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Last
Year's Rules
for the 2007
Academic Fair
(these will be revised a bit for 2008)
Participation:
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The Academic
Fair is open to all Irving School students in grades Kindergarten
through 5th and to special education students.
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Students
may work alone or in groups.
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All
participants must complete a registration form. Go
here to see this year's form.
Projects:
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All
projects must be supervised by an adult (parent or guardian, or
other adult whom they choose).
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Projects
may not include experiments on living vertebrate animals (District 97 rule).
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Some teachers may assign Academic
Fair projects to their students.
These
students should check with their teachers to be
sure they are meeting all class requirements.
Presentations:
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Presentations
will be displayed on a table space about 4 feet wide and 3 1/2
feet deep. (Go to this page to
see some examples.)
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Written
reports are optional (unless requested by your teacher).
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On the day of the fair, presentations must be set
up and ready to go by 12 noon. Most participants will bring
their projects to school that morning.
If that is not possible for your family, please contact
Eric Gyllenhaal as soon as possible.
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On the evening of the fair, participants will
stand at their presentation from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. to talk with
visitors.
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Presentations
may not use open flames (District 97 rule).
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Presentations
may not use running water.
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Living
animals may not be brought to the fair (District 97 rule).
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Students
who require electrical power for their presentation must contact
the parent organizers by April 7, 2007, to discuss their plans.
The
presentations will not but judged. All participants
will receive a certificate recognizing their accomplishments.
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