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The City-wide STEM Exhibition
Symposium will be
held at Illinois Tech on March 16, 2023
Please arrive at
Illinois Tech by 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March
16, 2023. Specific
instructions on the exact location were
included in the letter of introduction mailed
with this handbook. Signs will direct you to
the auditorium where you will receive your
name tag, assigned project numbers, and
judging packet from your room coordinator. Be
sure to bring the papers that you received
and were to have read before the Symposium
date. You will need them during the
presentations.
After each
presentation, turn in the results to your
moderator. It will help the coordinator if the
results can be reviewed and accumulated as
they become available.
If you find that
you cannot be present on the morning of
Thursday, March 19, 2020, please send the
papers with an alternate judge. If this is not
possible, please inform us by telephoning
773-753-1397, the direct line to the STEM
Exhibition
Judging headquarters. This number will be
available beginning Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
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| 8:00 a.m. -
8:25 a.m. |
Judges report
to the auditorium.
Coffee and rolls will be available. |
| 8:30 a.m. -
8:55 a.m. |
Registration
Orientation by Coordinator
Judging Instructions |
| 9:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. |
Morning
Symposia Sessions:
- Locations TBA |
| 11:45 a.m.
-12:45 p.m. |
Luncheon
(Columbian Room) |
| 12:45 p.m. -
12:55 p.m. |
Afternoon
Judges report to the
auditorium |
| 1:00
p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Afternoon
Symposia Sessions:
- Locations TBA |
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Scoring
for Symposium Judges
The
responsibility of judging is one of the most
important functions of the STEM Exhibition. Please keep in mind
that only a small percentage of the students
actually go into scientific research. However,
many of them will have a great deal to say
about the future of science. Certainly a
successful and valuable experience with
science at this level could reap considerable
rewards.
The purpose of
the Chicago Public Schools Student STEM Exhibition is to encourage
students to excel in science. The Symposium
provides the students with an opportunity to
present the results of their research to a
panel of judges. This section of the STEM Exhibition stresses the
importance of written and formally spoken
words as a means of communication. The
Symposium also provides encouragement and
recognition for those students who may become
scientists in the future.
The high point
for most students who participate in the
Symposium is the opportunity to discuss their
papers with interested adults who are
distinguished critics. Feel free to discuss
any aspect of the students' work. They deeply
appreciate your constructive comments.
Each project
should be evaluated on the basis of areas of
competence which are listed in the "Criteria for Symposium Judging".
A grading rubric and score sheet will be
provided with specific directions for their
use. The maximum score possible is 99 points.
The "0" space will be reserved for no-show
projects. If you have a no-show, please leave
that score blank.
Approximately 10
to 15 of the students presenting outstanding
papers will represent the Chicago Public
Schools at the state competition. Please keep
this in mind as you make your decisions.
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Criteria
for Symposium Judges
The grading
rubric will describe each of the following
areas of competence.*
Scientific
Method: 53 Maximum Points
A Evidence of knowledge
gained
B Evidence of
scientific approach
C Evidence of
experimental approach: variable
D Evidence of
experimental approach: control group
E Validity of data
F Validity of
conclusion
G Originality
Oral Report:
16 Maximum Points
J Presentation quality
K Dynamics
Written
Report: 30 Maximum Points
L Abstract
M Safety Sheet
N Title/Table of
Contents
O Purpose and
Hypothesis
P Review of Literature
Q Materials
R Procedure
S Results
T Conclusions
U Reference List
V Conventions
*The areas of
competence are also described here.
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