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• Free Teacher Guide: Steps to a Successful Science Fair Project
  
  This free guide will present your students with the basic building blocks needed to create a quality science fair project. The depth and creativity of the project is left up to the student. Using the guidelines set out in this manual, your students will be able to submit a scientifically sound science fair project that will fulfill all of your requirements.

• Free Teacher Guide: Science Fair Sanity Seminar
  
  This free guide is a great nuts-and-bolts breakdown of the scientific method and science fair preparation. It covers: What Judges Look For, Visual and Oral Presentations, and Basic Rules and Regulations.

• Judging Questions
  Questions you can expect a judge to ask.

• Presentation to Judges
  This is an important part of your project so take the time to plan and practice the presentation you will make to the judges.

• Science Fair Project PowerPoint Template
  Use this template to add an electronic visual component to your presentation.

• Illinois Safety Sheet
  Experimentation or research may involve an element of risk or injury to the student, test subjects, and to others.

• CPS Advise-A-Student Program Application
  The Advise-a-Student Program is designed to provide expert help from professionals at universities and in industry. Students who have started a project, have completed preliminary library research, and have exhausted local personnel for assistance may apply for an advisor in their field of research.

• CPS Maxi Grant Program Application
  The Maxi Grant Program allows students to apply for a one-time-only cash grant of up to $500. A detailed proposal must be submitted to the Research Grant Committee for consideration.

• CPS Mini Grant Program Application
  The Minigrant Program allows students to apply for research grants not to exceed $100 per semester. Students may apply for and receive a maximum of two grants per school year, not to exceed $200.

• CPS College Scholarship Application
  Seniors who are prospective graduates of Chicago public high schools and who are participating in or who have participated in a Chicago Public Schools Student Science Fair either at the regional or city level and/or in a student symposium are urged to file an application for a scholarship.

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• Order Form: Science Fair Sanity Package Deal
  We deliver the complete $10 display kits to your school. Each kit is wrapped and ready for distribution. Download the order form, send us a tally, and let us do the rest!