All projects need to be registered
with your science teacher
by Friday, January 24,
2025 .
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STEM
fair on-line Registration
The
STEM – Science
/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics
- FAIR
SPONSORED BY THE WEST GEAUGA
KIWANIS
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the STEM FAIR is to
provide a venue for students
to
engage
in a competition which will help
them focus on the
scientific
process
and reward them for their efforts.
WHEN:
, Saturday,
February 1, 2025 at
8:00 am
WHERE: West
Geauga
Middle
School
2023 Stem Fair
Schedule of Events
08:00
– 11:00
Math
Competition
Library
Math
Competition begins at 8:00 YOU
WILL NEED TO REGISTER ON-LINE
TO PARTICIPATE.
08:00
Doors
open at for
Individual Project
Setup
Gym
08:30
–
Judging of Individual
Project
Gym
08:30
Judging of Individual Project
Gym
09:00
How
Do I Fare Briefing
Room 34
08:30
Junk
Box War
Briefing
Cafeteria
09:00
Junk Box War
Design/Construction
Cafeteria
11:00
Junk
Box War Construction Ends/
Testing
Cafeteria
Award
Ceremony after completion of Junk
Box Wars in Cafeteria
The
West Geauga Kiwanis Club is now
underway in preparing for the
2025 STEM Fair on February
1. STEM Fair is an acronym
for
science/technology/engineering
& math. Students from
West Geauga High School, Middle
School, Home Schooled in the WG
School District, Key Club
Members, and invited students,
who will be conducting
individual research projects of
their own choice as well as
problem solving competitions.
Students will also be competing
with individual technical
research projects of their own
interest. In addition,
students may choose to compete
in math, and the popular
Junk Box War. Kiwanis
members will be visiting the
schools to answer questions of
students who wish to
participate. As you may
recall, West Geauga was one of
only three high schools in the
country to receive Intel's
prestigious Technology Award.
If
you are interested in the
success of our high school in
technology, be sure to
attend the STEM
Fair on Saturday, February
1 2025 at 8:00 AM to find out
more.
For further information call / email
Rich Levine, Chairman
440-729-6554
ralbjp@gmail.com
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Rules
and Regulations
JUNK BOX
WAR INSTRUCTIONS
W.G. Kiwanis
2025 STEM FAIR
Assemble in
Cafeteria for briefing at 9:15 and
combined start at 9:30
Saturday
February 1, 2025 – 9:30
at the Middle School Cafeteria
The JUNK
BOX WAR is open to students in grade
9-12
Two or three students
only make up a team, (not less than
two and no more than three students)
The competition will
begin at 09:30 sharp. If you are
late, you will lose valuable time, your
Team Leader must register your team
on-line by January 24th, 2025.
Each Team will be
given a Table Number where you will
find a box of "junk".
All of the teams will
have identical "junk" in their boxes
You will have two
hours to build a mechanism to carry
out a specific function.
After two hours all
construction must end and the team
competition phase will begin.
Each member of the
First, Second, and Third Place Winning
Team will be awarded a metal, a
certificate and monetary award
An award will also be
given out to the most unique designed
mechanism.
Form your
Team and register now!
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Individual
Projects
RULES, REGULATIONS
AND PROCEDURES
INDIVIDUAL
PROJECTS: Students must register their
entry forms with a
description
of their project by January 24th, 2025
All projects must be signed by their
Science Teacher, parent or
guardian (if home
schooled).
Only one student per entry please. Group
projects will be
considered for judging post discussion
with science teacher.
Student Project Exhibits must be setup
before 8:30 am,
Saturday February 1, 2025
and ready
for judging. Students must be
present during judging
The Kiwanis Club of West
Geauga will follow the
Ohio Academy of Science 2022-2023
OAS is using ProjectBoard this year for all
projects and
suggest
students use
it throughout
their entire
planning
process.
They recommend
that local
fairs use it
as well so
students can
easily
register and
participate in
the district
and state
fair.
Please contact
your teacher
for class id.
Science
Day Standards 2022-2023
PROJECT DISPLAY:
Table-top display dimensions
shall not exceed 36 inches (91 cm)
wide by 30 inches (76 cm) deep. The
top of the display shall not be more
than 85 inches (216 cm) above floor
level or 55 inches (140 cm) above a
30inch high table. Extensions of a
project beyond the state limits will
result in dismantling or severe
modification of the display, and may
disqualify the student’s
participation.
The
exhibit must be sturdy enough to stand
on its own. Assume drafts and
possible bumps during display.
SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS: Do not display
anything that could injure a small
child or
could harm anyone who might touch it.
Do not display food of any type – use
pictures.
DISQUALIFICATION:
The violation of any rule may mean
disqualification.
JUDGING:
Two judges will review and evaluate
your Research Project. The
judges
are professionals and teachers in the
field of Science,
Engineering,
and Technology.
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How Do
I Fare?
A.
6th,
7th and 8th
grade students only who are not
doing an individual project does
not need to be in Two
students team up ( the
same grade) and use both their
heads to solve the challenge
puzzles
You must be present at the 09:00
am briefing. The Competition
will begin at 09:30 sharp.
If you are late you will score 0
for those puzzles missed.
Both students must register
on-line by Friday Jan 14th, 2022
There
will be 12 puzzles arranges in 3
rooms. You will have 4
minutes to read the problem
description and work to solve
it. The correct answer
scores 2 points. A bonus
question will earn you and
additional point, An alarm
will sound at 5 minutes and you
move to the next puzzle station,
This is
not a test. It will be a
fun, surprising and entertaining
show of science where you use
probel solving skills, ingenuity,
logic, life experience and two
heads to solve puzzles (which is
what science is all about.
