Northeastern Minnesota Regional Science Fair

Judge Orientation

1. Introduce fair organizers and acknowledge new website!!
2. Review judging materials and schedule
3. Project location, and junior high/senior high breakdown
4. Review general category and special award judging
5. Discuss the limits of first place awards, the MAS state science fair and the ISEF fair
6. Review group projects, no shows and other changes listed on the chalkboard
7. Explain what happens after judging is completed, what to turn in, recycle and discard.
8. Points of clarification or emphasis:

1. Describe responsibilities of a judge and category choices, new participants, etc.
2. Odd project numbers are judges first (9:00-10:30 am) and even project numbers are judged second (10:30-12:00 pm).
3. There are many judges, respect everyone's time limit.
4. Be kind, these are young students, not professional colleagues. Help them through it if they are struggling.
5. Please don?t get in a philosophical discussion with the other judges in front of any students, it rattles them to no end.
6. Junior High is 7-8th grade and Senior High is 9-12th grade.
7. MAS State Science Fair eligibility is for 7-12th grade.
8. Only Senior High students qualify for the ISEF award.
9. If you have a lot of projects to judge, divide and conquer.
10. Please help the ISEF judges by noting quality projects. They have to look at all Senior High participants.
11. If you are a new judge, you will be put with a team of experienced judges.
12. Check the board routinely for changes and notes from the Judge Chair.
13. Have fun, be a great role model.