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Science Fair
How to Get Involved in the School Science Fair!
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IT'S SCIENCE FAIR SEASON!
Haga clic aquí: Página web de la feria de ciencias en español
Before you go any further- Do you have a Science Fair Notebook? Be sure that you write in it every time you work on your science fair project! Be sure to put the date at the top each time. This year, you may type your notebook in Google Docs or Microsoft Word, if you want. Start your notebook today! You will use all of your notes when you make your display board at the end. Record everything and start today!! Your science research notebook is worth 20 out of 100 points when you are judged!
The Reeceville Elementary School Science Fair is a "feeder fair" for the Coastesville Area School District Science Showcase & Fair (K-12th grades) and also the Chester County-wide Jonas Salk Fair (4th & 5th grades)!
All students (K-5th) are invited to complete an independent/at-home science fair project to be entered in the Reeceville Elementary School Science Fair. Students can work by themselves or in a team of up to three students from the same grade level. All research plans must be approved by Mrs. Canning, the school science fair coordinator, prior to experimentation, building, or testing of any kind begins!!
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The top five projects in 4th & 5th grade will be invited to move on to the Coatesville District-Wide Science Fair! All projects will be showcased at the district fair!!
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The top five projects in each 4th & 5th grades (inlcuding the top two teams per grade) will be invited to move on to the Chester County-wide science fair, called the Jonas Salk Fair! 4th & 5th grade students who are interested in county-wide competition must complete all required forms and return them to Mrs. Canning ASAP and before any experimenting begins!! (Scroll down for details and links to the forms. Mrs. Canning can give you copies of the forms, too.)
****IMPORTANT NOTE-- Any projects using human subjects, vertebrate animals (even your pet dog!), or microorganisms (like mold), body fluids, human or animal tissues (even baby teeth!) all require special approvals!! Please contact Mrs. Canning BY NOVEMBER 4th, 2022 for help with this if you are interested in any of these kinds of projects!!! Your research plan and all required forms need to go to a special, outside Science Review Committee (SCR) for approval before you start! There is a strict due date of November 17th!
IMPORTANT DATES:
Reeceville Elementary School Science Fair Judging (K-5th) THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2023 (during the school day)
Reeceville Elementary School Science Fair OPEN HOUSE! THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2023 from 5-7PM
Coatesville School District Fair SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 2023
Jonas Salk Fair, county-wide competition (4th & 5th by invitation) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8th, 2023
Thursday, January 27th- online registrations due to CCIU (Mrs. Canning will do this!)
Wednesday, February 2nd- digital project uploads due to CCIU!!! (Mrs. Canning will do this!!)
Project Display Boards!
In addition to your science fair notebook, you will create a project display board to present your project to the judges and to share at the open house! More details will be provided on what needs to be included. The picture below is just a general example.
NOTE: 4th and 5th Grade Projects will also make a digital slideshow presentation so that judges will have time to preview their project prior to judging. As an option, you could complete and print out the slides below and glue them to your cardboard display board.
****Click here to make a copy of the TEMPLATE****
HELPFUL RESOURCES:
Your Next Steps (paper copies will be sent home with a notebook)
Coatesville Area Scool District Science Fair Guide
The short, videos linked below are a great place to start to learn about a science fair project:
NASA on How To Do A Science Fair project!
Here are some resources to help you understand in detail what a science fair project is:
Cyberbee Web Site on Science Fair
Here are some web sites to help you get a question for your project:
(but... the best science fair questions come to you as you pay attention to questions in your daily life!!!)
https://sciencefaircentral.com/
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/topic-selection-wizard/background-info
Click here for 200 science fair project ideas!!!!
Here is the judging sheet:
REQUIRED FORMS!!
**4th and 5th grade projects only,** that aspire to move on to the Jonas Salk county-wide fair, require the completion and approval of forms. These forms must be completed and turned in to Mrs. Canning for approval before any actual experimentaion, building, or testing begins. (This is for safety and also for verification that the student's proposal qualifies as a science fair or engineering project.)
CLICK HERE to go to the ISEF site for the required forms. You will also give you Mrs. Canning paper copies of the forms. These are the forms that must be turned in to your PLTW Science teacher and approved ASAP for all 4th & 5th grade projects that hope to move to the county level fair:
FORM 1
FORM 1A
FORM 1B
FORM 3
Human subjects projects where people are invloved in your experiement require special forms and approvals! Check with your PLTW Science teacher ASAP!
-Human Participants- FORM 4 (Attach your blank Informed Consent form)
The next 3 forms will need to be turned in with your research plan by November 17th to a special, outside Science Review Committee! Contact your PLTW teacher ASAP for details on these special project types!
-Vertebrate Animals Form- FORM 5A (Studies on ANY vertebrate animal require special outside approval!)
*Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents- FORM 6A (ex.any mold, blood, saliva, etc.)
*Human & Vertebrate Animal Tissue- FORM 6B (ex.- any body fluids, cells, organs, *even using baby teeth* from a vertebrate animal)
* These two project types almost always also require: FORM 1C and also FORM 2 AND almost always need to be conducted with a qualified scientist in a "Biosafety" Lab setting.
Projects that move on to the Jonas Salk Fair must be entered into a category.
CLICK HERE for a list of categories!
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2021 Science Fair Photos
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2021 Reeceville Science Fair Awards
Kindergarten:
1ST PLACE:
Lego Balloon Car by Austin Ernst
2nd Grade:
3-WAY TIE FOR 1ST PLACE!
Slime Will Tell by Piper Heebner-Elliott
Effects of Yeast Amount on Dough Rise by Kedron Eschborn
Which Popcorn Popper Pops the Best? by Lydia Snyder
4th Grade:
1ST PLACE:
The Best Insulators For Beverages by Carrigain Eschborn
2ND PLACE:
Bubble Gum by Colby Palomeque-Marica
3RD PLACE:
The Amazing Rubber Egg by Autumn Walton
5th Grade:
1ST PLACE:
Does Water Float on Water? by Barbie Villa-Lucio