Don't
miss signing up for the 10th annual West Geauga Kiwanis Science
Fair, This year is expected to be a very special; 2 day event
with new challenges for all students competing in all branches of
science, math, and scientific technology.
Participants in this year's competition will be
students from West Geauga Middle and High School, St. Anselm School,
Notre Dame Cathedral Latin, and all home schooled students in the West
Geauga area.
The first day of competition will be Saturday,
February 6, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It will consist of
bridge building (kit), air propelled cars (new kit this year), math
test, robotics competition, aeronautics classes and competition
(aircraft model, included) architectural challenge, a trebuchet
challenge, and of course our "junk box wars."
The second day, will be Sunday, February 7, from
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m Junior and Senior research projects will
be judged and on display for all to see and ask questions of our future
scientists. There will be a guest speaker in the realm of
scientific achievements.
Registration for this event will start Tuesday,
October 13 and end December 20. Positively no registrations will
be accepted after the December 20, deadline.
Representatives will be in each school to accept
registration forms and to answer questions.
Parents are asked to encourage students to become
involve in this great educational opportunity to add to their school
resume,
For further information call Tom Metzger at
440-338-5167
2010
Science Fair Rules and Regulations
word last updated 10-19-09
2010 Science
Fair Entry Form
word last updated 10-15-09
2010 Science
Fair Entry Form
adobe last updated 10-15-09
SCHEDULE
When
Saturday
& Sunday February 6-7, 2010
Where
West
Geauga Middle School Gymnasium
& Cafeteria
8611
Cedar Rd
Time
Saturday Doors
open at 8:00 AM
Junkbox
wars – starts at 8:30 AM
Mathematics
Challenge – starts at 10:00 AM
Architectural
Project – Judging starts 10:00 AM
Events
ends by 1:00 PM
Sunday Doors
open at 12:00 Noon
Individual
project setup – Noon to 1:00 PM
Judging and Public viewing – 1:00 to
3:30 PM
Awards
given as projects are Judged
Grand
Winners invited to Kiwanis Meeting
Exhibit
breakdown 3:30PM
Event
ends by 4:00
PM
Who
Students
from:
West Geauga Middle
School
West
Geauga High School
West
Geauga Home Schooled students
St
Anselm’s Grades 6-8
Notre
Dame-Cathedral Latin
Purpose The
purpose of the
Science and Technology 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.
Kit
Projects Wind
– driven car Kit
$10
Bridge Kit
$10
Trebuchet Kit
$ 7
Aircraft Kit
$ 7
Materials
and directions are included in
these kits and will be made available at the school’s office the week
of
December 14, before winter break.
Rules and
Regulations
1) KIT PROJECT
REGISTRATION
a) Must
be registered before
Dec 20, 2010.
b) Only one (1) student per kit.
c) No group assemblies will be accepted for judging.
d)
Kits will be available for pickup in your school office the week of Dec
14
2) INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
a) Students
must complete the entry form found at www.wgkiwanis.org.
b)
Parent, guardian
or teacher must sign each entry form.
c) One
student per entry, no group participation on projects.
d)
Entries must be submitted to your school’s
administrative office by the end
of the school day on 12/18/09, or mailed for receipt by 12/20/09.
e) Late
entry forms will NOT be accepted.
f)
Students must be present at their story boards to present their
projects to the Judges.
g) It is
highly
recommended that students remain with their projects for public viewing
and
questions until tear down at 3:30. You
have worked hard on these projects and the community will be interested
in
seeing them.
h) Tear
down can
begin at 3:30, show ends at 4 PM.
3)
ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT
a) Set-up
must be completed by 10:00 AM
b)
Students must be
present for judging.
4) AWARDS
a) Saturday
awards presented at the completion of each event.
b)
Sunday awards will be presented at the time of judging based on score
c) Grand
prize winners
will be selected from the top scorers by the judges.
At this level, all top scorers deserve to be
honored and will be invited for dinner at a Kiwanis meeting on Feb 16th,
where they can share their hard work for the benefit of all the club
members to
see, followed by the awarding of the top prizes.
