scifest@college – student presentation sheila porter, ceo, scifest ltd ©scifest ltd

SciFest@College – Student Presentation

Sheila Porter, CEO, SciFest Ltd ©SciFest Ltd

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SciFest@College 2013

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Sheila Porter, CEO, SciFest Ltd © SciFest Ltd

What is SciFest? SciFest is

a series of one-day science fairs open to allsecond-level students

SciFest is

YOUR TOPIC, YOUR PROJECT, YOUR ACHIEVEMENT


SciFest is where………You get to investigate a topic that really interests YOU


SciFest is where………your hard work is recognised and you could win an award


SciFest is where………you get to present your project and talk to experts from

academia and industry about your discoveries

SciFest is where ………..you get the opportunity to see a real scientist in action, visit

a college’s laboratories and learn about the courses available

in the college

SciFest is where …..

Fun

you can exhibit your project, be awarded a certificate and have

fun with science


SciFest@College - Sample Programme


Who can enter SciFest?

Age Categories•

•Junior: 1st Year and 2nd Year•Intermediate: 3rd Year and 4th Year•Senior: 5th Year and 6th Year

•

Project Type

• Individual• Group - (Max. 3 students per group – all group members must be in

attendance at the exhibition)

Project Categories

• Physical Sciences• Life Sciences• Technology

SciFest is open to all second-level students

The Website – www.scifest.ie

http://www.scifest.ie/


What you need to do today

Make out a ‘things to do’ list

If doing a group project

- pick students you know you can work with

- work with somebody who lives near you or is in your class

Decide on a group leader – divide up the work- teamwork is important

Arrange definite times to meet

Log onto www.scifest.ie Read all the information given on the website especially the

‘Guidelines for Entrants’ and ‘Report Book and Presentation’

Download and print out an entry form



Check out the SciFest website

www.scifest.ie ‘Project Ideas’

Deciding on an Idea

Talk to your parents, your teacher, your friends Check out the Internet and the school library Watch the news and read the newspaper Have you a hobby? Is there a particular area of science you are interested

in? Write out the idea in your own words



Remember

YOU CAN DO IT

Ideas come when you least expect them !

Brilliant idea!!!


Get a large sheet of paper and

brainstorm with your team

Make a shortlist of ‘best ideas’ Find out as much as

you can about the topic

What questions would you like to try to answer?

Can you find a mentor, i.e., someone from a company,

a hospital or a third level college who might be a

source of information and/or resources

Research and Brainstorm

Investigate only one variable

Keep all other factors constant

Have a control

Repeat the experiment a

number of times

Be prepared to change your

approach when necessary

Ensure that it is a fair test

Remember

Check that you are not planning any dangerous experiments or using harmful equipment or chemicals

Be Safe

3. VISUAL DISPLAY Should be bright, attractive, clear and concise

A Completed Project Must Contain

2. SUMMARY (included in Report Book) This is a short description of what your science project is about. It should be no more than two typed pages in length

See website www.scifest.ie – Report Book and Presentation

1. PROJECT REPORT BOOK

• Title Page • Introduction • Background Research• Experimental Methods• Results• Conclusions and Recommendations• Acknowledgements• Appendices• References

Project Report

Is the viscosity of oil affected by heat?

Jessica DeeMary Jones

Louise wardSt Anne’s School

Co Limerick



SciFest – Science by inquiry in Action

State Problem

• Look around, ask questions, identify a problem, state a hypothesis

Research

• Gather as much information about the topic aspossible

Investigate

• Design and carry out experiments to test the hypothesis; collect data

Analyse• Analyse the data, discuss the findings

Conclude

• Come up with a possible solution to the original problem

• Present findings at SciFest Present


SciFest – What the teachers and students are saying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8zNKAFCa8s

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GO RAIBH MÍLE MAITH AGAIBH

THANK YOU!


SciFest M&M Activity

Let’s look at the data we have collected and

see what our conclusions are


SciFest M&M ActivityGroup Total Number of

M&Ms in bagNumber of Green M&Ms

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Number of Orange M&Ms

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SciFest M&M Activity

Conclusions

scifest@college – student presentation sheila porter, ceo, scifest ltd ©scifest ltd

Documents

scifest website

level students scifest

college slide

science slide

brainstorm slide

achievement slide

award slide

group project