SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR

ATTN: Dr. Barbara Walters
1400 College Drive
Ashland KY 41101
HELD AT THE ACTC
TECHNOLOGY DRIVE CAMPUS
The 3rd Annual FIVCO/ACTC
SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING
FAIR
For 4th-12th Graders
In the FIVCO KY Region
Equal Educational & Employment Opportunity Institution
KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
The 3rd Annual
SAMPLE ENTRY FORM FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
FIVCO Area Science & Engineering Fair
Coordinated by Ashland Community and Technical College
February 6, 2015
FIVCO/ACTC SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR
ENTRY FORM
__Individual Entry __ Team Entry (no more than 3 students)
Student Name______________________________________________
Student Name______________________________________________
Student Name______________________________________________
This fair is designed to promote and recognize student
achievements in science and engineering.
Project Category____________________________________________
Short Project Description_____________________________________
 The fair is designed for students in grades 4-12 in public, parochial or
home-based schools in Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup and Lawrence
Counties, KY.
 Students may participate by entering a school fair and progressing to the
ACTC/FIVCO Fair if selected as a representative of that school. Each
school may submit THREE projects.
 Students enrolled in FIVCO area schools that do not have a fair may
enter a project as an individual or as a team; however, only three projects
submitted per school will be accepted. Each home school may enter one
project as an individual or as a team.
 Determination of submitted projects will be made by those schools and
not by the ACTC/FIVCO Planning Board. However, this planning board
reserves the right to make adjustments as necessary.
 All projects must meet INTEL and safety guidelines which are
available at: http:www.societyforscience.org. Projects may be
individual or team, with up to three students in a team.
 Projects will be judged according to ISEF standards.
 For judging purposes, students will be grouped into these categories:
grades 4 & 5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12.
 Awards will be presented in each grade category.
 One or more award winning projects will be entered in a Kentucky
Regional Science Fair.
Fair Set Up: Thursday, February 5, 2015
Fair Judging: Friday, February 6, 2015
_________________________________________________________
Is electrical outlet required? Yes__No__
Is Approval Form for each student included? Yes__No__
If public or private school:
School_________________________________________ Grade_____
Is teacher supervising this project? Yes__No__
Teacher’s Name____________________________________________
Teacher’s Phone________________email________________________
If home schooled:
Is parent/guardian supervising this project? Yes__ No__
Parent/Guardian’s name______________________________________
Parent’s Phone___________________email______________________
Parent’s Address__________________________________________
(Entry forms must be submitted online by JANUARY 23, 2015)
For online form, go to http://fivcosciencefair.com
(Website opens on September 15, 2014.)
FIVCO Area Science & Engineering Fair
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FAIR
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS February 5 & 6
ACTC Technology Drive Campus
Located off the Industrial Parkway (KY 67)
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Registration and setup of projects
Guidelines for students and teachers/parents.
SELECT A PROJECT
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Friday, February 6, 2015
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
All projects must be in place by 8:00 a.m.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Judges review projects without students present
ENTER THE PROJECT
1.
9:30 - 11:30 p.m.
Project judging as assigned
(Students must remain with their projects.)
11:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch for students (Lunch delivered to project site)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
Idle time activities will be provided.
Read the Rules on pages 2 and 3 that govern project content, display set up
and participant requirements.
Select a project category from the list on page 4.
Review the helpful project information on page 4 for project design and
planning suggestions.
See Possible Judges’ Questions on page 5 and the Science Fair Rubric on
pages 6 and 7 for help in determining project content and display methods.
Complete one entry form for each project. Projects may be individual or
team, with up to three students in a team. (NO Exceptions– teams with
more than three will be disqualified).
Entry forms will be online September 15, 2014 and thereafter at:
http://fivcosciencefair.com. (See sample entry form on the inside back
cover.)
2.
Submit online form by the entry deadline.
Entry Deadline is
January 23, 2015 (strictly enforced)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Dr. Barbara Walters, Fair Director
606-922-2931 or [email protected]
Or
Dr. Keith Brammell, Fair Liaison
606-326-2426 or [email protected]
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SCIENCE FAIR RUBRIC continued
RULES GOVERNING THE FIVCO/ACTC SCIENCE FAIR
These rules correspond to ISEF rules.
1. A contestant may enter only ONE exhibit, either as an individual or
as a member of a team.
2. All work on exhibits must be done by the individual or team. Any
exhibits which indicate the direct assistance of the teacher, or any
other outside help (such as parental) will be disqualified by the
judges. Teachers or sponsors may advise, but must not construct any
part of the exhibit.
