ESKOM CAPE TOWN EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS HOW TO DO AN EXCELLENT POSTER FOR CAPE TOWN EXPO 2016

What makes a good poster from a judges perspective? A poster shows a summary of a project and it should (be)……. Easy to read Easy to understand Explain what you did Explain how you did it Explain what you found out

Tips for poster design.... Use……. Large, clear sub-headings which may add to explanation Logical order is essential eg go for ‘flow’ Illustrations should be large, clear, relevant Few colours - white behind text with good contrast between background colour and text. Link colour to topic if possible A4 ONLY pages should either be landscape or portrait but NOT a mixture

Text on posters.... Type content using font size 18 or above Use short sentences Always bullet points Avoid long paragraphs Use bold to emphasize Spell and grammar check must be done

Photos, designs and graphs on posters…………. Photos should have been taken by the participant but if not should have the URL below each photo Prototype designs should be clearly drawn Graphs must have axes titles and a descriptive title

Your poster at Expo

POSTERS – suggested layout for scientific method projects Left panel – background information, aim/problem, hypothesis, relevant pictures Middle panel – Brief method/procedure including variables, SUMMARISED results – mainly graphs, relevant pictures Right panel - SUMMARISED analysis of data, discussions and conclusions, acknowledgements, relevant pictures

POSTERS – suggested layout for engineering projects Left panel – background information, aim/problem, engineering goals, relevant pictures Middle panel – Brief description of process including prototype designs and final prototype testing results Right panel - SUMMARISED analysis of testing data, discussions and conclusions about success of prototypes, acknowledgements, relevant pictures