How to Participate

Congratulations! You have decided to do real science (and have a lot of fun). We are looking forward to seeing your experiment and results.

There are two kinds of registration: Team & Individual. Every participant needs to register and must sign a liability release form.

Team Registration:

Registration is free and in return we will provide badges, hot & cold drinks, lunch, dinner, and an opportunity to launch your experiment and present your results. A team is a group of 3 to 5 active student participants (Members), and from 1 to 4 responsible adults. Every team of students must have at least one responsible adult (Coach) who will be present at all times and will maintain all parent permissions and emergency contact information.

1. Choose Members & Coach.

2. Design an experiment............................................................ Tips

3. Register .................................................................................. Team Registration Forms

4. Write a Lab Procedure with Log Report form................. Example

5. Gather equipment, practice, & refine your experiment
(Balloons, 1000 ft of cord, & helium will be provided. In addition, some laptop computers, loaded with LoggerPro 3.1, Graphical Analysis 3.0, & PowerPoint 2000, will be available both at the launch site and later during analysis and presentation. (However, bringing your own Laptop is advised.) You will need to provide everything else.)

6. Arrive by 7:30 am on the day of the event to get your badges and forms.
( Besides all of the materials for your experiment, bring your own lawn chairs, hats, sunscreen, and warm clothes.)

7. Launch your experiment, ....................................................... Tips
complete your Log Report form, ........................................................ Example
analyze your results, and
prepare your PowerPoint Presentation........................................... Example

8. Present your results, professionally before an audience made up of the other teams as well a group of very interested University scientists and professors.

9. After the event, complete a well-written
and complete lab report for your experiment. .................................... Example

10. Within two weeks of the event: E-mail the following documents to skliewer@king.prps.k12.ca.us so that I can publish them on the web:

a. Lab Procedure (Word or pdf)

b. Log Report (Word or pdf)

c. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt)

d. Experiment Report (Word or pdf)

Individual Registration:

Individuals who wish to participate must also register. Individual students (<18 years old) must have at least one responsible adult present.

Individuals are asked to volunteer to help. This help may include arranging services before the event, helping during the event, donating money or services, or loaning equipment for the event. In return for your help we will provide the BBQ dinner Saturday evening free of charge. Individuals who are unable or unwilling to volunteer but would still like dinner will need to pay $9 with their registration, check payable to Claire Silver, for their dinner.