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) ____________________________________________ Thursday, February 5, 2015 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Registration and setup of projects Guidelines for students and teachers/parents. SELECT A PROJECT 1. 2. 3. 4. 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] 8 1 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. 2 7 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. 6 3 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 4 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? 5
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