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Notes: Student researchers are required to stay at the fair all day. Students not being judged in the afternoon session will have the opportunity to leave the ballroom at 2pm to attend various science demonstrations by UNC faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students. The fair will NOT be open for public viewing (parents, etc.) until 5:30p.m. Please note that it is the responsibility of the school sponsor to take-down the project displays for any students who do not return for the evening awards ceremony. April 8-10, 2010: CSU - Ft. Collins Colorado Science and Engineering Fair May 9-14, 2010 (ISEF). San Jose, CA International Science and Engineering Fair Contact us with any questions! We look forward to seeing you at the Fair! Lori Ball - Director (970) 351-2976 Jerry Overmyer - Judging/Volunteer Coordinator (970) 351-1512 Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute (Campus box 123 ) University of Northern Colorado Greeley , CO 80639 (970) 351-1269 fax e-mail address: lori.ball@unco.edu , jerry.overmyer@unco.edu The website is updated as dates change and more information comes in. Please check in on a regular basis. Anatomy in Clay(R) Workshop on March 1, 2010:This workshop will provide practical guidance on teaching anatomy with 3D models so that students can learn and remember musculo-skeletal and other body systems by building in clay. Hands-on teaching human body systems enable kids to "get it" and personally relate what they learn to their own individual worlds. Using the Anatomy in Clay(R) kinesthetic learning system requires students to do a considerable amount of critical thinking and problem solving using deductive reasoning. Instructors receive immediate feedback by observing student progress. This helps teachers facilitate the assessment process. Their students learn by understanding the body patterns and relationships which they build. Rote memorization is minimized if not eliminated. Retention improves. Exam scores tend to be higher for students who learn anatomy by building body systems in clay. The above-referenced study states: "On exams after a cat dissection vs. a human-clay sculpting experience, the students in the human-clay sculpting treatment group scored significantly higher than their classmates in the cat dissection group on both the low- and high-difficulty questions". Please RSVP your interest in attending the workshop to lori.ball@unco.edu. Space is limited. Other Resources:Science Fair Project BooksThe Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects by Julianne B. Bochinski, John Wiley and Sons, $14.95 100 First-Prize Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects by Glen Vecchione, Sterling Publications, $13.95 Janice Van Cleave's Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects by Janice Pratt VanCleave, John Wiley and Sons, $14.95 Science Fair WebsitesScience Fair Central - supported by the Discovery Channel The Ultimate Science Fair Resource - has a list of ideas in the Idea Bank Science Buddies - Free Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, and Tools for Serious Students |
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