• Selecting variables
• Developing simple controls
• Developing relatively complex
controls
• Making multiple observations
• Observing intervening
variables
• Using analog models
Guiding Student
Research Ch 3;
p 58
• Simple transformation of
observations
• Complex transformation of
observations
• Developing theories and
mechanisms
• Multiple studies of the same
type
• Multiple studies of different
types
• Studying expert research
reports
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Things to think about
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Is this original?
Is this doable?
Materials
Location
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Home
School
University
Laboratory
Industrial Setting
Medical Center
Field
• Mentor
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– Adult sponsor
– Scientist
– Local experts
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NCSEF website has a section on
“Doing a Science Fair Project”
http://ncsciencefair.org/index.php/students-aparents/doing-a-science-fair-project
Includes:
•Before you Start your Project
•Selecting a Science Project
•What is the Scientific Method?
•Planning and Conducting the Investigation
•Online Resources
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Developing a Research Plan
 Question being addressed – the “testable” question
 Hypothesis/Problem/Goal
 Description in detail of method/procedures
 Written in future tense (BEFORE experimentation)
 Fluid process that may require rewriting
 What type of data you are planning to collect (what is being
measured)
• Need to have controls and document factors that influence
experiment
– Be sure to have large enough numbers to be valid
• Need to have limited variables so that you know what is
changing and why
 How will you analyze the data that you collect
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Develop a research plan to investigate
YOUR testable question
• In groups create a basic research plan
• On your large paper write down:
• Location of experimentation
• Materials needed (the main ones)
• Basic timeline (how long will you conduct the
experiment)
• Do you need a mentor/scientist?
• Type of data you plan to collect
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Rules and Regulations
• We follow the rules put forth by ISEF
– Can find the complete rules as a PDF in your
workshop folder
• Why?
• Protects students
• Protects you
• Raises the expectations for quality work
• Gets scientists involved in your school
• Allows students to compete at higher levels
• Develops understanding of how science is regulated
in U.S.
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Does your project follow the rules?
• ISEF rules wizard can be useful to determine forms
needed
• http://apps.societyforscience.org/isef/students/wiza
rd/index.asp
In your group, take 5 minutes to do the
wizard for your project
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The commonly missed form –
Form 3 (Risk Assessment
Any devices or compounds that are regulated by ANY
agency (local, state, or federal); requiring the signature
of a licensed individual (i.e. pharmacist, doctor); or
introduce a risk above and beyond that encountered in
the student’s everyday life.
If in doubt, fill it out!!!
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DEA Controlled Substances
Prescription Drugs
Alcohol & Tobacco
Firearms (including bows) &
Explosives
• Hazardous Chemicals – if
label has a warning on the
use, then consider it
hazardous
• Radiation
• Hazardous Devices
(dad may be a
carpenter, student is
not, therefore power
tools are hazardous)
• Fire
• Boiling water
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Who enforces these rules? – Everyone!
Committees can be established at ALL levels to review projects
• Scientific Review Committee (SRC)
– Some before but ALL projects just prior to competition
– Membership must include:
• a biomedical scientist (Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M., D.D.S., D.O.)
• an educator
• one other member
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
– Must review all projects involving humans for physical and
psychological risk BEFORE experimentation.
– Must have 3 people (one in each category)
• Educator
• School administrator
• Someone qualified to review physical and psychological risk:
nurse, doctor, licensed counselor, licensed social worker
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Questions?
• Email your Regional Director
• Email NC State level SRC through website
– [email protected]
– The question will be reviewed and answered by several
SRC members
– We encourage questions even if this is PRIOR to
experimentation
• ISEF SRC is helpful
– If we can’t answer the question we will forward it to ISEF
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What do they check?
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No microorganisms for elementary students
No home culturing of microorganisms
Extra forms, if needed – use checklist
Research plan
– Does plan match checklist and abstract?
