Elementary Science: Elementary Science Fair

Welcome to the Elementary Science Fair Homepage!

Students in grades 3-5 are invited to participate in our annual Elementary District Science Fair. The fair will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012. It’s being held in the Media Center in conjunction with the District Elementary Science Olympiad (ESO) at Walton High School. Come for one, come for both!

Walton High School is in East Cobb @ 1590 Bill Murdock Road, 30062, http://maps.google.com/ or http://www.mapquest.com/

On-site and late registration welcomed! If you have a budding scientist at your school or want to bring your experiment to participate, please come to the registration desk in the Media Center when you arrive at Walton.

Aerial map of Walton for parking navigation: Download 11-12 s-o-walton-parking-word-pix

The CCSD Elementary Science Fair is done gallery style. That means walk-throughs to view the experiments across the entire morning and all are invited. there are no student scientist interviews (as many participate in ESO simultaneously) and it is open to the public all morning, even during judging. This makes the event both exciting and welcoming to all. It also gives visitors to ESO a chance to see all that students are doing county-wide in classrooms when not training and practicing for ESO.

The schedule:

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Drop-off, registration and set-up in Media Center (ESO events begin at 9AM)

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM - Judging

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM - Scoring and evaluation, winners determined, ribbons placed

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM - Open gallery and winners display

12:15 PM - Move to ESO gymnasium for joint awards ceremony with ESO

12:30 PM - Awards ceremony in Walton gym

Enormous thanks go out to our prize sponsors this year:

Fernbank Museum of Natural History - http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/

*Saturday, March 10, 2012 - Fernbank is hosting a Family Day called: Wild About: Nature on the 1st anniversary of the incredibly popular Fernbank NatureQuest. http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/calendar-of-events/wild-about-nature/

Fernbank details to download and print: Download Fernbank Flyer 1 2012

Fernbank Field Trip & Educator Preview Days info: Download Fernbank Educator Preview Days 2012

Zoo Atlanta - http://www.zooatlanta.org/

*Educator Appreciation Day is coming up! Zoo Atlanta welcomes educators and their family to Educator Appreciation Day on Saturday, March 10. Educators enjoy FREE admission (ID required) and $2 OFF admission for each accompanying guest. PTA members also get in free - show your current active membership card. $2 discount applies to families, also! Learn about special activities just for educators and register today>>

*Zoo Atlanta is offering Spring Day Camps for children - April 2 - 6, 2012 http://www.zooatlanta.org/home/book_a_program/kids_and_families/safari_day_camps

Whole Foods - Merchants Walk, Marietta - Because strong scientists need healthy snacks! http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/merchantswalk/

Thanks also to our judges, including Beth Marks, Kennesaw State University https://education.kennesaw.edu/middleed/content/marks-profile

Entry Details:

Projects may be entered into the district science fair in one of two categories:

Individual project
Group project (up to 3 students)

Project Entry:

Top-place science fair winners (maximum 3 winners per school) from each school are qualified to participate in the district fair. Science fair coordinators at each school will inform winning students or student groups about their participation in the district science fair. If you have not yet had a school science fair, then up to three students from your school may be invited to submit a project. (Coordinators - please work with the classroom teachers to select appropriate projects and notify students.)

Each science fair project must consist of a student-led scientific investigation (following accepted scientific methods) and a display to present the investigation results to judges and other science fair attendees. (Science notebooks or journals are not required but they are encouraged to increase understanding and preparation for middle school science.) Students should follow their school’s science fair guidelines when investigating and presenting their science fair projects.

Note: Biological and zoological projects are acceptable at the discretion of a school’s science fair team and/or science fair coordinator. Schools are strongly encouraged not to allow students to experiment with molds or bacteria of any kind, as these can be particularly hazardous to student health. Volcanoes or robots will not be accepted as experiments.

Registration

Online registration is closed for 2012. Please join us on-site March 3 at Walton High School or visit us in 2013!

Forms & Resources

Download 2012-District-Science-Fair-Overview

PDF Version - Download 2012-district science fair overview 1

Download 2012-district-elementary-science-fair-information-packet

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Download 2012-district-elementary-science-fair-information-packet girl

PDF Version - Download 2012-district-elementary-science-fair-information-packet-girl-1

Download 2012-district-elementary-science-fair-information-packet boy

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Download District-science-fair-rubric-2012