If You Choose to Participate, Experimentsarerequiredforintermediatestudents

ScienceFairInformation

ScienceFairRules

• Onlyonestudentperentry,youcan’tworkinateamoftwountilyougettomiddleschool.
• Adultscanhelp,infactwewantthemtogetinvolved.Theycanhelpgathermaterialsandsuperviseyourexperiment,butrememberthisisYOURsciencefairexperiment.Theyjustcan’tbewithyouduringthejudging.(Soparents,nopeeking!)

If you choose to participate, experimentsarerequiredforIntermediateStudents

(3-5)andwillbejudged.YouwillbejudgedontheuseoftheScientificMethod.PrimaryStudents (K-2)maychoosecollectionsandmodelsbutwillnotbejudged.DPSDistrictScienceFairdoesnotallowanyReport/CollectionorModelStyleProjects.

• You cannot bring the materials of your experiment for the display or perform the experiment live. You will only be judged on your presentation and board. You can however, mount things on your board in a type of 3D display, but remember that your board has to be able to stand by itself, so don’t get carried away. If you do mount things on the board, try not to mount something expensive that you bought and make sure you have things mounted securely so they don't fall off. YOU MAY NOT MOUNT ANY FOOD OR ORGANIC MATERIALS!
• Anyprojectsthatinvolvedrugs,firearms,orexplosivesarenotpermitted.
• Any projects that break district policy, and/or local, state or federal laws are not permitted.
• Displaysmustbeondisplayboards.The guidelines for the display board are included in the 2016-2017 science fair information packet and are available on the Steck website at .
• Limityourpresentationto12minutesatthemost,5-­‐7minutesonspeakingandtherestforthejudgestoaskquestions.
• Norecordingortransmittingdevicesarepermitted:notaperecordersorsecretwalkietalkies,cellphonesorotherJamesBondtoys.
• Respectalladultsinvolvedinthefair...especiallythejudges!
• Alldecisionsofthejudgesandsciencefaircommitteearefinal.
• All Science Fair winners are eligible for entry in the district wide science fair. If you do win, you are responsible for maintaining your presentation board and getting yourself and the board to the district competition. The DPS Science Fair will be held Saturday, January17, 2017 in the Gates Field House at the University of Denver!