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Hi there,
In our school at Kalakaua Middle, Science Fair is a school wide effort. This year marks the 7th Annual Fair and we have tried different ways to involve community and school in this event. During the previous years, Science teachers invited judges whose jobs are inclined to Science and Technology like doctors, nurses, Science and Math teachers, engineers, college professors and many others. They were given in service days before the actual fair using the rubric we presented to our students. On the day of the fair, prior to actual judging, they were given brief orientation to refresh their memories and get used to the process. Just last year, we had changed the way the fair usually runs. We have had the involvement of all the teachers in our school since Science fair was decidedly became an interdisciplinary unit. Teachers were trained to judge Science Fair projects so that when the Science Fair week comes, they will be ready to judge appropriately. We have an excellent Science coordinator who helps us in many things about Science Fair. I guess, there is no perfect recipe for this, however, you can try many other possible ways that will best suit the needs of your school or department.
Hope this helps,
Angie =))
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