Entries open: 31st July
Fair Judging: Monday 19th August
Entries must be made via a school teacher, technician or administrator. Submissions made directly by students or parents will not be accepted unless they are registered and entering as a Home School.
Entries and covid – if students are unable to attend due to sickness but their exhibit is already at school, teachers can bring it and it will still be judged for prizes.
Exhibits pick up: Boards will need to be removed from the venue between 3.00pm and 4.00pm on Monday 19th August.
Wall charts, photographs, videos and drawings cannot be displayed but they will be uploaded to our website. We still require physical copies for judging to be sent. There is a limit of only 5 submissions per class 15-19 per school.
Classes 15-19. Delivered to Sacred Heart Girls’ College by August 2nd 2024. Delivered in person to the main reception on Clyde Street
OR
Mailed to
c/o Waikato Science Fair, Sacred Heart Girls’ College Hamilton
52 Clyde Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3247
Class 20. Video link sent to [email protected] by August 2nd 2024
Clearly label the email as a video entry.
Prizegiving date:: Thursday August 29th 2024
Location: Fairfield Intermediate Auditorium
77 Hukanui road, Chartwell, Hamilton
6:30pm Start
Classes 1-14 must complete and submit the attached Safety, Authenticity and consent fortm
Classes 15-19 have a Authenticity and check list to complete
The following form is provided to see if Animal ethics is required and an approval form
NZIFST have a range of resources on their website that contain ideas for experiments (http://www.nzifst.org.nz/careers/default.asp)
If you have any questions contact: [email protected]
Science Awards Badges
Did you know that your students can use the Investigation Science Badge Activity Sheet to provide them with guidance on carrying out a Science Fair investigation?
Thank you to EngineeringNZ for sharing this opportunity.
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| class | Year Group | Interest Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Year 7 | Living World |
| 2 | Year 7 | Material World |
| 3 | Year 7 | Physical World |
| 4 | Year 8 | Living World |
| 5 | Year 8 | Material World |
| 6 | Year 8 | Physical World |
| 7 | Year 7 & 8 | Planet Earth and Beyond* |
| 8-11 | Year 9 - 10 | Junior Secondary School |
| 12 | Year 11 - 13 | Senior Secondary School |
| 13 | Year 7 & 8 | Junior Invention & Technical Innovation |
| 14 | Year 9 - 13 | Senior Invention & Technical Innovation |
| 15 | Year 7 & 8 | Junior Scientific Wall Chart |
| 16 | Year 9 - 13 | Senior Scientific Wall Chart |
| 17 | Year 7 & 8 | Junior Observational Drawing |
| 18 | Year 9 - 13 | Senior Observational Drawing |
| 19 | Year 7 - 13 | Scientific Photography |
| 20 | Year 7 - 13 | Scientific Video |