When:
Friday, March 28: 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 29: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Award Ceremony: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Where:
Jr. High: Hilton Floor & Hilton concourse
Sr. High: Scheman 1st floor
Hilton Coliseum and Scheman Building (Iowa State Center)
Corner of Lincoln Way & University (formerly: Elwood Drive)
Ames, Iowa
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Hosted by: Iowa State University
Student Entry Forms to participate are to be completed ONLINE
IN ADDITION
Students must mail, fax or hand deliver the following items:
All Paperwork DUE:
Postmarked: Friday, March 7, 2008*
Received (post, fax or hand delivery): Tuesday, March 11, 2008
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT YOUR FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Please direct ALL SRC paperwork, other required forms, seminar papers, questions, comments, or concerns to:
Andrea Spencer, Fair Director
52653 160th Street
Gilbert, Iowa 50105
E-mail: spencer2@prairieinet.net OR aspence@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-460-5559
FAX: 515-294-4443
*If you will be attending a local or conference science fair after March 10th that is used by the teacher/school district to determine which students will be attending the state science fair you may submit papers after this date with PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE SSTFI Fair Director.
The SSTFI is affiliated with the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, the world's premier pre-collegiate science fair. The SSTFI is open to any student in the state of Iowa in grades six through twelve. During the event over 350 student research projects presented by more than 450 students are judged on the following criteria: creative ability, scientific thought or technology goals, research thoroughness, technical skill, clarity and dramatic value in the oral presentation.
Many students are also involved in the seminar event which is focused on quality of the written research, ability to communicate the research orally and the quality of a multi-media presentation. Science workshops are also presented throughout the two day event for both teachers and students.
Teacher workshops focus on opportunities provided by university, college and private science organizations to enhance student learning and student research in the classroom.
Student workshops focus on career opportunities in science and provide hands-on science learning provided by various college departments.
The event culminates with the Grand Award Ceremony where over $60,000 in scholarships and prizes provided by generous Iowa sponsors are awarded to Iowa students for their excellence in research. In addition trips to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair are awarded to the top two individuals, the top team project and their teachers.
State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa Disclaimer: State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa projects and participants are required to follow the rules, guidelines, SRC procedure, and size limitations of the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa which follows all rules, guidelines, SRC procedure, and size limitations of the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair. These rules, guidelines, SRC procedure, and size limitations serve to promote the ethical principles of scientific research; insure the safety of participants, officials and guests; and to maintain the fair as a properly maintained and organized science fair according to international standards. A breech of these rules, guidelines, SRC procedure, and size limitation will DISQUALIFY the project from PARTICIPATION.
Ethics Statement: Scientific fraud and misconduct are not condoned at any level of research or competition. Plagiarism, use or presentation of other researcher's work as one's own and fabrication or falsification of data will not be tolerated. Fraudulent projects will fail to qualify for competition in affiliated fairs or the ISEF.
