1. Organizing Your School Science Fair
Erica Deane

2. Setting Up The Science Fair
1 judge for every 5 students at least depending on duration of fair.
Snow Date(s) - Confirm with
judges and/or have back-up
judges
Invite Parents to view fair,
but invite them to judge at
your own risk.

3. Judges’ Scoresheet Send to the judges prior to the day of the fair
Meet with the judges prior to fair start
Practice Scenarios
Rubric Explination
Judging Rubric Examples

4. Low Mid High Max Scores Notes
Low
Mid
High
Max
Scores
Notes
Research Question
Purpose
Unclear
Lacks focus
Clear 10
Contribution to Field
Not identified
Vague
Identified
Scientific Method
Not testable
Partly testable
Testable
Method
Data Collection
Poorly designed
Some planning
Well-designed 15
Variables and Controls
Not defined
Incomplete or Inappropriate
Defined and Appropriate
Execution
Reproducibility
None Possible
Difficult
Good 35
Data Collection & Analysis
Arbitrary
Incomplete
Systematic
Math Methods
Erroneous
Some Inappropriate
Appropriate and Correct
Data Collected
None
Insufficient
Sufficient
Creativity
In Above Criteria
Cookbook,
No New Ideas
Teacher Assigned,
Some Value Added
Student Initiated,
Innovative 20
Presentation
Display Board
Illogical or Unreadable
Lacks supporting docs or some lack of clarity
Logical, readable, and supporting docs present

7. Conclusion/Future Work Presentation Board
Part 1
Goal, Hypothesis/ Description
Methods
Results
Conclusion/Future Work
Presentation Board 5 4 3 2 1
Part 2
Knowledge
Logical Presentation
Background Information
Presence 5 4 3 2 1

8. Placement of Projects
Layout by subject matter or discipline of science
Helps the judges be fair to each project within a discipline.
Consolidates the projects for the judges that have a subject matter specialty.

9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 27 26 25 29 35 39
Sophia
Sami
Eddie
Mia
Hanad
Molly
Angie
Arabella
Sofia
Shane
Madison T.
Jackson
Rossi
Matthias
Tucker
Gavin
Kayla
Jessie
Destiny
Grayson
Maya
Lauren Bo
Carson
Kaylee
Luke
Jenna
Maddie
Margaret
Henry
Sarah
Ben
Todd
Meredith
Charlie Ty
Madison M.
Miller
Lucas
Ellie
Brooke
Cade 34 38 30 37 40 33 41 36 31 32 42

10. Program Keep it simple. Student names and project titles. Prizes
Acknowledgements - parents of students, judges, review board members, qualified scientists, etc.
Regional Fair Information

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Title
Materials List
Abstract
Procedure
Question
Results & Data Analysis
Hypothesis & Variables
Conclusion (w/Future Research)
Research
Bibliography