Ohio Academy of Sciences District 15
Lake-to-River Science Day 2009 at
Youngstown State University
Sponsored by the Ohio Academy of Sciences, Youngstown State University, and the Industrial Information Institute for Education, Incorporated
The Ohio Academy of Sciences District 15 Lake-to-River Science Day 2009 will be held Saturday, 28 March 2009, 8 am – 5 pm, in Beeghly Arena.
IMPORTANT!
Students will present their work as POSTERS ONLY. Apparatus and demonstration as part of the student presentation will not be permitted. Students must make a presentation of and discuss the work done, not perform a demonstration. Logbooks, photographs, graphs, charts, etc. will be allowed and are an expected part of the poster presentation.
Science Day Student Information Letter
Rules and Forms (Human Subjects, Consent, Hazardous Materials, etc.)
Introduction:
Lake-to-River Science Day is one of 16 regional science fairs in Ohio that are sanctioned by the Ohio Academy of Science. The region represented by the Lake-to-River district is comprised of Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties. Science Day is an annual event sponsored by Youngstown State University, regional businesses, and civic organizations. In past years, Science Day has attracted between 500 and 600 science research project entries from public, private, and parochial students in grades 5 through 12.
Participation in Science Day is a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Through participation in Science Day, students compete not only for a wide variety of prizes and recognition of accomplishment, but most importantly, they get to experience science and discovery first hand. Student contestants in grades 7 through 12 whose projects are judged "superior" may be eligible for competition at State Science Day to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
The date for the L2R Science Fair at YSU this year is March 28, 2009 .
The deadline for entry in the L2R Science Fair is February 27, 2009.
Please make all checks payable to Youngstown State University. The cost this year is $30.00 per student.
Science Day Standards
http://www.ohiosci.org/sds.htm is where the "Science Day Standards" are outlined.
Science Day Guidebook
There is also a very useful document called the "Science Day Guide" at http://www.ohiosci.org/ScienceDayGuide.pdf. It is highly recommended that students and teachers download and read this document. It contains an enormous amount of useful information about planning, setting up, and presenting your projects.
