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In order to foster excellence in the scientific exploration of God’s creation, New Hope Tutorials (NHT) is sponsoring its second annual science and engineering fair for the NHT and home school community, teaching the students proper science methods and presentation techniques. In 2007, five middle school students and one high school students went on to the regional and state fairs. These students achieved two third place and two fourth place finishes.
The Science/Engineering Fair is open to home schooled middle- and high-school students (nominally the 6-12th grades). The students will chose a science or engineering topic of their own, plan and conduct an experiment, analyze the data, and present the results through a written report and a stand-alone display. Students will answer questions during the Fair.
Meetings are held on Thursdays, additional dates may be added as needed.
- 4 October 2007 - Overview Meeting (1 hr) (Required): Introduce the students to the structure and rules of a science fair. Discuss what would be expected for the final product. Discuss what does/ does not make a good science fair project. Discuss ideas and field questions. See the Powerpoint Introduction.
- 8 November 2007 – Proposal review (1 hr) (Optional): Discuss with students the structure of their experiments and other questions related to their projects. Discuss how to qualify for the regional / state fairs
Notebook Proposal
- (NOT A MEETING) 6 December 2007 – Proposals due. (Required): Students submit a project proposal detailing their hypothesis, their experimental set-up; their data acquisition techniques; and their proposed analysis method.
- 24 January 2008 - Intermediate Check-up (1-2 hr, depending on number of students) (Recommended): Based on proposal feedback, students should be prepared to describe their experiments and progress. Discussion of proposals, and project issues.
- 21 February 2008 - Results analysis and Presentation Preparation (1 hr) (Optional): Tutorial on how to analyze and present results; how to prepare for the science fair display; and answer any questions left.
- 20 March 2008 - Science Fair (2 hrs) (Required): Students set-up and staff their display. Judges examine students. Awards will be given according to categories.
- Early April – Massachusetts Region IV High School Science Fair (For those who qualify)
- Early May 2008 – Massachusetts State High School Science Fair (For those who qualify)
- Early June 2008 – Massachusetts State Middle School Science Fair (Optional)
- Fee for participation: $15 per family to cover facility expenses
- Cost of project resources, experiment resources, and display materials (borne by the student)
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