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Learning, Doing & Sharing Science

Learning, Doing & Sharing Science


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Got Science Fair/Festival Projects on your mind....

It's never to early to begin thinking about and working on your science fair project ideas! The following resources, tips, and ideas have been gathered to help you along your way. Let’s start with the purpose for doing a science fair project…
  • First things First....
    • What is the Purpose of the AAE Festival of Science or the Regional and State Science Fairs?
  • Student Science Project Guidelines and a helpful guideline for conducting a Science Investigation and writing a Science Project or Research Report
  • Having a hard time picking a topic for your Science Fair Entry? Try visiting...
The "Classic" path....
1. Scientific Method
1. Identify the problem 2. Topic Research
2. Conducting a Review of the Available Literature 3. Project Research
3. Developing your Hypotheses    

4. A Sample Project

Another example of an Experimental Science Project
4. Designing your Experimental Procedure
5. Data Collection and Analysis
6. Drawing your Conclusions
7. Sharing your Findings 5. Display & presentation
6. The Display
7. Presentation and Evaluation

Coordinator, Teacher & Parent Stuff


Science Fair Dates, Locations and Times

  • The AAE K-1 Grade Science Festival at the Thunderbird Campus (TBC) will be held on Tuesday., February, 15, 2011 (TBD).
    • Contact for Rebecca Kobold more information at rkobold@lcer.org
    • Parents can come to the TBC to view the projects between 5:30 and 6:30 before the awards assembly at the TBC Theater.
    • Awards will be presented @ 6:00 p.m. for K and 6:30 p.m. for 1st grade, room 5.
  • The AAE 2-4th Grade Science Festival at the Corwin Campus (CC) will be held on in February , 2011 (TBD).
    • Contact Mrs. Rollins for more information at mrollins@lcer.org
    • Parents can come to the CC view the projects 5:30 pm in a room TBD.
    • Awards will be presented @ 7:30 p.m. in a room TBD.
  • The AAE 5-6th Grade Science Festival at the Moave River Campus (MRC) will be held on Thur., February 17, 2011 .
    • Contact Mrs. Metcalfe @ dmetcalfe@lcer.org or Mrs. Juarez @ hjuarez@lcer.org for more information at
    • Parents can come to the MRC view the projects (TBA) in the C bldg.
    • Awards will be presented @ 6:30 in C bldg of Thur., February 17, 2011.
  • The AAE MS/HS Science Festival will be held on Tue, February 15, 2012.
    • Students will set up their boards between 8:30 a.m -2:00 p.m. and judging will occur between 2:00 and 4:30 on the 23th .
    • Parents can come starting at about 5:30 p.m.and view the projects in the C Bldg.
    • Awards will be presented @ 6:30 p.m. next door in the C Bldg.
  • Apple Valley Unified School District Science & Engineering Fair:
    • Students in grades 5-12 will not be participating in the 2011 AVUSD Science Fair this year which will be held @ TBD on TBD,
    • Contact TBD. The deadline for getting school winners registered for the AVUSD Science Fair TBD.

     

  • Inland Empire Science & Engineering Fair:
    • 2011-2012 IESEF will be held @
      • National Orange Show, Damus Building, 689 South E Street, San Bernardino, California on Wednesday April 4th, 2012 and the awards presentation on the evening of the 6th. 4-5th Grade Awards - Citrus Building- 5:30 pm, 6-12th Grade Awards - Citrus Building - 7:30 p.m

Online Registration...

Opens February 13th and closes on February 29th, 2012.

    • The signup fee (not entry) for the 2011-2012 fair was $30/student payable to SBCSS.
      • Students in grades 4 to 5 can register on line at this link (TBD)
        • 2012 Elementary Application (4th & 5th Grades) – SAMPLE ONLY - does not replace on-line registration
          • Elementary Division (grade 4-5th grade)
      • Students in grades 6 and up can register online at this link (TBD)
          • 2012 Jr/Sr Application (6th-12th Grades) – SAMPLE ONLY - does not replace on-line registration
            • Junior Division (grade 6-8th grade)
            • Senior Division (grade 9-12th grade)
      • Abstracts are require for online registration. Here are some examples to help guide you in writing yours.
      • Local Science Fair Information for Riverside, Inyo, Mono & San Bernardino counties
  • State Science Fair was held on April 30 – May 1, 2012 at the California Science Center in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.

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