The West Geauga Kiwanis Club is now
underway in preparing for the 2012 STEM Fair on February 4th.
STEM Fair is an acronym for science/technology/engineering &
math. Students from St. Anselm,
West Geauga Middle School, and Home Schooled in the WG School District
will be conducting individual research projects of their own choice as
well as the traditional mousetrap car and a structural problem
competition.
The West Geauga High School
& Home
Schooled in the WG School District
students will also be competing with individual technical research
projects of
their own interest. In addition, students may choose to compete
in math, architecture, robotics, structure design and the popular Junk
Box War. Kiwanis members will be visiting the schools to register
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 4, 2012 at 9:00 AM and find out why.
For further information call
Rich Levine, Chairman
440-729-6554
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The STEM –
Science
/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics - FAIR
SPONSORED BY THE WEST GEAUGA KIWANIS
RULES, REGULATIONS
AND PROCEDURES
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,
February4, 2012
at 8:00 am
WHERE:
West
Geauga Middle School Gymnasium
SCHEDULE:
Doors open
at 8:00 am for
Individual Project Setup
Math Competition begins at 8:00 (Math
competition is a 30 minute timed test. You can show up to
take
the test anytime between 8 and 11:30 as your schedule permits".)
Junk
Box War begins at 8:30 am
Judging
of Individual
Projects begins at 9:00 am
Bridge and Helicopter
competition begins at 10:00 am
Judging of Individual
Projects should end by approximately 11:30
am
Awards
will be presented post judging
WHO:
Students from:
West
Geauga High School
West
Geauga Middle School
Home
Schooled in the WG School District
St. Anselm’s Grades 6 – 8
INDIVIDUAL
PROJECTS: Students
must register their entry forms with a
description of their
project by Friday,
December 2, 2011.
All projects must be
signed by their Science Teacher, parent or
guardian.
Only one student per
entry please. No group projects will be
accepted for
judging.
Student Project Exhibits
must be setup before 9:00 am,
Saturday
and ready for judging.
Students must be present during
judging.
PROJECT
DISPLAY: Exhibits may
not exceed 24” deep, 36” wide, and 96”
from the floor.
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.
CRITERIA
FOR JUDGING: The
following is a brief description of the criteria
that will be used in
evaluating and scoring your Research Project
AWARDS:
First, Second and Third Place Winners will receive Cash Awards and
a
Certificate.
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Rules and
Regulations
JUNK BOX WAR INSTRUCTIONS
W.G. Kiwanis 2011
STEM FAIR
Saturday, FEBRUARY 4, 2012 – 8:30 at the Middle School
Cafeteria
The
JUNK BOX WAR is for Junior and Senior High School Students only
Two
or three students only make up a team, (not less than two and no more
than three students)
The
competition will begin at 08:30 sharp. If you are late, you will
lose valuable time, Your Team Leader must register your team
before you begin.
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 certificate and monetary award
An
award will also be given out to the most unique designed mechanism
We
recommend that each team should bring along a calculator.
Form
your Team and register now!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION –
Grades 6,7,8
STEM – SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY /
ENGINEERING / MATH – FAIR
SPONSORED BY THE KIWANIS CLUB OF WEST
GEAUGA
Saturday, February 4, 2012:
Competition begins at 9:00
at the West Geauga Middle
School Gymnasium
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
Select a Scientific Research
Project of your own choice,
such as in the field of Biology, Earth Science, Engineering,
Environment,
Aerospace, Physics, Chemistry & etc. As an example you might want
to find
out what is the best adhesive or glue for use with various materials
such as glass,
metal, rubber, plastic, masonry and etc. Research and run the necessary
tests
to come to a conclusive outcome. Prepare a display illustrating the
procedure
followed in determining your conclusions. You must submit an entry form
to your
science teacher, briefly describing your project with the
approval
of your teacher, parent or guardian,
before December 2,
2011.
Samples of potential projects may be found on the Internet or at the
Library.
There is no charge for this entry.
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
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Building A Rubber Band Helicopter
BUILD A
RUBBER BAND HELICOPTER TO
REMAIN IN THE
AIR THE
LONGEST
This project
involves the design and construction of a Helicopter powered by the use
of only
a
rubber
band. There are no restrictions on the size or weight of the
Helicopter, but
must be
constructed
only from wood, paper, card board, or flexible plastic. The various
components
may be held
together with tape, thread, string, wire or glue. Commercially
available
propellers
or ridged plastic will not be allowed. All of the items included in the
kit may
or
may not be
used, with the exception of the rubber band, which must be used as the
sole
source
of power! THE
COMPETITION FOR THE HELICOPTERS WILL BE IN THE Wrestling Room.
Examples of
Rubber Band powered Helicopters are included to help you in the design
of your
craft. A
number of various designs of Helicopters are available on the internet
under
“Rubber
Band
Helicopters.”
Both
the
Bridge and Helicopter Kits contain the required parts and instructions
to
complete the project. Only those items included in the Bridge kit may
be used
in the construction of the
Bridge! You have a choice of competing in only
one of the competitions.
The deadline to register is December 2, 2011. Applications will not be
accepted after this deadline!
All students must register their intent by December 2, 2011,
(NO
EXCEPTIONS). The reason for the deadline is to allow time for us to
prepare and
deliver the kits before the Christmas vacation.
This will allow time for you to complete the
kit.
Check the box of your choice:
The price of each kit is
indicated.
Individual Research Project
No charge
Bridge Kit
$8.00
Helicopter
$3.00
To register, simply return the
lower half of this sheet in
an envelope with cash or check to your Science Teacher by December 2, 2011.
Please
label the envelope: Attn. Mr. Ed Kudasick, Fair “Co-Chairman”.
Kits
will be
available on Dec.16, 2011 for those who have registered.
Name
(print)___________________________________
Amount enclosed $ ____________
Grade__________
School___________________________ Phone No.____________________
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