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[Student
Area|Teacher
Area|Judge
Area]
[Table of Contents]
[Schedule for Symp. Judges]
[Scoring for Symp. Judges]
[Criteria for Symposium Judging]
STEM Exhibition Symposium
will not be held for 2020-2021 school
year.
Since all exhibitions will be virtual,
you may enter your paper in your
Regional/Network Exhibition.
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Schedule
for Symposium Judges
Please arrive at
Illinois Tech by 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March
19, 2020. Specific
instructions on the location are included in
the letter of introduction mailed with this
handbook. Signs will direct you to the
auditorium where you will receive your name
tag, assigned project numbers, and judging
packet from your room coordinator. Be sure
to bring the papers that you received and
were to have read before the Symposium date.
You will need them during the presentations.
After each
presentation, turn in the results to your
moderator. It will help the coordinator if the
results can be reviewed and accumulated as
they become available.
If you find that
you cannot be present on the morning of
Thursday, March 19, 2020, please send the papers with an
alternate judge. If this is not possible,
please inform us by telephoning 773-753-1397, the direct line to
the STEM
Exhibition Judging headquarters. This number
will be available beginning Tuesday, March 15, 2020.
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| 8:00 a.m. -
8:25 a.m. |
Judges report
to the auditorium.
Coffee and rolls will be available. |
| 8:30 a.m. -
8:55 a.m. |
Registration
Orientation by Coordinator
Judging Instructions |
| 9:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. |
Morning
Symposia Sessions
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| 11:45 a.m.
-12:45 p.m. |
Luncheon |
| 12:45 p.m. -
12:55 p.m. |
Afternoon
Judges report to the
auditorium |
| 1:00
p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Afternoon
Symposia Sessions
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Scoring
for Symposium Judges
The
responsibility of judging is one of the most
important functions of the STEM Exhibition. Please keep in mind
that only a small percentage of the students
actually go into scientific research. However,
many of them will have a great deal to say
about the future of science. Certainly a
successful and valuable experience with
science at this level could reap considerable
rewards.
The purpose of
the Chicago Public Schools Student STEM Exhibition is to encourage
students to excel in science. The Symposium
provides the students with an opportunity to
present the results of their research to a
panel of judges. This section of the STEM
Exhibition stresses the importance of written
and formally spoken words as a means of
communication. The Symposium also provides
encouragement and recognition for those
students who may become scientists in the
future.
The high point
for most students who participate in the
Symposium is the opportunity to discuss their
papers with interested adults who are
distinguished critics. Feel free to discuss
any aspect of the students' work. They deeply
appreciate your constructive comments.
Each project
should be evaluated on the basis of areas of
competence which are listed in the "Criteria for Symposium Judging".
A grading rubric and score sheet will be
provided with specific directions for their
use. The maximum score possible is 99 points.
The "0" space will be reserved for no-show
projects. If you have a no-show, please
blacken in all the zeros.
Approximately 10
to 15 of the students presenting outstanding
papers will represent the Chicago Public
Schools at the state competition. Please keep
this in mind as you make your decisions.
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Criteria
for Symposium Judges
The grading
rubric will describe each of the following
areas of competence.*
Scientific
Method:
A Evidence of knowledge
gained
B Evidence of
scientific approach
C Evidence of
experimental approach: variable
D Evidence of
experimental approach: control group
E Validity of data
F Validity of
conclusion
G Originality
Oral Report:
J Presentation quality
K Dynamics
Written
Report:
L Abstract
M Safety Sheet
N Title/Table of
Contents
O Purpose and
Hypothesis
P Review of Literature
Q Materials
R Procedure
S Results
T Conclusions
U Reference List
V Conventions
*The areas of
competence are also described here.
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