SciFest Ezine, Volume 3, Number 1, October 2011

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SciFest Ezine V O L U M E

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: SciFest@Intel 28 October 2011

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O C T O B E R

2011. The Intel event will also include the

On 28 October 2011 the overall winners from

2

each

of

the

launch of SciFest 2012.

regional

SciFest@College 2011 fairs will travel to Intel

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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Get Ready for SciFest 2012 SciFest@Intel 2011

Closing date for receipt of entries to SciFest 2012 2 March 2012

SciFest 2011 Intel Best Project Award Winners

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in

Leixlip

to

compete

in

SciFest@Intel. The students will present their projects to a team of judges and one project will be selected to represent Ireland at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-

The International 2 Science & Engineering Fair 2012

vania in May 2012. At the conclusion of the competition each student will be presented with an Intel Excellence in STEM medal in recognition

SciFest@ITT 2011 Maciej Goszcyzycki, Coláiste Chraobh Abhann, Co. Wicklow

SciFest 2011 STEM Super Stars

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SciFest @College 2011 The Statistics

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The SciFest Website

Discover Space Award @SciFest 2011

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The SciFest website may be found at www.scifest.ie

SciFest@School 2012

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Girls outperform boys @SciFest 2011

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Dates for your diary

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SciFest contact information

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of their achievement in SciFest@College

There’s lots of useful information and downloadable materials available on the website, e.g., ☺

Information • Exhibition Dates and Contact details, Entry Guidelines, Entry Forms (downloadable in January), Report Book and Presentation, etc.

Materials • Science by Inquiry - A 32 page module suitable for TY - a step-by-step guide to classroom research and doing a project • Resources - Choosing an idea and getting started • Choosing an idea and getting started (Student Worksheet • Useful websites, reference books and materials


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