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ESKOM CAPE TOWN EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

ESKOM CAPE TOWN EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS. JUDGING AT CAPE TOWN EXPO 2013. JUDGING. This is done in 2 parts: 1. Prejudging of content

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ESKOM CAPE TOWN EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

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  1. ESKOM CAPE TOWN EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS JUDGING AT CAPE TOWN EXPO 2013

  2. JUDGING • This is done in 2 parts: • 1. Prejudging of content Judges evaluate your creative thought and display which is made up of your file, journal, and poster, and they think of questions to ask you. Done in the morning. • 2. Interview Judges listen to you speak about your project and ask the questions. Done in the afternoon. • We plan for 3 judges + convener + chief judges see all projects and moderate all results + maybe other judges • CHIEF JUDGES DECISION IS FINAL!

  3. JUDGES ASSESSMENT Judges will evaluate your project like this: Scientific ability & creative thought - 50% Display: poster, file, journal and scientific report - 30% Interview: the way you explain your project and answer questions - 20% TOTAL : 100

  4. SCIENTIFIC ABILITY TO EVALUATE YOUR SCIENTIFIC ABILITY, THEY WILL LOOK OUT FOR: Good command of the scientific method Scope / range of investigation Aim Method Results Analysis Conclusions

  5. CREATIVITY, ORIGINALITY TO EVALUATE YOUR CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY, THEY WILL LOOK AT: The amount of research you did The originality of your approach – how you did it Your use of resources – books, internet, professionals Your depth of planning and execution of investigation

  6. PART B:WRITTEN COMMUNICATION(POSTER, REPORT, JOURNAL) • Display of project is bright and eye-catching • Poster summarises project and is neatly organised • Report file neatly and logically organised • Written language on poster and in report • Evidence of background research done • Aim of project reflected on poster and in report • Methods (and materials) usedor technologies used • Resultson poster and in report • Analysis / Discussion of results • Interpretation • Conclusions reachedare reflected on poster and in report • Other authentic material included in file or display • Sketches, diagrams, graphs and tables • References in report • Acknowledgments

  7. JOURNAL and REPORT • Journal: Record of ALL your work – no matter how rough it is! • Each page should have the date when you did it! • Report: Neat file – contents page, dividers, logical arrangement • AT THE FRONT OF YOUR REPORT: • DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY AND ABSTRACT • Aim or introduction (Why) • Method (How) • Results (What happened – tables & graphs) • Interpretations (Describing what happened in words) • Discussion of results – patterns and trends and why they may have happened • Conclusions (refer directly to aim / hypothesis) • Extras – errors and modifications (what went wrong and what could you have done to improve your project if you had time) • References and Acknowledgments ( which books and websites and people you referred to and who helped you) • Rough work in the appendix

  8. DISPLAY • Space at Expo: 1,4m x 0,5m table space • Poster board at back of table to mount poster • 3 sided poster is a good idea • There will be a table cloth on the table • Samples, models & file go on the table – not on the floor, that's for people to stand and walk. • REMEMBER THE ETHICS RULES!

  9. PART C:ORAL COMMUNICATION (INTERVIEW) • Capture of interest • Enthusiasm / effort • Voice / tone • Self-confidence and body language • Scientific language • Response to questions • Presentation of project • Limitations and gaps • Possible suggestions for expanding project • Authenticity

  10. INTERVIEW how to impress the judges! • Get the judges excited! • You are the expert on your project • Show how important your project is • Be calm and take your time to answer any questions • Speak naturally – NO REHEARSED SPEECH • Ask the judge to repeat if you don’t understand a question • If possible look at the judge when talking to him or her, if two people come, talk to both of them • If in a pair – share the talking

  11. INTERVIEW – continued • BEGIN WITH A BRILLIANT and CATCHY MESSAGE • About 60% of all judging is based on VISUAL aspects of a project and the people who did it. (neat appearance, body language, facial expressions) • About 30% is based on SPEAKING (correct pronunciation, not too slow or too fast, not too loud or too soft, no ums or ers, some humour) • About 10% is on CONTENT – see next slide

  12. INTERVIEW– content FIRSTLY … KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY AND SAY IT IN SHORT BURSTS OF INFO THEN… BE READY WITH THE DETAIL IF THE JUDGE ASKS Decide on the following: 1. What is the most important things you want the judges to know? (MAIN POINTS) 2. What information do you have to back it up? Where does this info come from? (SUPPORT) 3. Repeat the MAIN POINTS when necessary 4. Try to prepare answers to as many questions as possible before expo – then you can DIRECT THE QUESTIONING 5. Put personal experience in if you can – say what you found interesting or surprising 6. Repeat the main point in the conclusion to your interview

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