SSEF, ATS & Intel ISEF Briefing 22 Feb 2017 (Wed) @ NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 1
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Comments from Prejudging Objective: 1. Provide students and teachers with some qualitative feedback from judges 2. Learn from your strengths and know your area(s) of improvement 3
Comments from Prejudging The judges comments should NOT be used to challenge the outcome of the finalists shortlist. The shortlisting was based on judges scores NOT comments. For more info on the prejudging criteria, please click here. Please note that the judges' decisions are final and no correspondence will be entertained. 4
Important Dates Report between 2pm and 4pm 7 Mar 2017 (Tue) 2pm 5pm Project Set-Up 30 March 2017 (Thu) ATS short-listing ATS finalists 27 April 2017 (Thu) ATS final judging 8 Mar 2017 (Wed) 9am 6pm Final Judging Day 28 April 2017 (Fri) ATS and SSEF Joint Award Presentation Ceremony (Star Gallery) ATS Winners Report by 8.15am SSEF Winners Report by 10:30am 9 Mar 2017 (Thu) 11am 5.30pm Public Day & Award Presentation (3.30pm - 5.30pm: Gold, Silver, Bronze, Special & Broadcom MASTERS winners) 13 19 May 2017 6 projects selected to take part in Intel ISEF (Los Angeles, USA) 5
Project Set-Up (7 Mar 2017, Tues, 2pm 5pm) Report at Big Box to take attendance, and confirm booth number Items to Prepare: Display materials (poster and exhibits) Bring your own Velcro tapes (two-sides with adhesives) for mounting of poster Bring copies of abstract (for judges & visitors) 6
One 5-amp electrical point will be provided at each booth 1.5 m Display Booth 1.0 m Project ID/ Booth Number (will be provided) (30cm wd x 11cm ht) Poster to be kept within dimensions allowed Log Book and supporting documents highly recommended 0.8 m 0.5 m For Laptops, display of exhibits (not exceeding area of table) 7
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Items at Display Booth Refer to list Intel ISEF 2017 Display and Safety Regulations (Items allowed / not allowed) for details Form 1C must be vertically displayed on the booth (for projects done in Regulated Research Institutions, e.g. A*STAR, NUS, NTU, etc.) Continuation project must have continuation project Form 7 vertically displayed Note that sounds, lights, odours, or any other display items must not be distracting. 9
Items at Display Booth You are not allowed to display awards, medals, business cards, flags, logos (including names of schools and research institutes), CD s, endorsements and/or acknowledgements (graphic or written), or have them on any display item (including poster, laptop, log book), during Final Judging Day. 10
Poster Reflects the research done in 2016 only Title of your project should be clearly displayed Use font sizes that can be read from at least 1m away All images, graphs, photos must be acknowledged. e.g. photograph taken by, all photographs were self-taken or Image taken from, graph were self-drawn 11
Poster Be organised display follows a sequence, is logically presented and easy to read Title of Project, Abstract, Introduction, Aim, Hypothesis, Method, Results, Conclusion, Future Research, References should be properly and concisely displayed No references to H3 projects allowed (examination labels, candidate index, title of H3 programme and examining agency must be removed) 12
Poster Template Title of Project Name of Student(s) Research Institution Logo Name of Mentor(s) with contact details, if necessary School Logo 13
Not allowed Title of Project Name of Student(s) Research Institution Logo Name of Mentor(s) with contact details, if necessary School Logo 14
Image taken from.. All images were self drawn 15
Project ID All graphs were self drawn 16
Project Set-Up (7 Mar, Tue, 2pm 5pm) WARNING: DO NOT STAND on the table of the display booth Upon completion, tidy up immediate vicinity Look for SSEF officials who will inspect your display (poster / exhibits / laptops / log books) before leaving Sticker labels will be given for every item cleared for display After inspection, no changes to the display set up are allowed without approval from SSEF official No valuables (including laptop) should be left behind Junior Scientist Category will follow the same instructions Science Centre reserves the right to keep the displays of winners 17
Final Judging Day (8 Mar 2017) 9am 6pm (All participants must be present) Report at Big Box by 8.15am (Doors open at 8.15am sharp) Attire School uniform with blazer Collect your SSEF ID tag & collar pin and wear them at all times Bring your student pass for ID verification Take note of partial car park closure due to solar eclipse event. Traffic might be slow that morning Junior Scientist category participants be at their booths at 2pm 18
Final Judging Day (8 Mar 2017) Lunch vouchers will be provided (1 pm 2 pm) Remain at your booth until your project has been judged by all assigned judges. Judges will sign on your card (to be given to you on that day). Notify any SSEF officials if your project has less than 4 judges by 3pm. Proceed to Registration Point with the card after your project has been judged by all assigned judges. 19
Final Judging Day (8 Mar 2017) If you need to go to the restroom, inform participants next to your booth and return promptly to your booth. You may bring reading materials but games, cards and expensive personal items are not allowed. Do not remove the display posters from the booth at the end of the day. 20
