Summit Middle School, Boulder

Guidelines:

- Scientific Method

- Categories

- Problem & Hyp.

- Exhibit/Display

- Judging Criteria

At the Science Fair, several judges will examine your display and talk to you for about 20 minutes each. What are the judges looking for?

Judges enjoy talking to students who can talk freely and confidently about their work. They are not interested in memorized speeches---they simply want to talk with you about your research to see if you have a good grasp of your project from start to finish.
Judges often ask questions such as 'What could you have done differently?' or 'What would you do next?'
The judges will want to find out

• how much you know about your project
• how it involves laboratory, field, or theoretical work---not just library research
• how well you used the scientific method (problem statement, hypothesis, data, analysis, conclusion)
• whether you used your materials and equipment correctly and accurately
• how well you organized your backboard without any grammar and spelling errors

We have included a copy of the judging form that will be used at the Summit Science Fair. Note that there are different forms for individual and team projects. Refer to these forms while you design your backboard and when you practice your oral presentation.
You should print the appropriate form out and have your friends, parents, or siblings judge you, using the criteria on the judging form.

Judging Criteria (points):

Introduction | Guidelines | 2001 Schedule | Grading & Rubrics | Resources

Summit Middle School Science Fair

Designed and updated by Mery Molenaar
October 2000

URL: http://www.geocities.com/mery_molenaar/sci_fair