The Standards Based Science Fair is a different way of doing science fairs. The focus is put on the student achieving inquiry standards rather than competing with other students. The approach was first implemented with Gavilan Peak School (Anthem, AZ) in May of 2004. In 2005 the program earned the A+ Project award in the State of Arizona.

Rubrics for Gavilan Peak School Click on the links below to download the Microsoft Word Rubrics

Kindergarten      Grades 1-3      Grades 4-6

PowerPoint Click on the links below to download the Microsoft PowerPoint presentations

Parents         Teachers

Science Fair WWW Cites that Promote Inquiry

Experimental Science Projects: An Introductory Level Guide http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjIntro.html

Ways to find a Science Project Idea http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/ideas.html

Steps to Prepare a Science Fair Project http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/steps.html

Steps to a Successful Science Fair Project http://www.scifair.org/articles/steps.shtml

Science Fairs in Elementary School. ERIC Digest http://www.stemworks.org/digests/dse98-1.html

The Value of a Science Fair Project http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/scifair_value.shtml

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