The Academy of Science - St.Louis Science Fair

Science-Technology-Engineering-Math

Inquiry-Based Learning at it's Best!

Welcome to the Fair

Here are the first steps to take as you brainstorm your topics and build the road map for your project:

Find out from your teacher when the date of the Science Fair is at your school.

Students may work in groups of up to 3 students with all students from the same school.
Students in grades K, 1, 2, 3 & 4 may work together to submit in a class project.

COLLECTION - a group of objects or results that form some type of pattern

EXPERIMENT - a problem that is investigated by performing a series of tests in which one thing is changed each time and all other things remain the same from test to test.

OBSERVATION - a series of events that you watch and try to explain and find common connections or occurrences

MAKER DIVISION:
INVENTION - An invention is a new way of making something or performing an action. 

ENGINEERING - An Engineering project involves finding a solution for a problem through a design process (like a machine or computer code), or finding a structural solution to for an engineering problem (like the materials and/or design of a bridge).

MODEL – a scaled down replication of a device or product.

Begin gathering information about the idea, information that will give you a good understanding so that you become an “expert” about your topic. In other words, you become a detective and your idea becomes your case.  Start your log book (can be hand-written or typed into a word document)

Click here to view links to helpful resources - lots of websites and videos for you to view.

Review the scoring rubrics (or score guides).  These are the guidelines that the judges will use to judges your projects.  Make sure that you have all the components for a blue ribbon project!

Write out a research plan, or outline, that includes:

• what you are intending to do -- your problem, and hypothesis
• the steps involved -- your procedures and list of materials
• what you think might happen -- your pre-research conclusion
• what safety measures you will employ
  
   
  

  Questions

  If you have questions, contact your school science teacher. 
  If you need further assistance, contact
  Peggy James Nacke, Fair Director, Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair 314-533-8291
  peggyn (at ) academyofsciencestl.org