Welcome to the 2014-2015 Annual Solomon Schechter Day School Science Fair blog. Participation in the Science Fair provides our students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge of the Scientific Inquiry Process to answer a testable question that interests them.
A copy of all the important documents related to the Science Fair are listed below. The 5775 Schechter Science Fair Handout includes an introduction letter, schedule, student permission slip, rubrics and information about award categories and can be found at the link below. Students are welcome to use this as an on-topic forum to ask Ms. Prihar questions and support each other.
5775 Science Fair Handout Packet
2015 CT Science and Engineering Fair Student Fall Guide
2015 Fall School Letter from the CT Science and Engineering Fair
FIRST DUE DATE: October 20th - Return Parent and Student Signature Page
SECOND DUE DATE: October 31st - Research Plan in Research Journal
Resources to help you find/create a science fair project (from the Science Fair Handout Packet):
Google Science Fair Awards 2014 (start at 13:30)
A copy of all the important documents related to the Science Fair are listed below. The 5775 Schechter Science Fair Handout includes an introduction letter, schedule, student permission slip, rubrics and information about award categories and can be found at the link below. Students are welcome to use this as an on-topic forum to ask Ms. Prihar questions and support each other.
5775 Science Fair Handout Packet
2015 CT Science and Engineering Fair Student Fall Guide
2015 Fall School Letter from the CT Science and Engineering Fair
FIRST DUE DATE: October 20th - Return Parent and Student Signature Page
SECOND DUE DATE: October 31st - Research Plan in Research Journal
Resources to help you find/create a science fair project (from the Science Fair Handout Packet):
- ISEF: Get Started comprehensive student and teacher checklist, advice, and resources
- Kids Online Resources has an excellent science project resource page with links to great sites
- Lots of Science Project Ideas Links Collection of links to science project idea websites, classroom activities and reference materials.
- Make: Magazine for DIY Technology MAKE Magazine brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology. We celebrate your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.
- Science Buddies Science fair project ideas, answers, and tools for serious students
- Science Fair Central Project ideas for K-12. Nicely set up for searching by age and category. The ads are a little annoying.
- TryScience Features virtual field trips, virtual experiments and other interactive activities supplied by science centers around the world.
- Education.com has a great assortment of ideas that may inspire you. Projects are sorted by grade level and area of interest.
- Discovery Education Science is an excellent science-project resource to help you get started.
- Magnetism Science Fair Projects
- Science Fair Projects is a Google book that you can scroll through.
- Exploratorium - Explore is a website filled with hundreds of demonstrations and explore activities.
Google Science Fair Awards 2014 (start at 13:30)