– Bibliographies – 3 for elementary and 5 for Junior
and Senior projects
– Acceptable risk differs – better safe than sorry…
– Disposal plan for chemicals and microorganisms
• Final project – did it follow the research plan?
• Plan reviewed and approved before experimentation
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What are ISEF Forms
• Requiring ISEF Forms protects students and school.
• Forms must be reviewed BEFORE Experimentation
• http://ncsciencefair.org/index.php/students-aparents/forms
• Local fairs can save paper by using an online system
for Forms 1, 1A and 1B. Research plans, abstracts,
and other forms need to be in hard copy.
• Students who win and go on to the next level will
need hard copies of all forms.
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Forms required for all projects
A Research Plan is required that must incorporate all of the relevant topics
listed in the Research Plan Instructions.
An Abstract on the official form must be submitted.
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Setting up an Online Research
Documentation for Schools
• Google doc: http://tinyurl.com/pytm8ys
• Allows the teacher to have a spreadsheet with all
student information with approvals from parents.
• Allows the documentation of approvals without
blowing your paper budget!
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Conducting Research,
Writing the Results,
and Presenting
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Begin the experiment
Guiding Student
Research p 9091 about
notebook
• Keep detailed notes of every step and experiment in your
journal/research log.
Resource: Guidelines for keeping a
laboratory notebook
(http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/to
ols/notebook/notebook.html)
• Use data tables or charts as you proceed to help you see
trends in data.
• Have quantitative data, but also record observational data.
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Analyze Results
• After experiments, examine and organize findings
• Use graphs to show data
• Identify patterns in data
• Look for experimental error and where they could
occur
• Look at statistical relationships in data
Bring in the MATH!!!
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Presenting Data
• Schematics, illustrations, and flow charts are
effective means of explaining how an experiment
was conducted or the design concepts for an
engineering project.
• Tables are a format for presenting raw data or
statistical summaries of data
• Graphs are used to visually represent data, be sure
to choose the proper type of graph
• Photographs are particularly useful for depicting an
experimental setup, or examples of what results
actually looked like.
In your groups, take 2 minutes to determine how you
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would present
Determining the best way
 In competitions students will be judged by scientists and
engineers working in the field of study thus they will
expect to see data displayed in an appropriate manner
How to decide?
• Refer back to the background research and how that data
was presented
• http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fairprojects/top_science-fair_data_presentation_tips.shtml
gives a table of top journals in various fields and links to
their style guides
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Draw Conclusions
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Did the variables that you tested show or cause a change?
Were you able to see relationships?
Did you collect enough data?
Was your hypothesis supported?
How did your data fit previous information that you found
in your background research?
• What are practical applications or inferences that you can
make?
• How would you change the experiment or future research
area?
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Why have students present their findings?
• Good preparation for
college and business
• Opportunity to compete
• Gives students insight
into careers
• Builds confidence
• Increases organizational
skills
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Enhances process skills
Improves writing skills
May be interdisciplinary
Requires creativity
Improves visual/spatial
thinking skills
• Improves
communication skills
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Ways to present findings
Guiding Student
Research p 158162 and 181
• Prepare an Abstract
• Written after experimentation and includes:
a) purpose of the experiment
b) procedure
c) data
d) conclusions
• Ways to present findings:
• Written paper
‒ Contains Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and
Methods, Results, Discussion and Works Cited
‒ Resource:
http://umech.mit.edu/freeman/6.021J/2000/writing.pdf
Bring in
the
ENGLISH!!!
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Ways to present findings
Guiding Student
Research p 158162 and 181
• Ways to present findings (cont.):
• Oral presentation
‒ Prepare your material so that it tells a story logically
• Subject: title, authors, acknowledgements
• Introduction/overview
• Method/approach
• Results/information/analysis
• Conclusion/summary
‒ Use examples, anecdotes, and significant details
‒ Create continuity so that your slides flow smoothly
• Guide the audience through your story
Resource: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~martins/sen_sem/sci_talk/Scientific_talk.ppt
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Ways to present findings
• Ways to present findings (cont.):
• Poster Presentation
‒ Review rules for display and safety
‒ Provide data notebook and research paper
‒ Board should have:
• Title
• Background
• Hypothesis/Problem
• Experiment
• Results
• Conclusions
• Discussion/Future Directions
• Abstract (on table)
Use more photographs instead of stuff!
