Fulton County Regional Science and Engineering Fair Saturday January 31, 2015

Fulton County Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Junior and Senior Competition (Grades 6-12)
Saturday January 31, 2015
Location: Westlake HS (Tentative)
Important Dates
Virtual Science Fair Orientation Launches
Participation Forms Due
SRC/IRB Forms Due
School’s Science Fair Completed By
Registration Deadline
Science Fair Application Review Meeting at PLC
South Rm. 227 3:30 – 6:30 pm – come when
available during this timeframe
Fulton County Regional Fair – Grades 6-12
Project Set-up at North Springs Charter HS
Project Judging, Interviews, and Awards
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January 20, 2015
January 30-31, 2015
January 30, 2015 – 4:00 – 7:30 pm
January 31, 2015 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
March 26-28, 2015
May 10-15, 2015
To assist in your planning…
Monthly To Do List
August – September
October
November
December
January
February
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 Initiate Science Fair process with students
 Contact members to establish SRC/IRB committees
Review virtual Science Fair Orientation
 August 22 School Allotments provided
 September 18 - Participation Forms due to Christy Jacks in STEM Office
October 2 - SRC/IRB forms due to Christy Jacks in STEM Office
 Continue Science Fair research process with students
 Continue Science Fair research process with students
 Continue Science Fair research process with students
 Hold local school fairs
 January 10 - Final day for local school fairs
 January 16 - Wednesday) All school fair registration packets are due to Christy
Jacks NO EXCEPTIONS Packets must include all paperwork and registration fee
($20 per student)
 January 20 - Review of school-level fair winner’s registration packets – PLC South
3:30 – 6:30 pm – come when available during this timeframe
Note: Attendance by a representative from each school is mandatory
 January 30 4:00 – 7:30 – Project Set-up at Westlake HS
 January 31 – Fulton County Regional Science and Engineering Fair
 February 6 – Due date for registration packets for students qualifying for GSEF
 February 6 – Due date for registration information for Fulton’s ISEF qualifier
Important Information:
How Many Science Fair Projects per School?
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High schools may submit 7 projects per school
Middle schools may submit 5 projects per school
Private schools may submit 2 projects per school
Additional submissions may be approved on a space available basis by
Becky Patterson, Director of STEM
Projects with Humans, Vertebrate Animals, Pathogens, Controlled
and Hazardous Substances and Devices
o Pre-Approval forms for projects involving humans, vertebrate animals,
pathogens, or controlled and hazardous substances and devices (and any
other project requiring pre-approval) should always be completed and
approved before experimentation. School level fair SRC/IRB Committees
must complete this task before experimentation begins.
o Any projects requiring pre-approval that were not pre-approved prior to the
start of experimentation may not compete in Fulton County Regional
Science Fair.
o Check ISEF guidelines regarding the need for pre-approval at website
www.societyforscience.org/isef/document or at the state GSEF website
www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/gsef
Registration Forms
o The originals of all required ISEF forms must accompany the project
on display.
o Registration packets should include copies – not originals of all required
forms in addition to the Fulton County Regional Science Fair registration
form.
o The following forms are required for all projects:
 Checklist for Adult Sponsor (1) [ISEF Form] (copy of original)
 Student Checklist (1A) [ISEF Form] (copy of original)
 Research Plan Attachment (copy of original)
 Approval Form (1B) [ISEF Form] (copy of originals for each student)
 Abstract [ISEF Form] (copy of original)
 Other ISEF forms as required by project (copy of original)
 Fulton County Regional Science Fair Registration Form (original)
 Liability Waiver (original)
o All ISEF forms can be downloaded from
www.societyforscience.org/isef/document or at the state GSEF website
www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/gsef .
 On this web page (www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/gsef )– go to
downloadable forms and use the All GSEF forms link
All other information may be obtained at either:
www.fultonschools.org/academics/learningandteaching/STEM/ScienceFair2015 - Link live Tuesday,
September 2, 2014