3. All exhibits must be placed in and removed from the exhibit hall at
the time specified by the fair committee.
4. Exhibits must be confined to a table or floor space of 61 cm front to
back by 122 cm side to side, or smaller. Projects must be less than
274 cm high, floor to top.
5. Exhibitors must provide their own display surfaces, as only table
space will be provided. Therefore, support should be prepared for all
materials that are to stand erect.
6. Record Books outlining the purpose of the project, procedure used,
source of data and information summary and conclusions, etc., must
be kept and made available for observation and examination by the
judges for all exhibits. Emphasis should be placed on the project
report. This is not an oral presentation, - it is a written report. The
report should be free of spelling and grammatical errors.
7. Entrants must be present at the specified time during the judging of
the exhibits, and their exhibits and record books must be available to
the judges during the judging process.
8. Construction of exhibits must be durable, and movable parts firmly
attached for safety precaution. All switches and cords for 110-volt
operation must be of an approved variety. Electrical cords should be
at least 10 feet long. If an electrical outlet is not requested on the
registration form, none will be provided the day of the event.
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POINTS
SCIENCE FAIR RUBRIC
RULES CONTINUED
9. Anything which could be hazardous to public display is prohibited. This
includes living organisms, including live plants, live pathogens,
microbial cultures, fungi, any flame or flammable material, any
chemicals including water. Use drawings, charts, or graphs to illustrate
conditions.
10. No live animals (vertebrate or invertebrate), preserved vertebrate
animals or parts, including embryos, may be exhibited. Research
involving the use of animals may display drawings, charts, or graphs to
illustrate the conditions, developments, and results of the investigations.
Photographs of surgical techniques depicting vertebrate animals in
other than normal conditions may not be displayed on the student's
exhibit but may be contained in an accompanying notebook.
11. Any entry form for a project involving vertebrate animals, human
subjects, recombinant DNA, or tissues must be accompanied by copies
of all completed certification forms required by "ISEF Rules for
Research" to be eligible for exhibiting space. These rules are available
at http://www.societyforscience.org.
12. The exhibitor's school affiliation must not be visible until judging is
complete.
13.No exhibitor will be permitted to change categories, age groups, or
exhibits once the official entry form has been submitted.
14. First, second, and third, etc., awards will not necessarily be given in
each category. Awards will be given according to minimum standards
to be determined by the judges. The decision of the judges is final.
15. Neither the Fair Committee, cooperating groups, or sponsors assume
any responsibility for loss or damage to any exhibit or part thereof.
16. Applications for exhibit entries must be submitted online by
January 23, 2015. This deadline will be strictly enforced.
17. No demonstration of actual experiments are allowed. This fair is for
presentation of research reports. Videos and pictures are acceptable.
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PROJECT CATEGORY AREAS
SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR JUDGES
For the ACTC/FIVCO Science Fair
These are derived from ISEF Categories.
2013 Science and Technology Fair Scoring Guidelines,
Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
1. Life Science
2. Mathematical Science
3. Chemistry
4. Engineering
5. Physics & Astronomy
1.
Why did you decide on this topic?
2.
What was the purpose of your project?
3.
What was your hypothesis?
4.
Which variable did you change?
For more information on ISEF or project ideas,
please visit the following website:
https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef
5.
For each value of the variable that you changed (the independent
variable), how many trials did you do?
6.
What response did you observe or measure (the dependent variable)?
HELPFUL PROJECT INFORMATION
7.
What are some of the things you were careful not to let change
(the constants) as you did the experiment?
8.
What procedures did you follow?
Student Checklist (1A)
http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=14
This helps the student outline what the project is about.
9.
In your experiment, what was the control? What sample did you
use to compare the others against?
Research Plan Instructions
This helps the student develop a research plan, including:
A. Question or Problem being addressed
B. Goals/Expected Outcomes/Hypotheses
C. Description in detail of method or procedures (The following are
important and key items that should be included when formulating
ANY AND ALL research plans.)
• Procedures: Detail all procedures and experimental design to be used
for data collection
• Risk and Safety: Identify any potential risks and safety precautions to
be taken.
• Data Analysis: Describe the procedures you will use to analyze the
data/results that answer research questions or hypotheses.
D. Bibliography: major references from your literature review.
11. What conclusions did you draw?
See the ISEF website for complete information
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10. Explain your graph or data table. What results did you find?
12. How did your results relate to your original hypothesis?
13. If you had a mentor, in what ways did your mentor assist you?
14. What would you do differently if you were to do the project
again?
15. What might you do in the future to continue your project?
16. Do you have notes or a journal that you kept regarding your project?
17. What is the most interesting or surprising thing you found out?
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