Entries closed for 2024
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.
Wall charts, photographs, videos and drawings require physical copies for judging to be sent. There is a limit of only 5 submissions per class 15-19 per school.
Wall charts, photographs, and drawing submissions: 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][email protected]
Clearly label the email as a video entry.
Fair date: TBC 2025
On the day:
Venue: Distinction Hotel, Te Rapa
Register between 8:15-8:45am and set up boards
Exhibits pick up: Boards will need to be removed from the venue between 3.00pm and 4.00pm on the fair day.
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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If you know of women planning to enrol in a BE(Hons) or BFoodTech(Hons) degree in 2022, please tell them about the Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarship for Technology and Engineering. Information is on https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/scholarships/edna-waddell-undergraduate-scholarships-women-technology-and-engineering. The scholarships are open to school leavers, and mature women who have not previously studied technology and engineering at this level. Applications close on 1 September and applications must be submitted through the university the candidate intends to enroll at.
| 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 | Year 9 & 10 | Living World |
| 9 | Year 9 & 10 | Material World |
| 10 | Year 9 & 10 | Physical World |
| 11 | Year 9 & 10 | Planet Earth & Beyond |
| 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 |