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Guiding Student
Research p 158162 and 181
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Break time
Next up: Coordinating a Science Fair
and Science Competitions
We are done with research groups so feel
free to sit someplace new
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Planning For and
Organizing Your Fair:
Basic Overview and Tools
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Too big a job for one person
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You need a Team!
• Major tasks
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Scheduling/Facilities
Website
Guiding student research
Outreach to feeder fairs
Registration
SRC/IRB
Fair Finances
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Set-up/Display and Safety
Judging
Awards
Refreshments
Publicity
Sponsors
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Your Team Needs Tools
• Many useful tools on NCSEF and ISEF websites.
– http://ncsciencefair.org/
– http://www.societyforscience.org/isef
• Science Buddies
– http://sciencebuddies.org
• Using the planning document
– ‘Planning your science fair’ folder in the documents you
downloaded has helpful documents
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Scheduling your Fair
• Plan backwards from ISEF which is always in May
• 2015 State Science and Engineering Fair will be March 27-28
– All paperwork from Regional Fair winners is a rolling
deadline
• Watch our state web site for dates for regional fairs.
– Region 7 will be held in December
– All others held in late January or February
• Fairs feeding Regional fairs should take place 3 weeks ahead of
their regional fair to allow for regional fair registration and
SRC review
– Check with your regional director and district fair
coordinator to schedule your fair appropriately
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Scheduling your Fair
• “Planning Grid Fair timeline” – it will calculate the
dates to get things done, you may not need all of it
depending on your fair and the dates are generous to
decrease your work
• There is also a word document “Checklist for local
and regional fairs” that gives you a breakdown of
what is needed and descriptions with helpful hints
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Venue Set-up
• Rooms needed:
– Check in area or table
– Display rooms
• Each student needs a space or table – to display their project
– should allow projects up to 48 inches wide and 30 inches deep and 108
inches high (floor to top)
• One room for elementary and split by discipline for junior and
senior
• Projects need to be protected from unsupervised student
access
– Judges need a private room for to confer
– Awards ceremony
– Volunteer space
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Display and Safety Check
• These regulations protect your fair
• You may set up different rules for a non-competitive
category – e.g. Demonstrations
• ISEF Rules strictly enforced at Regional and State
Competitions
Let’s practice. Around
– http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=398
the room are pictures of
p 21
posters. Be the Display
• “Display
Display and Safety checklist”
checklist in folderand Safety Check
committee and evaluate
these projects
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Judging issues to consider
• Opportunities:
– Student interviews are an educational opportunity for
students.
– Feedback is an educational opportunity for students and
teachers.
• Constraints:
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Number of projects
Projects in categories
Number of judges
Time
Space
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Recruit Judges
• Need a variety of scientific
backgrounds. Be sure to
look for engineers.
• Sources: Parents,
Teachers, Community
College, Ag Extension,
Medical/ Veterinary,
Professional Societies,
Military, Award Sponsors
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In groups discuss:
 Who could you recruit?
 How have you found
judges in the past?
 What are some
concerns?
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Train and Orient Judges
• Provide Judges with training materials in advance.
• Website Resources:
– http://www.ncsciencefair.org/index.php/judges
– http://www.societyforscience.org/page.aspx?pid=284
• Orient judges day of the fair
– Why and how of judging
– Logistics!!!!