5) CERTIFICATION
IT IS
REQUIRED THAT ALL
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS BY
REVIEWED
BY A PARENT, TEACHER
OR GUARDIAN PRIOR TO A STUDENT’S
BEGINNING
EXPERIMENTAL
RESEARCH !
6)
DIMENSIONS
a) Exhibits
may not exceed 30 inches from
front to back,
36
inches from side to side and 96 inches from the floor.
7)
CONSTRUCTION
a) The
exhibit must be
sturdy enough to stand on its own.
b) You
must
assume there will be ventilation drafts and that your exhibit
will be bumped
during display.
c) You
must indicate
on your entry form the need for electrical power or notify organizers
prior to
the day of the fair.
8)
DISQUALIFICATION
a)
Any exhibit may be disqualified
for violating any rule
9)
SAFETY FIRST !!!
a) The
best
guideline is – DO NOT DISPLAY ANYTHING THAT COULD INJURE A SMALL CHILD
b) Do
not display
anything that could be easily damaged or could harm anyone who touched
it.
c) Do
not display
food, chemicals, explosives, fire/flame, test tubes, Petri dishes,
glassware,
bacteria, live/dead insects or animals – please use pictures.
10)
CRITERIA FOR INDIVIDUAL
PROJECT JUDGING
A. KNOWLEDGE
ACHIEVED (considering student’s grade level)
1. Is
there evidence of an acquisition of knowledge (depth) through research,
or has the student merely
acquired a manipulative technique?
2. Has
there been a correct use of scientific terminology and an
understanding of these terms?
3. Does
the student show evidence of knowing/understanding what the
underlying principles are?
4. In
brief – has the student actually LEARNED something through the
project above and beyond his/her level of classroom work?
B. SCIENTIFIC
METHODOLOGY
1. Does
the student have a clear-cut idea of the purpose of the project,
or is it something thrown together?
2. Is
there evidence of thorough background research?
3. Is
the experiment well thought out? Has the
student experimented sufficiently to
have collected any data?
4. Has
the student analyzed his/her observations in a logical manner and
drawn valid conclusions?
5. Is
the student aware of possible errors in his/her methodology? Can the student recommend further research
related to their problem?
Middle School
Special Event Competitions
1. WIND PROPELLED CAR
Cost $10
(Grades 6 thru 9)
Students
will receive a kit to construct a car propelled by the wind from a
rubber band
propeller and/or a balloon. The car
travelling the farthest distance wins the competition.
(See Wind propelled car sheet)
2. BRIDGE
BUILDING
Cost
$10 (Grades 6 thru
9) –
Students
will receive a kit to construct a bridge spanning 20 inches. Each bridge will be supported on a test
fixture and will be loaded with increasing weight until the bridge
fails. The bridge supporting the most
weight is the
winner. (See Bridge
competition sheet)
3. ROBOTICS
COMPETITION
(Grades
6 thru 9) –
Students
will work in one of three teams to
participate in the First Lego League world wide robotics competition. Our school competition will be Nov 21st
at the West
Geauga Middle School.
Based upon that event, fellow students and
adult leaders will nominate up to ten to form an All-star team. They will compete at the regional competition
being held on Dec 12th at the Hathaway Brown
School. Winners from that competition will
advance
to the state championship in Dayton
on Feb 7th. All middle
school teams that are not participating at the state finals will
compete one
last time to showcase their success at the Kiwanis Fair being held on
Feb 6th
at the West
Geauga Middle School.
Middle
School
Special Event Competition:
Wind Propelled Car
PROJECT:
To
build a wind propelled car that will travel the farthest
DESCRIPTION:
Design
and build a model vehicle
which will roll across a smooth level surface powered solely by a
balloon or
propeller utilizing the energy stored in a rubber band. There
are no restrictions on the size, weight
or configuration except as stated. The
Car Kit supplied contains all parts required to build a vehicle. Any parts of the kit may be modified to
improve performance, however, only the rubber band and/or the balloon
supplied
in the kit may be used to power it. Anyone
using powering components different from those contained in the kit
will be
disqualified.
