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Bio-Expo 2020: Students

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:

April 19, 2020 at Midnight

 

Registration is now OPEN.  See link below.

$30 Registration Fee (waived for those in need)

You can present your project in a variety of forms. What are you interested in? Where do your talents lie? First, select a topic of interest related to bioscience, and research that topic until you have an understanding of the science behind it. As you do this, be thinking about an entry category for the Expo that best reflects your own interests and talents. Do you like music or art? Model-building, research or web design? By choosing the best category for your interests, you can demonstrate your learning in a way that best suits you. For example, former students have step-danced to illustrate mutations within a gene, built interactive molecular models, written and illustrated children’s books, and composed a dance on Depression.  Student Bio Expo projects tend to be both diverse and creative. Use your imagination!  

Details of all Expo category requirements, click on the Category Requirements Tab above!

Examples of Projects and Sample Topic Ideas can be found below!

Uploading Instructions

Electronic Submission to Shoreline Community College

Please copy and save your work into the Category Submission Template before uploading to the appropriate folder (eg. your category) in the following format:

Name_School_Project Name (eg. Mary Smith_Ballard HC_Down Syndrome)

If you are submitting more than one file, please create a folder in same format as above in your category folder and save your files there.

Further registration and submission information will be posted at later time.

PLAGIARISM POLICY

Plagiarism is a serious offense!  Projects found with plagiarized content as listed below, will not be eligible for ay prizes or honor through BioExpo, and the students' teacher will be notified.  

  1. Failing to change information you read into your own words
  2. Not citing a published source used in a science background paper
  3. Cutting and pasting paragraphs from different websites into an Expo project
  4. Downloading a complete paper from the internet

Human Subjects and Animal Use Please refer to the Intel Science Fair rules and regulations, found under the Rules Index at:https://student.societyforscience.org/international-rules-pre-college-science-research

What to Expect on the Day of the Event!

There will be four rounds of judging that are a half hour each.

Students need to stay by their project for the entire half hour that they are assigned to speak with judges and other interested visitors.  All students will also stand by their project for the last half hour judging session.  

At least one judge will discuss a student's project with the student for a minimum of 5 minutes. 

When a student is not standing by his or her project, he or she will go see projects from other schools in order to select which project they think should win the people's choice award.

After lunch, selected dance/drama or music projects will be presented to the entire audience. 

There will be an awards ceremony and closing remarks.  Buses will leave after this. 

Mentorship

The goal of this mentorship program is to provide students, like yourself, the opportunities to interact with science community.  Through this program you will be able to communicate directly with science professionals that will aid you with your project.  Here are some of the things a mentor could help you with:

  • clarifying project outlines
  • accessing good resources
  • reviewing your science paper

You will connect with your mentor through e-mail or by phone.  Depending on the mentor's schedule, you may or may not meet the mentor in person. A mentor may also be willing to offer a tour, an interview, or job-shadow opportunity.

Request for a Mentor is now Closed!

Examples of Past Projects

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