• Provide:
– Scoring rubric (s) – may be different for different awards
– Scoring form
– List of project titles and numbers
– Feedback form
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Judging
• View posters without students
– Read the poster
– Get a feel for their project
– Think about questions you want to ask the student
• Interview students in front of their posters
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They present their project
Ask probing questions concerning project
Determine their level of understanding about the project
Help the student learn something from their experience
• Rubric for scoring
• Decide on award winners
Be an educator and a mentor!
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Sending winners to the next level
• Good Communication is essential!!!!
– With parents
– With next level fair director
• Paperwork needs to be legible and complete to avoid
delays and possible disqualification.
• Review rules for project and display before attending
next level of fair.
• Students keep originals of paperwork – send copies!
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Science and Engineering
Regional Fairs Across NC
• NC has 9 regional fairs feeding into the State Science
and Engineering Fair
• Different local feeder patterns in different regions
• Region 3 has two – 3A and 3B
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Science Competitions
• Local, Regional, State, and International Science Fairs
• Middle School
– Broadcom MASTERS
– 3E Sustainable Future Challenge
– Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
• High School
– I-SWEEEP (International Energy, Environment, and Engineering)
– GENIUS Olympiad
– Student Academy of Science Competition
– Intel Young Scientist’s Award (Senior Year)
– NC International Science Challenge
– Siemen’s Competition
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2014 students
• ISEF
• ADA Foundation
• GoDaddy
• 3 – 2nd place Grand Awards
• 1 – 3rd place Grand Awards
• 1 – 4th place Grand Awards
• Genius Olympiad, Oswego, NY
• 1 – Silver Metal
• 1 – Bronze Metals
• ISWEEEP
• Gold and Silver in
Environment
• Silver and Bronze in Energy
• Broadcom MASTERS (Middle)
• TBD
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NC has attended Intel ISEF since 2004. Our
students have received numerous ISEF Awards:
• Two First Place Grand Award winners (2006, 2008)
• Seven Second Place Grand Award winners - $1,500
(2005, 2009, 2011, 2014)
• Eleven Third Place Grand Award winners - $1,000
(2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Sixteen Fourth Place Grand Award winners - $500
(2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014)
• Two $3000 Army Savings Bond Awards and an allexpense paid trip to London for the International
Student Science Summit (2006)
Andrew Miller (now in medical school at UNC
Chapel Hill) after winning an award from GE
• American Veterinary Award - $1,000
• GE Energy Award - 1st Place - $2,500 (2009)
• American Society for Microbiology – 1st Place $2,500, 3rd Place - $400
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ADA Foundation (Dentist) – 2nd Award - $1,000 (2014)
GoDaddy – $1,500 Mobile Application Award (2014)
Bruno Kessler Award – 3 week research trip in Italy (2012)
NASA – 3rd Award - $1,000 (2012)
K. T. Li Foundation Award – Participate in the Taiwan International Fair (2012)
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award - $12,500 (2009)
Four $3000 Air Force Scholarships (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011)
A $300 Scholarship from Sigma Xi for Interdisciplinary Team Research (2006)
An eight week student internship with NOAA (2005)
Two AVASC Foundation – 1st award - $1,000 (2007, 2008)
Society for Technical Communication: Merit Team Award of $100 (2007)
United Technologies Awards - shares of common stock (2009)
American Geological Society – 2nd place - $750 (2009)
Association for Women Geoscientists – 2nd place - $150 (2009)
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ISWEEEP – International Sustainable World of
Energy, Environment, and Engineering Project
Olympiad (2008 - 2014)
ISWEEEP in Houston, TX
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Gold Award in Senior Energy (2)
Silver Award in Senior Energy (4)
Bronze Award in Senior Energy
Silver Award in Junior Energy (2)
Gold Award in Senior Environment
Silver Award in Senior Environment (6)
Bronze Award in Senior Environment (3)
Honorable Mention in Senior Environment
Silver Award in Senior Engineering (2)
Bronze Award in Senior Engineering
Honorable Mention in Senior Engineering (2)
Naval Science Award
Special Award – Infrastructure Corporation
Special Award – Univ. of TX in Molecular &
