Science Fair

What is the SIS PTA Hands-On Science Night? 

Science Night is a hands-on science demonstration fair that will take place at SIS on March 20th from 5:45-7:00 pm.

What do the 5th graders do?

5th grade demo leaders prepare a 12-minute science experiment that they will demonstrate for groups of SIS student attendees during the event.  The 5th graders will design demos that will engage the student attendees in a hands-on activity.  The attendees will travel through 3-4 demos during the evening, while the 5th grade demo leaders will repeat their same demo 3-4 times for different students and their parents.

Does my 5th grader have to come up with their own demo or will they get help with that?

The adults on the science night committee will talk about many different demo options at the meeting on January 29th.  If your 5th grader already has an idea, we will work with him/her to make sure that it will fit well into the schedule of the evening. In addition, websites will be provided for researching projects.

Do they work alone or should they have a partner? Do parents need to help that night?

Two or three 5th graders on a team seems to work best. Due to the popularity of this night we can not accept single member teams. We will need at least one parent at the demo station during the event to help with the “behind the scenes” work, and we welcome parents to help during each of the sessions. If you are interested in helping at any of the sessions, please speak with one of the Committee Chairs at the first meeting or contact them by email. Additionally, we will be capping the number of teams to 30.

What is the Commitment Level?

Demo Leaders need to be available for meetings (see below), research, preparation and rehearsal of their projects at home, and they need to follow the timeline to meet the deadlines.