Join us in our Fall Teacher Zoom Meeting on October 13, 2022 @ 4:00 PM EST. The link for the Zoom Meeting is below:

https://hacc.zoom.us/j/95869484141?pwd=cU1XSk1GZ1c2bVFLNDQ1U3lEMW1jUT09

Meeting ID: 958 6948 4141

Passcode: 321614

Brett Thackera of ABC 27 news announces the Senior Grand Champion on Good Day PA , March 17, 2022

Jr Division video is farther down the home page.

Fair to be held at Colonial Park Mall this year.

March 14, 2022: Set up will be Monday 4-7 at the Colonial Park Mall

March 15, 2022: STUDENTS-Judging will be Tuesday 10 am - Noon at the mall.

jUDGES may review projects from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.

March 16, 2022: Grand champion judging will be Wed 8- noon ( a time slot will be assigned.

March 17, 2022: Grand Champion announcement will be Thursday on the Good Day PA ABC27 show.

There will be NO award ceremony this year.

Projects must be picked up by the close of the mall (8pm) on Thursday.

This IS a Required Masked Event and there will be sanitation stations throughout the facility to protest the senior judges, teachers and students.

The food court will be available for students and teachers to eat.

Student video submissions should watch this video to make sure you are following CASEF guidelines.

Do you know a scientist, doctor, engineer, computer specialist, science teacher? virtual judging opens March 8, 2022. In person judging with students is Tuesday March 15, 2022 from 10-12 am (please note time change). Please invite them to log on to https://casef.stemwizard.com/ and register for this year’s fair. Judges may judge virtually and or in person.

In your journal/lab book, you should set up your data table correctly to write down your results as you do your experiment. Leave space in your journal to also write down any observations using your senses that you observe whilst experimenting.

This is recording your qualitative observations while writing down numbers is your quantitative results.

On average, you should try to get 100 data points ( middle school) and high school even more. When you determine the Averages, then make a graph of those results. You may use a computer to do this or make one by hand. All data tables, graphs need to be in your journal. Then complete your journal with your Analysis and Conclusions.

Example of Controlled Experiment with variables

A great introduction to the scientific method by Sciencebuddies.org. Check it out!

Teachers, If you have not already done so, please activate your STEMWIZARD registration. Please be sure your students use the name you have registered (PICK ONE: Mrs. Knowles, or Valerie Knowles, or V.Knowles).

STEMWIZARD is also open for students.

Remember projects needing SRC approval are due before November 20.

The teacher handbook is on the website and the power point from the teacher meeting is also posted. Please go under the tab "What We Have" then "Resources" to find these items.

Please share this information with others who may be sponsoring student projects this year.