DPS District Science Fair

New for the 2008–2009 School Year!

The DPS Science Fair will be held in early February 2009, so our sixth through twelfth grade winners can compete in the Denver Metro Science Fair, which is usually held the end of February or first part of March. Winners from grades 6 through 12 from the Denver metro area then qualify to attend the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair held in Fort Collins, usually in April. Seventh through twelfth grade winners at the state level are then qualified to move to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
All students or teams, kindergarten–grade 12, can enter their schools' Science Fairs.

New for 2007–2008!

Each school can send one class, team, or individual representative for K–3. K–3 entries will not be judged, rather awarded participation certificates. The school representatives will showcase their science projects and receive judges' feedback, but will not be part of the judged science competition.
For judging, each school can send one team or individual representative from each grade in the school from grades 4–8.
For example, a K–8 school can send one representative (class, team, or individual) for kindergarten through grade 3 and five more (one from each grade 4–8), for a total of six from that school.

Note: Schools that conduct their own science fairs should submit the names of class, team, or individual representatives for grades 4–8 using the School Registration Form (PDF or Word) to enter the district science fair.

Following is a diagram of a typical layout for a science fair display. Below the diagram are several downloadable documents, such as the school registration form, rubric for scoring science fair projects, the full information packet and guidelines, and more!

Questions? Please contact:

Debbie Turner, Community Resources, 303-782-0975, debbie_turner@dpsk12.org
Cheryl Lydon, DPS Elementary Science Coordinator, 720-423-3710, cheryl_lydon@dpsk12.org
Patty Kincaid, DPS Secondary Science coordinator, 720-423-3395, patricia_kincaid@dpsk12.org

Science Fair Display Layout

2008 Science Fair Documents

The following documents have been revised for the 2008 District Science Fair.

Science Fair Display Layout (as shown above)
School Registration Form (PDF or Word)
Rubric for Scoring Science Fair Projects
Information Packet and Guidelines (includes diagram above, rubric, and other information)
Grades 3–4 Teaching Tools
Grades 5–8 Teaching Tools
Grades 6–8 Experimental Design Diagram

Science Fair Resources

Teacher's Guide: Science Experiments by the Hundreds (Second Edition) by Julia Cothron, Ronald Giese, and Richard Rezba; ISBN: 0-7575-1149-X

Science Experiments and Projects for Students (Third Edition) by Julia Cothron, Ronald Giese, and Richard Rezba;
ISBN: 0-7872-6478-4

Science Experiments and Projects for Students Book Cover

Help for School Science Fairs

Let Community Resources, Inc. take the work out of running your school’s science fair! Prior to your science fair, CRI provides in-class student workshops to help students understand the scientific method and help them design interesting and appropriate experiments. Also available is an evening session for parents and teachers that explains the scientific method and gives ideas on how to help students with their projects. Science Expo Student Guides and Teacher/Parent Guides are provided. Your school receives a limited supply of display board and a timeline with suggested completion dates for the various stages of the students’ projects. The day of the science fair event, CRI provides judges from the community, judging rubrics and score sheets, and participation ribbons, as well first-, second- and third-place ribbons. CRI staff sets up and facilitates your fair. The cost of the event is $500–$1,500, depending on the size of the school and number of participants. For more information, call Community Resources Inc. at 303-782-0975 or email debbie@communityresourcesinc.org.

If you have technical questions about this Web site, contact Joel' Bradley-Hess at
joel_bradley-hess@dpsk12.org or 720-423-3723.