OBJECTIVE:
Build a
vehicle that will roll the maximum distance from a starting line from a
dead
stop (no push starting). Some things to
consider are: acceleration, weight, friction on all moving
parts/spinning of
the drive wheels and coasting.
MATERIALS
SUPPLIED:
One Car Kit containing a base
plate, four wheels, axel, rubber band,
propeller
and mounting
assembly. Kits
will be
available the week of December 14th at your school’s office,
held
under your
name.
COMPETITION:
Each entrant will be granted two (2) runs. The
contestant with the greatest distance
traveled from a starting line will be defined as the winner.
Contestants will
be permitted to adjust or “tweak” their vehicles during the (2) runs to
compensate for slipping or other track conditions. To
keep runs within a reasonable time limit a
maximum of five minutes will be allowed for such adjustments. The judge’s decision is final.
ADVISOR:
Mr.
Romonto
440-729-7849
Middle
School
Special Event Competition:
Building A Bridge for Strength
DESCRIPTION:
Design
and construct a model bridge across a 20” span using only the supplied
sucker
sticks and wood gussets which will be held together using only the
supplied
Elmer’s Glue. Using materials other than
those included with the kit will result in disqualification. The clothes pins are for clamping only. The finished bridge must have a minimum
clearance width of 4” and an overhead minimum clearance of 5” to allow the passage of a
Lionel train. The total overall size of
the bridge shall not exceed 5” in
width, 7” in height and
24” in length. The deck of the bridge
must be supported by cross beams every 4 1/2” for the entire length of
the
bridge, however, the bridge deck must be omitted to allow load testing
of the
bridge.
SUGGESTIONS:
1.
Use the sucker sticks for members which will be in compression
2. Use the string for members that will be in tension
3. Use gussets at every member connection
4. Use spring clothes pins to clamp members together when gluing.
5.
Be sure your bridge stays within all size restrictions!
OBJECTIVE:
To
build the strongest bridge possible across the 20” span, satisfying the
required clearances
using only the supplied sucker
sticks and gussets.
The
structural design of the bridge will require
a thorough understanding
of
stresses, including compression, tension, torsion and shear.
MATERIALS:
Supplies
- a kit containing the following:
66
sucker sticks
8 skew sticks
8 - 1/2” x 1/2” wood gussets, 20 - 1” x
1” wood gussets
60” of string
l – 2 fluid ounce container of Elmer’s Glue
6 - Spring clothes pins
Building A Bridge for Strength
KIT
PICKUP:
Kits
will be available the week of December 14th at your school’s
office,
held under your name.
COMPETITION:
Each
bridge will be placed on a calibrated testing machine with a span of 20
inches. Each
bridge will be
tested using a 4” wide
x 12” long x ¼” thick wood plank representing the deck of the
bridge. Weight
will be added until the
bridge fails. Deflection may not exceed
24% or 1 ½” or the
bridge will be considered to have
failed even though no structural
members have
broken. Failure,
however, of any member
of the bridge will be considered by the judges as failure of the
structure. The
bridge supporting the
maximum load at the
point of failure will be considered the winner. The
judge’s decision is final.
ADVISOR:
Frank
Slapnicker
440-729-4526
High School Special
Event Competitions
1. AERONAUTICS
Kit cost $7 (Grades
9 thru 12)
The
objective of this aviation competition will be
to build a model airplane and apply basic aeronautic principles to
determine
the aircraft’s flight capabilities versus demonstrated historical
success. Must register by November 1st
. (See aeronautics competition
section).
2. ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT
(Grades
9 thru 12) –
Judging will
begin at 10:00 AM. This project will require an
individual to design two dorm rooms. One
room design for two students, and the other for four students. (See architectural competition section).
3. MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
(Grades
9 thru 12) –
This
problem will require individual effort. On
the day of the Science Fair you will be
given a set of math problems with one hour for solution. Bring
your own calculator.