Cell Biology
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Additional Awards
NC Student is Winner of the
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water
Prize in 2009
NC Student wins the INTEL
Young Scientist Talent
Search in 2008 for $100,000
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Share your
experiences
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Please put a dot on the
consensogram for the afternoon
and
fill out the Survey and Evaluation
on-line before you leave today
http://tinyurl.com/obshnte
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Top Resources
• NC Science and Engineering Fair: www.ncsciencefair.org
• Science Buddies: www.sciencebuddies.org, information for students,
teachers, and parents
• ISEF Get Started:
– http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/participate
• ISEF Rules and Guidelines:
– http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/rulesandguidelines
• ISEF Rules Wizard:
http://apps.societyforscience.org/isef/students/wizard/index.asp
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Resources for Science Projects
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Science Buddies: www.sciencebuddies.org, information for students, teachers, and parents
Science Project Ideas, information and support for Science Fair …www.scienceproject.com/
Science Fair Projects - Project Ideas Demonstrations and Instructions:
chemistry.about.com/od/sciencefairprojects/Science_Fair_Projects.htm
ISEF Science Primer: http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/primer/index.asp
Agricultural Ideas for Science Fair Projects:
www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/ideas.htm
Cool Science Fair Project Ideas and Science Fair Projects:
www.sciencepage.org/scifair.htm
Nexus Research Group - Science Fair Main page:
www.nexusresearchgroup.com/science_fair/sci_fair.htm
Science Projects:
www.infoplease.com/homework/sciprojectsfaq.html
Research Project Ideas: Applying Science to Sustainablity:
www.ithaca.edu/faculty/sallen/Sustainability/research.html
Neuroscience For Kids - science fairs: faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html
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Adult roles and Responsibilities
Guiding Student
Research p 122125
• Designated Supervisor
• Adult Sponsor
• Oversees project
• Important for projects
involving vertebrate
• Parent, teacher, youth leader,
scientist
animal; hazardous
chemicals, activities or
• Qualified Scientist
devices; or when a
• Required for some projects
qualified scientist is
• Projects involving:
required but cannot
‒ BSL-2 biological agents
directly supervise
‒ DEA-controlled substances
‒ human participants
(dependent on project)
‒ vertebrate animal studies
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MORE ON PLANNING THE FAIR
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Variation in Fair Organization
State Fair
Local Fairs
• Only 3rd – 12th grades
• Elementary projects not in
categories
• Do not allow collections or
demonstrations – must have a
research or engineering design
goal.
• Individuals or Teams of up to 3
students
• May allow K-2
• May use categories for
elementary
• May allow different types of
projects but only research and
engineering projects may
compete at state level
• May have different rules for
number of team members – but
only projects with 1-3 people are
eligible for state competition
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NOT Allowed at Project or Booth
1) Living organisms, including plants
2) Soil, sand, rock, and/or waste samples, even if permanently encased in a slab of
acrylic
3) Taxidermy specimens or parts
4) Preserved vertebrate or invertebrate animals
5) Human or animal food
6) Human/animal parts or body fluids (for example, blood, urine)
7) Plant materials (living, dead, or preserved) that are in their raw, unprocessed, or
non-manufactured state (Exception: manufactured construction materials used in
building the project or display)
8) All chemicals including water (Projects may not use water in any form in a
demonstration .)
9) All hazardous substances or devices [for example, poisons, drugs, firearms,
weapons, ammunition, reloading devices, and lasers
10-15 – see more rules….
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Display
• Photo/Image credits must be displayed
• Display of photographs other than that of the finalist
must have a photo release signed by the subject, and
if under 18 years of age, also by the guardian of the
subject. Sample consent text: “I consent to the use of
visual images (photos, videos, etc.) involving my
participation/my child’s participation in this
research.”
