Deer Meadow Science Fair
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 January 19.
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 Deer Meadow, for example, a classmate or a sibling. You can also do a project involving your whole class!
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.
Judging and awards.
Our science fair is non-competitive, as our goal is simply to encourage scientific exploration and discovery and promote a deep lifelong passion for science. Each participant will have an opportunity to briefly present their project to a judge, and they will each receive a ribbon, a certificate and in some cases a medal with the opportunity to move on to the next fair.
Submit your photos!
During the evening of the science fair, on the big screen we will be displaying a slide show of photos 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 February 4, so we can include them in the slide show. Note: All submissions may not be included in the show.
Volunteers needed!
A big event like the science fair wouldn't be possible without the help of numerous volunteers. We have all kinds of different jobs to be done, so if think you can spare an hour or two on the day of the fair, we would love your help. Please contact Sandi Hoppins at shoppins@cesd73.ca and sign up now!
Canada Wide Science Fair Opportunity
Ottawa, Ontario
Check it out! This is a great opportunity for you to strut your stuff! Canada Wide Science Fair
Recording your Information
It is really important in the scientific world that you document what you would like to explore or do(Problem), the educated guess that you have with regards to the problem (Hypothesis), the steps that you take (Procedure), the information that you see (Observations), the data that you accumulate (Observations), the things you keep the same and the things that you change (Variables), finally you will answer the question that you posed at the start (Conclusion). It is really important to put the date that you work on the science project so that you can have an idea about the timeframe. There is a really easy way to record this information. It is called a Log Book and you can print a copy to use.
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