lions and tigers and science fairs! oh, my!!. terri berry secondary science coordinator...
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LIONS AND TIGERS AND SCIENCE FAIRS!
OH, MY!!
CCISD’S FAIRS
• 26 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOME WITH VIRTUAL FAIRS)
• 4TH AND 5TH GRADER PROJECTS CAN ADVANCE TO DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIR
• 10 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS
• 6TH GRADER PROJECTS CAN ADVANCE TO DISTRICT SECONDARY FAIR BUT DO NOT PRESENT; 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS PRESENT
• 5 LARGE HIGH SCHOOLS AND 1 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
• ALL GRADES ADVANCE AND PRESENT
PRIORITY – SCHEDULE DISTRICT FAIR
• BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING SEASON
• DURING SUMMER, WE TALK TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TO SCHEDULE DATES AND GYMS FOR THE DISTRICT FAIRS
• ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY FAIRS ON SAME DAY IN JANUARY
• ELEMENTARY AT HS – CAN GET IN AND OUT OF GYM MORE QUICKLY
• SECONDARY AT IS – LONGER TO SET UP AND TEAR DOWN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIRS
• THIS YEAR, PILOTING ELECTRONIC SCIENCE FAIRS AT MANY OF THE SCHOOLS (ELEMENTARY SCIENCE CAMPUS PILOTED LAST YEAR)
• VIRTUAL FAIR - STUDENTS DO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION RATHER THAN BOARD – DO BOARD IF ADVANCE TO DISTRICT
• ONE RECRUITING TOOL IS “LUCKY 13” AWARD FOR KIDS THAT HAVE DONE SCIENCE FAIR EVERY YEAR SINCE KINDERGARTEN!
SECONDARY SCHOOL FAIRS
• PROJECTS NO LONGER REQUIRED IN PRE-AP CLASSES. REPLACES 1 TEST GRADE THE 3RD 9 WEEKS
• EVERY SCHOOL DIFFERENT. SEABROOK SCIENCE MAGNET CAMPUS HAS HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS AND HAS A LARGE FAIR TO DETERMINE WHO COMES TO DISTRICT
• SOME CAMPUSES SEND EVERY STUDENT THAT COMPLETES A PROJECT TO THE DISTRICT FAIR.
• THE ONE REQUIREMENT IS THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN DISPLAY AND PRESENT THEIR PROJECT PRIOR TO COMING TO DISTRICT FAIR (SO ALL HAVE SAME EXPERIENCE OF THE CRITICAL THINKING NEEDED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PROJECT)
SCIENCE FAIR COACHES
• EACH CAMPUS HAS A COACH
• EXTRA DUTY PAY OF $500 IF AT LEAST 10 PARTICIPANTS ($50/STUDENT IF LESS THAN 10) – SECONDARY LEVEL
• EACH CAMPUS RECRUITS KIDS DIFFERENTLY. I DO PARENT/STUDENT MEETINGS AT SOME CAMPUSES (BY INVITATION)
• SECONDARY - SOME MEET WITH SCIENCE FAIR KIDS IN ADVISORY CLASSES, OTHERS HAVE AFTER-SCHOOL MEETINGS WITH A CLUB FORMAT, SOME HAVE HS KIDS COME MENTOR – WORK WITH KIDS ON PROPOSALS
ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
• EQUIPMENT CHECK-OUT
• MICROSCOPES
• PROBEWARE
• OTHER
• SIX DAYS OVER TWO WEEKS AT HS CAMPUS FOR BACTERIA WORK – PAY HS TEACHER – 4 HOURS ON SATURDAY AND 2 HOURS TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
SRC APPROVAL
• IN CCISD, ALL PROJECTS GO THROUGH SRC REVIEW (INCLUDING THOSE THAT DO NOT REQUIRED SRC REVIEW!)
• TAMMIE HYDE REVIEWS ALL IS PROJECTS (AND GETS A STIPEND)
• I REVIEW ALL HS PROJECTS
CAMPUS FAIRS
RESULTS TO DISTRICT
• RESULTS FROM CAMPUSES DUE TO COORDINATOR PRIOR BY DEC. 11 (THAT GIVES US A FEW DAYS TO ROUND UP LAST ONES IF HAVE TO!!!)
• RESULTS TURNED IN AS EXCEL FILE (THOSE WITH SMALLER FAIRS) OR AS FILEMAKER PRO FILE
• WE IMPORT DATA INTO FILEMAKER PRO DATABASES FOR EACH DIVISION
FILEMAKER PRO FORMS – CHECK-IN SHEET
RIBBON LABELS
FileMaker Pro – Database Program
JUDGES
• ALSO IN FILEMAKER PRO DATABASE
• BEGIN IN OCTOBER RECRUITING JUDGES
• EMAIL TO ALL PREVIOUS JUDGES
• ONLINE REGISTRATION THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AS EXCEL FILE
• HAVE TO HAND-LOAD INTO FILEMAKER PRO (SO CAN KEEP HISTORY OF JUDGE)
• DIRECTOR AND CO-DIRECTORS OF JUDGES – DO ALMOST ALL THE WORK THE DAY OF THE FAIR (UNTIL RESULTS ARE IN)
AWARDS CEREMONY
• NO WINNERS ANNOUNCED UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT AT AWARDS CEREMONY (AND PROJECT PICK-UP)
• ELEMENTARY AWARDS, THEN HS (9TH AND SENIOR DIVISION) THEN 12- YEAR AND “LUCKY 13” TROPHIES, THEN GRAND AWARDS, THEN IS AWARDS (6TH AND JR.)
