Judging and Being Judged Allen R. Atkins, PhD Head Judge E-Mail: aratkins@earthlink.net Nov 19, 2014

Agenda Criteria Preparation Day of Judgment Commercial Display Board Tips Questions Commercial

Criteria

Preparation Communications Speaking in clear articulate Voice Planning and Practice an Elevator Speech Grab the Judge Pique Interest Not Very Long Introductory and Ice Breaking Presentation 5-10 Minutes of Describing Project Why, When, What, How, Where Practice – Practice – Practice

Preparation (cont.) Know Your Material Front to Back Develop List of Questions That “Might” Be Asked Solicit “Judges” Parents Teachers Fellow Students Ask For Feedback and Improvement Ask For Questions

Display Board Flow of Material Clear Concise Highlight Significant Points Large Print Color Catchy: Attention Grabbing Use the 3 Foot Rule Don’t Clutter The Display Area

Tips Make sure to convey important information Get Started Immediately Don’t Ignore Questions Practice Tone of Presentation Don’t Let Silence Reign Talk about Progress Not Just Product Check Google For Science Fair Tips (>3 Mil) Check www.FauquierScienceFair.com website

Tips (cont.) Dress Appropriately Use Layman Terms Act/Be Confident Speak Up Be Courteous Be Interested Smile

Questions Where did you get this idea? How did you come up with this title? What research did you do? What was your hypothesis? Why did you think that would happen? What were your independent and dependent variables? What was your control? What did you measure and how? How did you calculate that result?

Questions (cont.) Why did you choose that amount, (or measurement, or piece of equipment, etc.)? How did you replicate the experiment? What does that graph tell you? How variable were your results and what might explain the variability? What did you base that conclusion on? Why/How are your findings important? Who might want to know this information? What would be the next experiment you would do? What was the hardest part (or most fun, or most exciting, or most surprising, etc.)? Who helped you? If you had to do it all over again, is there anything you would do differently?

Questions (cont.) Do You Have Any Questions For Me or Us? Great Opportunity Have One or Two Requests Get Business Card or E-mail Address Have Something To Write With and On

Commercial Judges Solicitation Criterion Willing to Meet before Fair Prefer PhD and/6+ Years of Science/Engineering Experience Willing to provide resume or write up and picture Could be parent or friend or acquaintance Willing to Meet before Fair Contact Vineeta Ribeiro, Pam Pulver, or Allen Atkins Go to www.fauquiersciencefair.com and complete forms

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