Ohio Academy of Sciences District 15
Lake-to-River Science Day 2010 at
Youngstown State University
Sponsored by the Ohio Academy of Sciences, Youngstown State University, and the Industrial Information Institute for Education, Incorporated
The Ohio Academy of Sciences District 15 Lake-to-River Science Day 2010 will be held Saturday, 27 March 2010, 8 am – 5 pm, in Beeghly Arena.
IMPORTANT!
Students will present their work as POSTERS ONLY. Apparatus and demonstration as part of the student presentation will not be permitted. Students must make a presentation of and discuss the work done, not perform a demonstration. Logbooks, photographs, graphs, charts, etc. will be allowed and are an expected part of the poster presentation.
Science Day Student Information Letter
Rules and Forms (Registration Forms, Parental Consent, Human Subjects, Hazardous Materials, etc.)
Introduction
Lake-to-River Science Day is one of 16 regional science fairs in Ohio that are sanctioned by the Ohio Academy of Science. The region represented by the Lake-to-River district comprises Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties. Science Day is an annual event sponsored by Youngstown State University, regional businesses, and civic organizations. Each year Science Day attracts hundreds of science research project entries from public, private, and parochial students in grades 5 through 12.
Participation in Science Day is a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Through participation in Science Day, students compete not only for a wide variety of prizes and recognition of accomplishment, but most importantly, they get to experience science and discovery first hand. Student contestants in grades 5 through 12 whose projects are judged "superior" may be eligible for competition at State Science Day to be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Please note: 5th and 6th graders are eligible for State Science Day 2010 for the very first time.
The date for the L2R Science Fair at YSU this year is March 27, 2010 .
The deadline for entry in the L2R Science Fair is Friday, February 26, 2010.
The cost this year is $40.00 per student. Please make all checks payable to Youngstown State University.
Science Day Standards
http://www.ohiosci.org/sds.htm is where the "Science Day Standards" are outlined.
Science Day Guidebook
There is also a very useful document called the "Science Day Guide" athttp://www.ohiosci.org/ScienceDayGuide.pdf. It is highly recommended that students and teachers download and read this document. It contains an enormous amount of useful information about planning, setting up, and presenting your projects.
