Fair Date: Wednesday Evening, February 1st. (Set up, project presentation and judging)
School Viewing & Awards Date: Thursday, February 2nd.
Be A SCIENTIST! Be A SOCIOLOGIST! Be an INVENTOR!
Registration is now closed
If you registered for the Fair download the important Final Instructions.
Important Forms & Guides are listed below to help you:
A detailed project guide, full of important and helpful information about the Science & Social Studies Fair is available to download. You will find all the information you need to get going on your project! It also suggests ways to make a project more appropriate for younger students and more scientific for older students.
Download the very helpful Four Week Project Schedule to help you organize your project and timeline. If you plan ahead, a little work each week can result in a great project or Fair!
A Catered pizza dinner will be served the night of the Fair. The pre-pay form is available for download. Form and payment is due by Friday, January 20. Please join us so that you don’t have to worry about making dinner for your family and so that you can relax and enjoy the dinner.
What is a Science or Social Studies Project?
A science or social studies Investigative Project (or an Invention) asks a question and then uses 5 steps called the scientific method to discover an answer. The term Scientific Method sounds pretty complicated but it is actually 5 simple ideas that scientists use to solve problems:
- What I wonder (Question)
- What I think (Hypothesis)
- What I did (Experiment/Research)
- What I found (Results)
- What I learned (conclusions)
(This process is explained in much more detail in the Project Guide.)
Once you’re done, you organize all your findings using a display or poster board. You may even want to include a demonstration. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to explain your results to the science fair judges, your friends, and your family at the Science and Social Studies Fair. In addition, each grade 4th – 6th competes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place!
2011 Science & Social Studies Fair rules
- Title of Project, Name, Grade, and Teacher should be clearly displayed on your project. This really helps the judges and volunteers.
- List your resources. Please give the title and author of books you used; list of websites; names of people interviewed, places visited, and all people who helped you complete your project.
- Displays must be free-standing and no larger than 4 feet wide by 3 feet tall. Purchase display boards at office supply stores or craft stores, or make your own.
- Dangerous chemicals, flames, or live animals are not permitted.
- There will not be access to electrical outlets.
- Displays that involve liquids or materials that could spill or make a mess should be self-contained (in a tray or tub) and set up in the “wet project” area. Students are responsible for clean-up.
Links & Ideas
On the internet, type in “science fair” and you will find more sites and lists of awesome project ideas than you could imagine! The two we most recommend are:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/Getting-Started.html
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml