Science Fair Information Cactus Ranch’s 2011 Science Fair is right around the corner! Our CRE Science Fair is scheduled January 26, 27, 28. Parent and Student Science Fair Information Night Tuesday, November 30 –Science Fair Information Night 6:30pm in CRE Library CRE 2011 Science Fair Wednesday, January 26 – Projects due and judging for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades Thursday, January 27 – Projects due and judging for 4th Grade Friday, January 28 – Projects due and judging for the 5th Grade Student Checklist: 1. Complete CRE Science Fair registration form (will also be sent home at least 2 times in Tuesday folders) and return to school by Wednesday, January 12. Due to judging schedules, we will not be able to accept student entries after January 12. ------------------- Sample entry form ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRE 2011 Science Fair Entry Form Student Name ______________________________________ Grade______ Class ________________ Student Name ______________________________________ Grade______ Class ________________ Student Name ______________________________________ Grade______ Class ________________ Student Name ______________________________________ Grade______ Class ________________ Deadline for entry: January 12, 2011 No Late Entries Accepted If your child’s project is selected to represent Cactus Ranch at the Regional Science Festival in Austin, you will be required to be a judge or volunteer to help that day - Saturday, February 26. ------------------- Sample entry form ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Follow Austin Regional Science Guidelines http://www.sciencefest.org/pdfs/ElemRulesForParticipation.pdf Pay special attention to the display guidelines. For example, do not bring any liquids, fragile, or expensive items for use in your display. Instead, plan on photographing your project steps that may require these elements and display them on your project board. 3. Bring your completed tri-fold display board (36”x48”) to school on your class’ assigned project due date (January 26, 27, or 28). Do not put your name on the front of the board, instead fill out the form on the bottom and attach it to the back of your display board. Fill in your project type: Classification, Exhibit, or Experiment. These project types are explained from the Austin Regional Science Fair website http://www.sciencefest.org/pdfs/ElemRulesForParticipation.pdf Information to print and attach to back of each student project: Student Name______________________________________________________________________________ Grade/Teacher _______________________________ Project Type: _____________________________ Name of Project ______________________________________________________________________ Parent Name _____________________________________________ Phone ______________________ Parent Email _________________________________________________________________________ Judging: Students will be called from their class during their assigned judging day to be interviewed by 3 volunteer judges. Help your student be prepared to describe why they selected their project, what question they were asking or what they wanted to understand, steps they used to create their projects, etc. Unfortunately, due to the number of students and projects, parents will not be able to be present during the student interviews with judges. We have spots open for judges, if you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to science.fair@crepta.org including your name, phone number, and times you are available January 26, 27, or 28. Jessica Murillo science.fair@crepta.org List of helpful links: Austin Energy Regional Science Festival 2011 Elementary Parent and Student Page--> http://www.sciencefest.org/elementary/parentStudent.php Austin Energy Elementary School Planning Guide on How to Do a Science Fair Project --> http://www.sciencefest.org/pdfs/ElemHowToDoSciFairProj.pdf Discovery Education Science Fair Central --> http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/Getting-Started.html PBS Kids Science Fair--> http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/scifair/index.html Energy Quest Science Projects --> http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html Science Buddies --> http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml?From=Tab Exploring Minds 1001 Science Fair Ideas --> http://www.exploringminds.ca/e/featuring_science_fair/1001_idees.html |