Science Fair Coordinator
RLMS Science Fair
Thursday, March 18, 2010
6:30 - 7:30pm in the gymnasium
Calling all young scientists! It's time for the Round Lake Middle School annual science fair! All students are encouraged to participate by working on a science project at home, and displaying it proudly at the fair for the world to see. Below are the basic guidelines, and be sure to check out the rest of the website for more details.
Register to participate.
All young scientists wishing to display a project at the fair must register in advance through
this online form
. We strongly encourage early registration in order to reserve your space and your project board. Final registration deadline is March 13.
Projects should be student driven.
Project ideas should come from the students, and the project should be driven by them. Parents should use their best judgment in deciding when to get involved, such as when there is a potential safety issue. For especially young kids, parents may provide some guidance, but it is important that the kids be able to call the project their own.
Working with someone else.
You may work on your project independently, or you may optionally work with a partner who is also a student at Round Lake Middle School, for example, a classmate or someone on your team.
Need help choosing a topic?
When it comes to choosing a topic, the sky is the limit! What have you wondered about? The best topics come from your own genuine curiosity about how something works, or why something is the way that it is. But if you have trouble thinking of something on your own, the internet is full of resources to help you choose a topic. Please look at the website http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ for additional help picking a project and working on the project. Use the topic selection wizard under science fair project ideas.
Judging and awards.
Our science fair is competitive at each level with an overall winner of the fair. Our goal is simply to encourage scientific exploration and discovery and promote a deep lifelong passion for science. Each blue ribbon winner will have an opportunity to briefly present their project to a judge for the chance to be the overall science fair winner. All students who participate have the chance to earn a ribbon.
Submit your photos!
During the evening of the science fair, on the big screen we will be displaying a slide show of photos and videos taken by you! So parents -- while your young scientist is busy conducting that wild experiment, sneak out your digital camera and capture some shots. Then
upload them here
by March 14, so we can include them in the slide show. Note: All submissions may not be included in the show. They must be posted by March 11th in order to be included in the slideshow.