2014-2015 Chester County Science Research Competition A Special Event Sponsored by the Chester County Intermediate Unit
Contents Welcome Contact Information Guidelines for Participation Dr. Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Fair Dr. Jonas Salk Fair Delaware Valley Science Fairs INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair Project Categories Dates to Remember Links
WELCOME Welcome to the 2014-2015 Chester County Science Research Competition (CCSRC) website. As we enter our 25th year, we are looking forward to providing the children of Chester County with an opportunity to independently research a scientific or mathematics topic of interest to them. We are a regional fair that gives our students the opportunity to advance to both the Delaware Valley Science Fairs and the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair. The CCSRC is open to all children in grades four through twelve who attend public, private, parochial, and home schools (must be resident) in Chester County.
Contact Information Consultant: Mary-Rita Bonner MaryRita.Bonner@gmail.com 484-390-1121 Advisor: Roger Mecouch Rmecouch@devonprep.com rmecouch@yahoo.com 610-517-3336 CCIU Coordinator: Jennifer Shealy JenniferSh@cciu.org 484-237-5053 Ashley Boyd ( January March) AshleyB@cciu.org 484-237-5053
Guidelines for Participation Ø Each school must appoint an CCSRC School Coordinator who will be responsible for: Register your school for the CCSRC by Nov. 3 Provide leadership, share resources, and guide students and adults participating in science fair Responsible for proper completion, approval, and submission of the ISEF paperwork and CCSRC registrations (electronic and hard copy) Establish an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in your school to review ALL human subject projects and any other potentially risky projects Submit ISEF forms to Science Review Committee (SRC) as required for specific experiments Ø Each participating school may send five projects from each grade in their school to the CCSRC.
CCSRC Dr. Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Fair Grades 6-12 March 2, 2015 (Snow date: March 4) Setup 8:00 8:45 a.m. Special Program 9:00 10:00 a.m. Judging 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dismissal 12:30 p.m. Open House 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Removal of projects 7:00 p.m. Technical College High School-Pickering Campus
CCSRC Dr. Jonas Salk Fair Grades 4-5 March 3, 2015 Salk Fair Setup 9:00 10:00 a.m. Judging 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dismissal 12:30 p.m. Open House 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Removal of projects 7:00 p.m. Technical College High School-Pickering Campus
Delaware Valley Science Fairs Delaware Valley Science Fairs Set Up March 31, 2015 Judging April 1, 2015 Awards April 2, 2015 Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, PA
INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair Pittsburgh, PA May 10-15, 2015
Project Categories for 2015 Ø Behavioral and Social Science Ø Biochemistry Ø Botany Ø Chemistry Ø Computer Science Ø Consumer Science (Grades 4-8 only) Ø Earth and Space Ø Engineering Ø Environmental Science Ø Mathematics Ø Medicine and Health Ø Microbiology Ø Physics Ø Zoology Ø Team
Dates to Remember 2013-2014 Deadline for submitting Registration Forms November 3, 2014 Deadline for submitting projects needing SRC approval November 15, 2014 Deadline for submitting entries to the 2015 Chester County Science Research Competition February 6, 2015 Chester County Science Research Competition Technical College High School - Pickering Campus March 2, 2015 Grades 6 12 Snow Date: March 3 March 3, 2015 - Grades 4-5 Snow Date: March 4
Chester County Intermediate Unit http://www.cciu.org/sciencefair Links Delaware Valley Science Fairs http://www.drexel.edu/dvsf/ INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair https://www.societyforscience.org/intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair