San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County students in fourth through twelfth grades will showcase their scientific experiments and demonstrations at the 33nd Annual Calaveras County Science Fair on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks School gymnasium at 150 Old Oak Road, San Andreas. The Science Fair is funded in part by a grant from the Teichert Foundation. The public is invited to explore Science Fair projects from 9-9:45am and the demonstration area throughout the morning.

We dug back in the archives to bring you a few photos from the 2008 Science Fair

The Calaveras County Science Fair includes both competitive and demonstration projects. Competitive projects are judged against a standard and awarded first, second, third, and honorable mention ribbons. Judging is based on creativity, scientific thought, skill, clarity, and the student’s interview. Judging begins at 9:45 a.m. and includes an interview with the student(s) by a team of judges. The students who submit the top projects in each of four categories: Life Science, Behavioral and Cognitive Science, Physical Science and Engineering, and Math and Computers, receive plaques. The school of the student with the best project overall will win a traveling trophy to be displayed at the school until next year’s Science Fair. Up to six competitive projects from grades six through twelve may be recommended for entry in the California State Science Fair in May.

Demonstration projects are displayed around the perimeter of the gym and judged by popular vote. Students, families, and other Science Fair attendees will have the opportunity to explore the demonstrations while the competitive interviews are taking place. All demonstrations receive a participation ribbon, and the student or group with the winning demonstration project receives a special plaque.

The Awards Ceremony takes place in the afternoon at approximately 3:00 pm.

Information about the Science Fair, forms and schedules are available on CCOE’s website at http://www.ccoe.k12.ca.us/Page/640.

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