Attention Teachers: Training Opportunity
“Mentoring Students to Create High Quality Science Fair Projects”
To be held concurrently with the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair
Saturday, Mar 27, Bremerton High School
Presented by:
Ashley Steel, Statistician, USDA Forest Service
Susan Swan, Science Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
9:30 Introductions and workshop overview 9:45 Qualitative versus quantitative observations – Developing observational skills using live
seedlings
10:15 Inquiry boxes – Exploring a structured method for setting up a testable research question using
quantitative observations
10:45 Brainstorm a “simple” science project
11:00 What is a big science idea and how can students develop projects that help them better
understand these ideas?
12:00 LUNCH
12:45 Big ideas for designing a data collection project: Sample size, replication, randomization
1:30 Making inference - What are statistics and what should you expect of students at different
levels?
2:15 The Science Fair Poster: Communicating Research in the Introduction, Methods, Results, and
Discussion Sections
3:00 Linking Science Fair Projects to Math and Science Standards, to the Classroom, and to Existing
Curricula
3:30 End of workshop
Clock hours are available through SPS; space is limited.
To reserve a seat, contact headjudge@wssef.org