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The Display
• Major purpose is to
effectively communicate:
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Purpose
Methodology
Experimental outcomes
Conclusions
• Clarity and neatness are
considered, do not judge on
artistic presentation and
ability
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Interviewing the student
• One or two judges at a time
• Try to visit every poster but at least 3 judges should
visit each poster (sticky note system)
• Introduce yourself and put student at ease and ask
them to explain their project
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Ask Questions
– Clarify a point
– Determine student’s understanding of project
and underlying science
• Why they chose particular procedures, sample
• What might they do differently if they were to
redo it?
• If continuing, what would be the next step?
– How student learned about procedures, use of
equipment, concepts involved.
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Questions to ask
• How did you get interested in this topic?
• What background reading did you do on your topic?
• What challenges did you encounter in designing the
experiment?
• What did you compare in the experiment?
• How did X and Y compare?
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Questions to ask
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What questions do you have now?
How could you extend your project next year?
If you could do it over, how would you change your
project?
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Make it a positive experience
• Avoid critical remarks.
• Spend 3-5 minutes with every project.
• Avoid discussion with other judges that students or
parents may overhear.
• Encourage further interest in scientific research.
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Scoring
• In your folder is this
sheet as a reference
• Scoring helps you keep
track of projects but
should be used only as
a guide to determine
winners
• Keep track of your top
4-5 projects for
discussion.
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Scientific Thought vs
Engineering Goals
• Scientific is hypothesis driven and includes
experimental design and execution to test hypothesis
• Engineering involves addressing a problem/objective
by designing, constructing and testing a solution.
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Individual vs.
Team Projects
• The best project should win, whether
individual or team.
• All members of the team fully involved and
familiar with all aspects of the project
• Tasks and contributions of each member
clearly defined
• Final work reflects the coordinated efforts of
all team members
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Comparing Projects
• Projects can vary widely in level of complexity and
sophistication.
– Use of sophisticated equipment, techniques, and knowledge
should not be given extra credit nor should the student be
penalized for access to it
• Issue is not tools used but what is done with resources
available – the better science should be given the
higher rating!
• Student’s knowledge should be consistent with a
project and its goals.
• If the project is a Continuation Project, it should
demonstrate how differs from previous year.
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YOUR Main Purpose Today
• Encourage student interest in
science and engineering.
• Deepen student thinking
• Recognize all students
• Choose winners
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Awards and Awards Ceremony
• Good opportunity for local sponsors
• Cash, trophies, plaques, certificates
• Make sure accounting is transparent and district
procedures for handling money are followed.
• Awards are done differently at every fair.
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More SRC/IRB
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Variation and Safety Standards
• Lots of local and regional variation in how fairs work
• Some requirements to increase safety, reduce
potential liability, and ensure eligibility
• Beyond these requirements variation allows
flexibility to meet local needs and leads to innovation
and improvement
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Recruiting your local SRC
• Educate yourself – read the rules
• http://www.societyforscience.org/page.aspx?pid=31
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• Recruit parents, community college, university, ag
extension, professional society, retired professionals.
• Train the team
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Organize SRC Tasks
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Triage the projects in advance.
Sort projects by extra forms required.
Quick review of projects with no extra forms
Form committees by form
– Become expert in a section of rules
– Use specialists as needed
• IRB for all human subjects projects
• a veterinarian and/or an animal care provider/expert with
training and/or experience in the species being studied for
all vertebrate animals projects
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Forms
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Studies conducted at a research institution, industrial
setting or any work site other than home, school or
field require Form 1C
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HUMAN SUBJECTS
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VERTEBRATE ANIMALS
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POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BIOLOGICAL
AGENTS
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Continuation studies
• Project based on prior research in
the same field of study
– The continuation aspect should be
pointed out in the abstract
• Longitudinal studies are permitted
– Multi-year study
– Studies time-based change
• Requires form 7
• Requires submission of previous
year’s abstract and research plan
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