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The Standards-Based Science Fair

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The Standards-Based Science Fair

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    1. The Standards-Based Science Fair Peter Rillero, Ph.D. College of Teacher Education & Leadership Arizona State University rillero@asu.edu Website with resources: www.west.asu.edu/rillero Blog with this PPT: www.ed-tech-4-science.com

    3. My Science Fair Experiences Science Research Teacher and Coordinator, Lehman High School, Bronx, NY (1986-1990) Author of Super Science Fair Projects. (2000) Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, Ltd. Judge Organizer Parent

    4. My Science Fair Experiences 2 Volunteer Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2003, Cleveland Intel grant to evaluate Intel ISEF & Middle School Outreach Program 2004 in Portland and 2005 in Phoenix.

    5. Traditional Science Fairs Students do projects Varying amount of adult help Resources vary Students are judged Prizes awarded to the projects with the highest scores

    6. Benefits of Traditional Fairs Can promote inquiry Can help students understand the Nature of Science Involve parents Awards scholastic pursuits Allows students to investigate their unique interests Shows the creative nature of science The winners are happy and motivated

    7. Problems of Traditional Fairs Judging Takes a lot of judges Varying degrees of “toughness” Difficult to have students present to judges Students are compared to students A child does a great project but another does a little better. So first child does not get the award Too many volcanoes and solar system models There are only a few winners

    8. Most teachers have only a vague idea of what happens at their school’s science fair.

    9. Standards Based Science Fair Criteria Referenced To particular standards Not norm referenced, where students are compared to each other With differing amounts of adult help, is it really fair to compare students with students? Science for All can be more fully realized Rubrics explain criteria for teachers, parents, and students Linked to National and State standards Puts the focus on inquiry

    10. Standards Based Science Fair 1st time at Gavilan Peak Elementary School (K-8) May 2004 Required of all students (1,200) Teachers held mini Science Fairs in their classrooms Most teachers had students present their projects to the class. Won Arizona A+ Program Award

    12. The GPS Standards-Based Science Fair Teachers evaluated all of their class’ projects Teachers arrange to host and visit another class Kudos Cards Awards were based on student performance on the rubric in relation to the standards. It put the “fair” back into science fairs

    13. A Classroom Based Science Fair (March, 2010)

    14. Meeting the Standards Different Rubrics Kindergarten Grades 1-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8

    15. Grades 1-3 Rubric 1. Is the investigation guided by a question? 2. Are the procedures described in text, drawings, or photographs? 3. Is there evidence that an experiment was conducted? 4. Was appropriate equipment, such as rulers, scales, thermometers, stopwatches, or magnifying glasses, used to help collect data? 5. Are data presented? 6. Are the data described and/or summarized? 7. Is there an attempt to relate the results to the guiding question? 8. Is the project presented in a manner that makes the purpose, procedure, and results clear?

    16. Grades 4-6 Rubric Similar to Grades 1-3 rubric Additions Hypothesis Possible answer to guiding question Quantitative data Observations with a number: 5 cm, 10 amps Easy to read graph

    17. Spring 2010 Implementation Fourth Grade: Experiments done at home All other work done in school Math Lessons on Graphing Low cost boards

    19. Challenges Helping teachers, parents, and students understand the concept of an experiment Helping parents avoid the “lets find a good problem and procedure on the internet” approach Avoiding procrastination

    20. Other possibilities ZPD Inquiry Profiles Grade Levels Schools Districts What good ideas do you have for science fairs?

    21. Awards Are they needed? What type? Having enough awards Exceeds: 46.6% Meets: 39.8% Approaches: 11.6% Falls far below: 2.0%

    22. What makes a good hypothesis?

    23. What type of graph?

    24. Standards Based Science Fair Volcano Problem: Rubric makes it clear what students should do: Inquiry focus Judge Problem: No external judges used Unfair Problem: No worry about inconsistencies of judges It doesn’t matter if some parents give a lot of help to their children Science for a select few perception becomes: Science for all! Teachers vague idea: teacher participants Students describe their work to the teacher, class, and students from other classes

    25. The Standards-Based Science Fair Peter Rillero, Ph.D. College of Teacher Education & Leadership Arizona State University rillero@asu.edu Website with resources: www.west.asu.edu/rillero Blog with this PPT: www.ed-tech-4-science.com

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