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Science Between the Pages is excited and honored to be able to sponsor this year's Community Homeschool Center Science Fair!
Purpose of doing a science fair
The purpose behind organizing and implementing a science fair is to give students the opportunity to be involved in one of the best learning experiences a student can have. Our personal vision here at Science Between the Pages is to encourage Christians and Believers to make sense of the world God created and be able to communicate that to the world. We are desperate for scientists who can investigate and communicate science discoveries in a way that honors God and gives Him the glory for what He has already done.
Benefits of participating in a science fair
a. Science Fair projects take knowledge from books and curriculum and makes it real where they can experience the wonder of discovery
b. Students participating in a science fair can begin to build confidence in themselves.
c. Students learn how to gather information and decide what is important
d. Students learn how to communicate clearly what they learned from the experience.
e. Science Fair projects can foster a love for learning and investigating which is a common goal in education
f. A science fair can be a spark that could lead your student into investigations and projects that can earn scholarships and prizes regionally, nationally and internationally.
b. Students participating in a science fair can begin to build confidence in themselves.
c. Students learn how to gather information and decide what is important
d. Students learn how to communicate clearly what they learned from the experience.
e. Science Fair projects can foster a love for learning and investigating which is a common goal in education
f. A science fair can be a spark that could lead your student into investigations and projects that can earn scholarships and prizes regionally, nationally and internationally.
Timeline for 2021 Science Fair
The Community Homeschool Center Science Fair is scheduled for Friday, April 30th from 9:30-1pm tentatively. Exact hours for the fair will be dependent on how many projects are registered.
Project ideas need to be submitted for approval by Friday, March 26th
Registration fees are due by Friday, April 9th to hold your project idea/topic of investigation
Project ideas need to be submitted for approval by Friday, March 26th
Registration fees are due by Friday, April 9th to hold your project idea/topic of investigation
Project Approval
Christi and I would like to start approving projects anytime between now and March 26th. Participants should submit a research question or problem for their project. If your participant is in elementary school they have a choice of doing a science experiment/investigation or a science demonstration (explanation of a science phenomena). At this time, we might ask you questions to clarify what your project is exactly in order to help set your participant up for success.
For elementary projects (K-6th) email Nicole at
nicole@sciencebetweenthepages.com
For middle school/high school projects (7-12) email Christi at
home2bluebonnets@gmail.com
For elementary projects (K-6th) email Nicole at
nicole@sciencebetweenthepages.com
For middle school/high school projects (7-12) email Christi at
home2bluebonnets@gmail.com
Registration
After you topic has been approved by Nicole Fleming or Christi Smith, you will need to pay the registration fees.
Registration fees are:
CHC Members- $10 for the first participant and $5 for additional family members participating.
Non-CHC Members- $12 for the first participant and $6 for additional family members participating.
You can pay registration fees via
Registration fees are:
CHC Members- $10 for the first participant and $5 for additional family members participating.
Non-CHC Members- $12 for the first participant and $6 for additional family members participating.
You can pay registration fees via
- Venmo- @Kenneth-Fleming-11
- Paypal- Kenneth@sciencebetweenthepages
- Check made out to Science Between the Pages
- Cash to me (Nicole) in person at the CHC on Monday mornings or Christi in person at the CHC on Wednesdays
Help Needed
We would love some more sponsorships from any local businesses/families. The Registration fees are there to pay for
We also need physical help with:
- Facility fee
- Gifts for Judges (very important)
- Printing
- Certificates
- Awards
- Prizes
- Possible Decorations for event (signage, balloons, tablecloths)
We also need physical help with:
- Judging-any available volunteers with some science background. The more judges we have, the faster and less exhausting it is for our judges. We will need judges for both elementary, and middle school/high school projects. If you are a parent with a science background and willing to judge, you can but you won't be able to judge your own student's project. Another judge will have that responsibility.
- Set up
- Decorating
- Clean Up
- Managing People's Choice Ballots
- Bringing tables from home
Expectations
This science fair is for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
The elementary students (Kindergarten thru 6th grade) have a choice of which project they would like to do.
They can do an investigation or a demonstration.
Investigation- includes the scientific process with a question/problem, background research, hypothesis, procedure, materials, data collection, analysis, and conclusion.
Demonstration- where students can replicate a neat science phenomenon and be able to explain how it works.
There will be two separate rubrics respectively.
Elementary Science Investigation Rubric link
Elementary Science Demonstration Rubric link
Elementary projects will not be judged with a 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prize or ribbon but on where the student is in their science adventures. Each participant will be given an evaluation on their project from a judge based on if they are a Finding Roots scientist, a Budding Scientist, Growing Scientist or a Blooming Scientist.
Here is a link to the descriptions of these categories
The elementary students (Kindergarten thru 6th grade) have a choice of which project they would like to do.
They can do an investigation or a demonstration.
Investigation- includes the scientific process with a question/problem, background research, hypothesis, procedure, materials, data collection, analysis, and conclusion.
Demonstration- where students can replicate a neat science phenomenon and be able to explain how it works.
There will be two separate rubrics respectively.
Elementary Science Investigation Rubric link
Elementary Science Demonstration Rubric link
Elementary projects will not be judged with a 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prize or ribbon but on where the student is in their science adventures. Each participant will be given an evaluation on their project from a judge based on if they are a Finding Roots scientist, a Budding Scientist, Growing Scientist or a Blooming Scientist.
Here is a link to the descriptions of these categories
However we will have People's Choice Awards for any family members and fellow students to be involved in learning about their peer's projects. There will be prizes for 3 categories in elementary (K-1, 2-3, 4-6) and 3 categories for middle school/high school (7th-8th, 9th-10th, 11th-12th)
We are giving 6th graders the option of doing an elementary science fair project or a middle school science project. If you student is science saavy, they are welcome to compete in the middle school and high school portion of the fair.
Middle School and High School will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons for their projects. Here are some helpful documents that will help parents and students navigate the science fair waters.
Middle School/High School Science Fair Timeline and Checklist
We are giving 6th graders the option of doing an elementary science fair project or a middle school science project. If you student is science saavy, they are welcome to compete in the middle school and high school portion of the fair.
Middle School and High School will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons for their projects. Here are some helpful documents that will help parents and students navigate the science fair waters.
Middle School/High School Science Fair Timeline and Checklist