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STEM
Exhibition Symposium
The
Symposium
is part of the annual Chicago Public Schools
Student STEM Exhibition at the Museum of Science
and Industry. The Symposium is an opportunity
for the exchange of ideas between a student
presenter and a panel of university and
industrial scientists in a particular area of
science or mathematics. Emphasis is placed on a
student’s inherent scientific interest and
his/her ability to express himself/herself
completely and correctly in oral and written
form. Symposium entrants are required to conduct
original research as a basis for the Symposium
paper. However, this research need not be
exhibited at the Citywide STEM Exhibition. The
research paper requirements for exhibits and the
Symposium are identical. Research involving
humans, non-human vertebrates, human and
vertebrate animal tissue, microorganisms, and
recombinant DNA may require appropriate
endorsement.
Entry Procedure
Any
high
school student who desires to participate in the
Symposium must
submit four (4) paper copies of
the Official Symposium Entry Form,
Abstract, Safety Sheet, Endorsement(s) (if
required), Image Consent Form and research
paper to the Symposium
Chairperson, Jennifer Patush at Curie High
School GSR#37, by January
10, 2020 for evaluation and
selection.
In addition, it is required that all
participants e-mail a copy of the research
paper with abstract, safety sheet and all
applicable endorsements as one PDF file via email to
cpssciencefair@gmail.com Attention –
Jennifer Patush.
Students whose papers are selected will be
notified and given a complete set of
instructions for participation in the
Citywide Symposium. Other papers will be
returned to the high school STEM Exhibition
coordinator. Examine the Symposium Paper/IJAS
State Checklist in the 2020 Handbook for
helpful information in completing the Symposium
paper.
Symposium Papers
The Symposium paper is the same as
the Research Summary and Abstract described in
previous sections of the handbook. A high school
student who plans to enter a project in the
Citywide STEM Exhibition and also wishes to
participate in the Symposium needs to submit four copies of the entire paper
& entry form. These four copies are
in addition to the copies needed for the
exhibit. The page limit of 30 pages also
applies. Extra pages will be removed and
returned to the student. Each copy
to be entered in the Symposium must be
accompanied by the 2020 Student STEM Exhibition
Official Entry Form for Symposium and Essay
Competition, an IJAS Safety Sheet, and the
appropriate endorsement(s) if applicable. The
student is required to do original research.
Symposium papers are due to Jennifer Patush at
Curie High School GSR#37, by January
10th, 2020. In addition, it is required
that all participants e-mail a copy of the
research paper with abstract, safety sheet and
all applicable endorsements as one PDF file via
email to cpssciencefair@gmail.com
Attention – Jennifer Patush. There will be
no extension of the
deadline. Papers submitted after the deadline
will be stamped Deadline, dated, and returned to
the author. Papers submitted by the due date
will be read and evaluated by the Screening
Committee. Any papers that
do not follow the guidelines in the 2020 STEM
Exhibition Handbook will be returned to the
student. Each school is allowed to
submit to the Symposium Committee no more than
30 research papers. The total of 30 papers
includes both Symposium papers and Essay papers.
Symposium Program
An orientation meeting for all
finalists will be held before the Symposium date
to familiarize the students with the Symposium
locations and available audiovisual equipment
which will include an LCD Projector and screen.
Participants will be given complete details as
to procedures and scheduling for their
presentation in the program.
Each finalist will be given 10 minutes to
present his/her paper, followed by a five-minute
question-and-answer period. All participating
students must remain for the entire morning or
afternoon session. The main task of the
participant is to present (in the time allotted)
a recapitulation of his/her Research Summary,
highlighting the Purpose, Hypothesis, Review of
Literature, Materials, Results, and
Conclusion(s).
Judges
will not accept revisions of student papers
after they have been received from the
Symposium Committee.
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