Challenger Science Fair 2010
Register to participate.
All Challenger Scientists wishing to display a project at the fair must register in advance through this online form. We strongly encourage early registration in order to reserve your space and your project board. Final registration deadline is April 28.
Please see the Science Fair Rules and Guidelines before starting your project!
Rules and Guidelines
Projects should be student driven.
Project ideas should come from the students, and the project should be driven by them. Parents should use their best judgment in deciding when to get involved, such as when there is a potential safety issue. For especially young kids, parents may provide some guidance, but it is important that the kids be able to call the project their own.
Working with someone else.
You may work on your project independently, or you may optionally work with a partner who is also a student at Challenger Elementary, for example, a classmate or a sibling. You can also do a project involving your whole class!
Need help choosing a topic?
When it comes to choosing a topic, the sky is the limit! What have you wondered about? The best topics come from your own genuine curiosity about how something works, or why something is the way that it is. But if you have trouble thinking of something on your own, try looking on the internet, or our local library has plenty of books that are full of resources to help you choose a topic.
Click here for helpful links: Science Websites
Judging and awards.
Our science fair is non-competitive, as our goal is simply to encourage scientific exploration and discovery and promote a deep lifelong passion for science. Each participant will have an opportunity to briefly present their project to a judge, and they will each receive a ribbon for participation.
Submit your photos!
During the evening of the science fair, on the big screen we will be displaying a slide show of photos taken by you! So parents -- while your young scientist is busy conducting that wild experiment, sneak out your digital camera and capture some shots. Then upload them here by April 26, so we can include them in the slide show. Note: All submissions may not be included in the show.
Volunteers needed!
A big event like the science fair wouldn't be possible without the help of numerous volunteers. We have all kinds of different jobs to be done, so if think you can spare an hour or two on the day of the fair, we would love your help. Please contact Angie Dutcher at angiquah@gmail.com and sign up now!
Rules and Guidelines / Science Fair Schedule!
Science Fair General Rules, Experiment Guidelines, Project Display Guidelines, and Judging Criteria can be found by clicking here: Rules and Guidelines You will also find our Science Fair Schedule on this page.
Please be sure and review the rules and guidelines for your science fair project.
Be Safe and Have Fun!
Project Display drop-off schedule.
Your projects will be judged during school hours on Friday, April 30th, beginning at 8:45 am.
You will need to deliver your project displays to the gym side of the Multi-Purpose room before school begins with plenty of time to get to your classroom before the first bell at 8:25 am. The gym will open at 8:05 am for you to set up your displays on your classroom's table.
We will pull you out of your classrooms to bring you in the gym for project judging. This is coordinated with the teachers to ensure we are not interupting the classroom schedules.
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Creative Coloring Activity