Contact Information & Submission Mailing Address: Gary H. Butler, Ph.D. or Wendy Byar
Coriell Institute For Medical Research
403 Haddon Ave.
Camden, NJ 08103
Email:
Tel: (856) 757-9716
BENEFITS
The Science Fair is an opportunity for students and teachers to benefit from a learning experience that simulates conducting research in the professional workplace. Benefits include:
Increased motivation from students selecting projects of their own interest
Provides a strategy for teaching students with different learning styles
Increases teacher subject matter knowledge (see below for CEU credits)
Longer time frames than classroom exercises allows comprehensive learning
Dealing with real research problems with no pre-defined correct answers
Creatively designing experiments to solve their chosen questions
Independence and responsibility gained from self-directing a project
Identifying problems and modifying experimental designs to resolve them
Learning to meet regulatory standards for safety and human subjects
Preparing oral and poster sessions
Peer review by professional scientists
Opportunity to compete for advancement to the regional & international science fairs
Potential for special awards including bonds and scholarships
QUALIFIED STUDENTS
All students must be in the 6th - 12th grade in Burlington, Camden or Gloucester counties.
All students must have an adult sponsor (see requirements below).
Students must be enrolled in a public, private or home school, or certified educational program.
Schools conducting preliminary science fairs: Only school fair winners may advance to Coriell.
Schools without science fairs: Teachers / qualified adults may sponsor students independently.
Limits: Twenty 6-8th graders and twenty 9-12th graders per school
REQUIREMENTS
Adult Sponsor: All projects must be done with supervision of a qualified adult sponsor identified on ISEF form 1. The adult sponsor
could be a parent, teacher, or science or engineering professional. Sponsor qualifications must be approved by Coriell as
appropriate for any potential hazards.
Rules: All projects must adhere to the guidelines and regulations of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
ISEF Rules 2009.
Pre-Approval: All students projects which may potentially be registered for the fair must be have all required ISEF paperwork
reviewed by Coriell's Scientific Review Committee prior to the student beginning the project unless proof (ISEF form
IC) is provided that the project was pre-approved and done at a regulated research institute/industrial setting. This
includes all projects in school or local feeder fairs whether or not they advance to Coriell. For pre-approval, complete all
relevent ISEF forms and submit to G. Butler or W. Byar at the contact address above.
Final Approval: All student projects to be presented at the Fair should be registered and final abstracts submitted three weeks (Feb. 20)
before the Fair to allow for final review and approval based on changes to projects evident in the final abstract and
completeness of ISEF paperwork. Individual requests for extension of submission of final abstracts will be considered on a
case by case basis for projects not completed by Feb 20. The status of all projects submitted for pre-approval will be
tracked in a database, and reports available to teachers.
DATES (In reverse order)
Fair:
Saturday March 14, 2009 (8–5 PM)
Project Set Up:
Friday March 13, 2009 (1-8 PM)
Registration Deadline:
Friday February 20, 2009
Final Abstract Target Date:
Friday February 20, 2009
Project Pre-Approval Target Date:
Monday December 1, 2008 or before
Project Pre-Approval Absolute Deadline:
Monday January 5, 2009
Teacher Workshops:
See schedule below. No workshop registration required.
Intent to Participate: Please email
if you are considering submitting student projects to the science fair and provide us with the following information to add to our teacher database:
Teacher name
School
Email address
Phone number
SCIENCE FAIR LOCATION
Camden County College
College Drive
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 227-7200, ext. 4289
http://www.camdencc.edu/
The ISEF instruction manuals and forms which are used by the Coriell and Delaware Valley Science Fairs are available from the ISEF at http://sciserv.org/isef/document/ or can be downloaded below:
Coriell is presenting seven teacher workshops providing instructions to teachers or other qualified adult sponsors on
participation in the Coriell Science Fair. Instruction includes a review of the scientific method, meeting ISEF rules and
completing ISEF forms, the review process, judging criteria and other relevant information.
CEU: Coriell is a NJ-registered Continuing Education Unit provider, and will provide 2 CEU credits for
attending the workshop excluding those for which a hosting organization (e.g. SPARC or NJSTA) provide credits.
Workshop Sign-Up: Email your full name, school, and workshop location to
.
Seating for 24/workshop.
Feedback: Please complete the workshop feedback form on line. Login and Passwords will be provided at each
workshop.
Locations and Dates: Friday, August 1, 2008, 11AM – 1 PM
Rutgers Camden, hosted by SPARC Contact:
CEU provided by SPARC
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (4-6 PM)
Burlington County Library, Westampton 5 Pioneer Blvd.
Westampton, NJ 08060
2 CEU provided by Coriell
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 (4-6 PM)
South County Regional Library, Atco 35 Cooper’s Folly Rd
Atco, NJ 08004
2 CEU provided by Coriell
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 (4-6 PM)
M. Allen Vogelstein Library, Voorhees Public Meeting Room A
203 Laurel Rd.
Voorhees, NJ 08043
2 CEU provided by Coriell
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Thursday, October 2, 2008 (4-6 PM)
Rohrer Memorial Library, Westmont 15 MacArthur Blvd.
Westmont, NJ 08108
2 CEU provided by Coriell
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 (4-6 PM)
Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill Room B
389 Wolfert Station Rd.
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
2 CEU provided by Coriell
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (8:15 – 9:30 AM)
New Jersey Science Convention, Somerset Ballroom W
Double Tree Hotel
Somerset, NJ
CEU provided by convention
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STUDENT RESEARCH CATEGORIES Categories may be selected by the student but will be reviewed for appropriateness.
Teams are limited to a maximum of three students.
Life Sciences:
Physical Sciences:
Behavioral and Social Science
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Computers
Botany
Consumer Science (6th-8th grade only)
Environmental Science
Earth and Space Science
Medicine and Health
Engineering
Microbiology
Math
Zoology
Physics
Teams Life Sciences (6th-8th & 9th-12th)
Teams Physical Sciences (6th-8th & 9th-12th)
GRADE LEVELS & ADVANCEMENT TO DVSF
Individuals
Grades(s)
Advancement to DVSF
A
12th
1st & 2nd Place
B
11th
1st & 2nd Place
C
10th
1st & 2nd Place
D
9th
1st & 2nd Place
E
6th - 8th
1st 2nd &
3rd Place
Teams
A thru D
9th-12th
1st &
2nd Place Teams Life Sciences & also Teams Physical Sciences
E
6th-8th
1st & 2nd
Place Teams Life Sciences & also Teams Physical Sciences
2009 DELAWARE VALLEY SCIENCE FAIR
The 2009 DVSF to which Coriell winners advance will be held at the Montgomery County Expo Center from March 31 to April 2, 2009.
2009 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR
The 2009 ISEF to which DVSF sends competitors and observers will be held in Reno, Nevada from May 10 to May 16, 2009.
2008 DVSF Winners
Coriell congratulates:
Cynthia Irungu 12th Grade DVSF Silver Medalist, and ISEF participant
(Burlington Township High School)
Alex McBride 6-8th Grade Gold Medalist, and ISEF observer
(McBride Homeschool)
All the DVSF category winners:
Visit www.drexel.edu/dvsf/winners.htm for a list of DVSF winners.
2008 ISEF Participants and Winners:
Visit www.societyforscience.org/isef/index.asp for ISEF
results.