Final Judging Day (8 Mar 2016) Keep booth and area around tidy and clean. Do not block walkways or create traffic. Keep noise level down at all times. Be considerate for others. The event is held in a public area (Big Box), please be mindful of your behaviour. 21
Advice for Final Judging Day Don t deliver a lengthy presentation Keep your presentation to about 3 min: focus on the unique selling point of your project Judges may interrupt your presentation at any time to ask questions, so be alert and adaptable Be polite to judges at all times; seek to clarify if you are unclear Take this opportunity as learning from experts in the field of your research 22
Judging Criteria for SSEF 2017 Design and methodology 20% Research Question / Problem 10% Execution 25% Creativity 20% Poster & Interview 25% 23
Public Day (9 Mar 2017) Register at Big Box at 10:30am Attire School uniform with blazer Wear your SSEF ID Tag at all times Lunch will be provided from 12.30pm to 1.30pm Open to schools & the public from 11.00am to 5.30pm Be present at your booth at all times Engage visitors by explaining your project to them Be polite at all times: you are an ambassador of your school 24
Public Day (9 Mar 2017) You may bring reading materials but games, cards and expensive personal items are not allowed Keep booth and area around tidy and clean. Do not block walkways or create traffic. Keep noise level down at all times. Be considerate for others. The event is held in a public area (Big Box), please be mindful of your behaviour. Encourage teachers, students, friends and relatives to visit the Fair Free Admission! 25
Public Day (9 Mar 2017) SSEF Public Visit Day (9 March 2017) Programme Time 11.00am 12.30pm 1.30pm 3.00pm 3.15pm 5.30pm Event Start of Student Exhibition Lunch Science and Entrepreneurship Talks Prize Presentation End of Student Exhibition 26
Public Day (9 Mar 2017) Results of SSEF 2017 will be announced only on 9 March 2017: Special Awards, Gold and Intel ISEF will be announced at the central stage All exhibition materials must be removed once announcement is made. All students must leave the hall by 6pm. 27
SSEF Awards Award Gold Silver Bronze Merit Special Prize S$400 vouchers + Trophy + Cert S$250 vouchers+ Trophy + Cert S$150 vouchers + Trophy + Cert S$100 vouchers + Cert Variable For team projects, there will be graduated increase in prize money
SSEF Awards Gold Silver Bronze Merit Individual: $400 Team (2pax): $600 Team (3pax): $800 Individual: $250 Team (2pax): $375 Team (3pax): $500 Individual: $150 Team (2pax): $225 Team (3pax): $300 Individual: $100 Team (2pax): $150 Team (3pax): $200
SSEF Special Award To recognise projects that excel in areas beyond the scope of the judging criteria Sponsored by external organisations: Singapore Association for the Advancement of Science, Yale-NUS, Institution of Engineers Singapore Singapore Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology Action Community for Entrepreneurship Judging criteria is decided by the organisation 30
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2017 6 projects will be chosen from the winners of SSEF 2017 to represent Singapore in Intel ISEF 2017 in Los Angeles, USA Students must be Singaporeans or PRs 13 19 May 2017 More information at: https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef- 2017
Innovfest for Intel ISEF Finalists 32
Broadcom MASTERS International Delegate To encourage, reward and celebrate the mastery of science, technology, engineering and math among secondary school students. To be selected from Junior Scientist Category Only individual projects accepted 33
ATS Short-listing (30 March 2017) Only ATS participants who have won an SSEF award will be invited for short-listing. You will receive an email notification by early April 2017 with the judging schedule and venue. Short-listing will take the format of short 15 min interviews with a panel of judges. Bring your project poster and log book to show to the judges. Only one member from each team is eligible (new rule since 2016) 34
Scoring Scheme Potential to Pursue R&D Careers / Vision and Goal 40% Depth of Understanding of Project 20% Creative Ability / Independent Thinking 20% Scientific Attitude / Motivation and Interests 20%
ATS Final Judging (27 April) If you have been short-listed as a finalist on 30 March 2017, you will be invited to attend the final judging. You will receive an email notification by early April 2017 with the judging schedule and venue. The final judging will take the format of 30 min interview with a panel of judges. Prepare a 5 min PowerPoint presentation for the interview. 36
ATS Awards 2017 (28 April) Award First Prize Cash prize plus a sponsored trip to overseas conference worth S$5,000 in total + Trophy + Certificate Points allocated to school 5 Second S$3,000 + Trophy + Certificate 3 Third S$2,000 + Trophy + Certificate 2 Commendation Prizes S$1,000 + Certificate 1 37
Contacts Ms Pamela Loke Mr Benjamin Choo Ms Grace Leong Mr Koh Siak Peng 6425 2590 Pamela_Loke@science.edu.sg 6879 6228 Benjamin_Choo@moe.gov.sg 6879 6587 Grace_Leong@moe.gov.sg 6879 6583 Koh_Siak_Peng@moe.gov.sg For SSEF & ATS Matters For SSEF Matters 38