4. TREBUCHET LAUNCH (Grades
9
thru 12) –
Entrants
will build a trebuchet from a kit and compete in launches of different
size and
weight projectiles at two different targets. Requires
entrant’s knowledge and experience
with his device to
appropriately adjust counterbalances to accurately place the projectile
on
target. (See Trebuchet competition
sheet).
5. JUNKYARD WARS
(Grades
11 thru 12)
This
problem is to be solved by a 2 or 3 member team the day of the Science
Fair. Each team will be given a box of
identical
miscellaneous items from which they will design and build, within 2
hours, a mechanism to perform a given task. You will compete with other teams to
achieve
a given objective.
6. ROBOTICS COMPETITION
(Grades
9 thru 12)
Teams
will prepare for the annual Case Lego Robotics competition in mid
February. They will exhibit their
work
in progress at the Science Fair on Feb 6th prior to the
competition
against other NE
Ohio high schools
on the CWRU
campus.
High
School Special
Event Competition:
Aeronautics Competition
OBJECTIVE:
To build
a model airplane and apply basic
aeronautics principles to determine the aircraft’s ability to achieve
its
objective according to history.
COURSE:
This
challenge consists of three one hour
classes which will meet the first 3 Saturdays in November at 9 AM in
the West Geauga County
library (next to the West
Geauga High School).
Classes will be on November 7, 14 and 21st. There may be a makeup class on the 28th
if necessary. Parents are welcome to
attend.
Class
1: Principles of Flight
A. Receive model
kit
B. Aircraft
vocabulary
C. Four forces of flight
D. Instruments
(basic)
Class
2: Weather and Navigation
A. Causes and
types
B. Hazards
C. Clouds
D. Charts
Class
3: Federal Aviation Regulation
A. Air space
B. Military air
space
C. Special air
space
1. Reactors
2. Dams
3. White House, etc
D. Physical
conditions which attribute to
judgment while flying
All
students entering this competition will have the opportunity to fly in
a real
private aircraft with a certified instructor with their parent’s
permission.
LIMIT: Must
register before Nov 1st, limited
to the first 12 students to sign up
AERONAUTICS
CHAIRMAN: Mr.
Metzger
440-338-5167
High
School Special
Event Competition:
Architectural Competition
PROJECT:
Design
two ideal
freshman dorm rooms. One
for two students and the other for four
students. The rooms will have usable space of 12 ft by 18 ft and 20 ft by 18 ft
respectfully. Presentation materials may
include drawings,
sketches, CAD drawings, models or any media suitable to convey the
solution.
CRITERIA
FOR JUDGING:
1 –
Presentation to
Architectural review board
2
– Neatness
3
– Clarity
4
– Understanding of Architectural
processes
5
– Individualism & creativity
CONTACT:
Mr.
Martin
440-729-4018
High
School Special
Event Competition:
Build
a Working Model of a Trebuchet
WHO:
GRADES 9,10,11 and I2
KIT
COST:
$7.00
DEFINITION:
A
trebuchet is a mechanical machine of war used in the middle ages for
hurling
stones or other
objects at the enemy. Though
similar to a catapult in purpose, the
trebuchet was much more
technically and physically
designed to produce
the
maximum range with the lightest frame
possible.
OBJECTIVE:
To
design and build a trebuchet that will place its projectile closest
to two different targets spaced
differently in direction and distance
from the launch point.
COMPETITION:
Distance
to the target from where the projectile lands will be measured in
inches. The smallest number of inches will
win the competition.
Two rounds will be fired at targets 15 feet and 25 feet using
projectiles
supplied at the time of competition. Projectiles
will be of various sizes and weights. One practice volley will be
allowed before
each of the two competition volleys.
MATERIALS:
A
box of parts will be supplied: wood, dowels, string, screws, bolts ,
etc., but
you may use things from home. No rubber
bands. Kits will be available the
week
of December 14th at your school’s office, held under your
name.
RESTRICTIONS:
Dimensions
- maximum of 24” high, 21”long, and 10” wide.
Counterweight
not to exceed 24 0unces.
ADVISOR:
Mr.
Gyongyois
440-688-4036
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