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STEM Exhibition Symposium
The Symposium is part of
the annual Chicago Public Schools Exhibition
Student STEM Research. The Symposium is an
opportunity for the exchange of ideas between a
high school 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 their ability to express
themselves 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
Papers only go through the
approval process first. Any high school student
who desires to participate in the Symposium must
fill out the 2024 Regional STEM Symposium Paper
The registration form is here
selecting Symposium (NOTE: only
projects selected by their school are allowed
to enter the City Exhibition). Within
the form, you will submit your research paper no
later than January 19, 2024, for
evaluation and selection. Please do not send
paper copies or email. Late papers will not
be accepted.
FOR
RESEARCH PAPER: Upload Abstract, Safety
Sheet, Endorsement(s) - if applicable, Title
Page, Table of Contents, Acknowledgements,
Purpose and Hypothesis/Real World Problem,
Background Research, Materials and Methods of
Procedure, Results, Conclusions, Reference List.
The page limit of 30 pages (plus endorsement
pages) also applies to Symposium papers.
Students whose papers are selected will be
notified and given a complete set of
instructions for participation in the Citywide
Symposium. Judge feedback will be sent to all
students. Examine the Symposium Paper/IJAS State
Checklist linked in the Documents tab on the
left 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
wishes to participate in the Symposium needs
to submit their required documents and
their research paper as outlined above. 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
STEM Exhibition Handbook will not advance to
City. 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 Sessions
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 may 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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