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SciFest@College – Student Presentation
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SciFest@College 2013
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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
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SciFest is where………You get to investigate a topic that really interests YOU
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SciFest is where………your hard work is recognised and you could win an award
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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
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SciFest@College - Sample Programme
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Who can enter SciFest?
Age Categories•
•Junior: 1st Year and 2nd Year•Intermediate: 3rd Year and 4th Year•Senior: 5th Year and 6th Year
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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
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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
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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
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Remember
YOU CAN DO IT
Ideas come when you least expect them !
Brilliant idea!!!
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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
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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
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SciFest – What the teachers and students are saying
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GO RAIBH MÍLE MAITH AGAIBH
THANK YOU!
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SciFest M&M Activity
Let’s look at the data we have collected and
see what our conclusions are
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SciFest M&M ActivityGroup Total Number of
M&Ms in bagNumber of Green M&Ms
Number of Brown M&Ms
Number of Yellow M&Ms
Number of Orange M&Ms
Number of Blue M&Ms
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SciFest M&M Activity
Conclusions