We spent some time Wednesday surveying the science projects by APS elementary- and middle-schoolers at the One Academic Fair that ran through Thursday at B.E.S.T. Academy. Come back to this post for more information.
One Academic Fair
45 APS students will be awarded science and mathematics project awards
Forty-five APS students in grades 5-12 will be awarded gold, silver or bronze medals on March 11 for their performance in the APS One Academic Fair. Their math and science projects were culled from 200 entries submitted during an earlier event at North Atlanta High School. The One Academic Fair showcases quality instruction as part of the APS Math and Science Initiative, funded by a $22.5 million grant from the GE Foundation. Gold Key award winners marked with an asterisk will move on to the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair on March 31-April 3 and April 6-9. Two students from the senior division will represent APS at the International Science and Engineering Fair this spring in California.
Student projects were evaluated and ranked by a panel of judges with science and math backgrounds. The projects are evaluated based on the students’ use of the scientific method in developing their theories and conclusions. Winners of the Science and Engineering Categories from the 2010 District-wide competition are:
Once again, Morningside Elementary hosted the annual One Academic Fair, on Tuesday. The “One Fair,” as it is called, encourages students to extend their understanding of high-interest concepts by completing a formal project.
Kindergarten-through-second grade students have the process modeled for them with the completion of classroom projects. Upper-grade students (third through fifth grades) complete projects individually, in pairs, or in a trio. Project topics come from three general content areas: science, social studies and math.
Once completed, the projects are set up in the auditorium for judging. Judges are invited from within and outside of the district. Using a common scoring sheet, participants are interviewed by a pair of judges, who each score the project. The project’s final score is an average of the judges’ individual scores.
Congratulations to all the winners …