Students

Prior to competing in the Bulloch Regional Student Technology Fair, each participating students/teams should:

1. Identify a purpose. Explore a topic that is intensely interesting.
2. Think carefully about the best means of communicating the project's big idea with others. Look through the categories and select one category that will clearly communicate the project's main idea.
3. Review the rubric that our judges will use to assess projects.
4. Select a design process best suited to the work that needs to be accomplished. Examples include:
   • Science Buddies: the Engineering Design Process
   • DiscoveryDesign: What is the Design Process?
   • PBS Kids: The Design Process in Action
5. Conduct research on the topic/project and document that research. Doing this demonstrates intellectual humbleness. The Big6 information problem-solving model may be helpful.
   • Keep a log, journal, and/or digital portfolio with different versions of project work.
   • Search the school's Media Center's (or community's library) holdings.
   • Use GALILEO to conduct research and cite sources.
   • When and if possible resources and expertise from local/regional public library systems.
   • Consider contacting one of the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers (GYSTC) for assistance.
   • Reach out to and communicate with experts about the project's topic.
6. Select the technological resources that will be most helpful in crafting and communicating the project's big idea.
7. Work on their projects and periodically save versions of their work so as to be able to demonstrate growth over time. Use the appropriate rubric to review the work.
8. Occasionally answer questions about their project that judges are likely to ask.
9. If enrolled at a school, submit the work to the school level Tech Fair.
10. When registration opens (in October) complete the 2020 Bulloch Regional Technology Fair Registration form by or before November 22nd.