Science Fair
Congratulations to 6th Grader Kyle!
St. Matthew 6th grader Kyle M. (on left) was awarded 1st place at the 2008 California State Science Fair Category Awards in Behavioral & Social Sciences, Junior Division. Read more »
The annual school Science Fair brings a showcase of science-based projects developed by students from the middle school grade levels. Mrs. Salvatto is spearheading the annual event. For the current year, only the 6th and 7th grade level students will be presenting their individually completed projects. Topics can encompass any science/technology category area following the guidelines set forth by the San Mateo County Science/Math/Technology Fair. Mrs. Salvatto had provided the classes with a wide range of science areas and suggested topics although each student was encouraged to think through other subjects based on their own interests. Students were not allowed to select themes that will entail animal experimentation or else any testing process that are potentially explosive and hazardous.
The projects will be graded based on the following criteria:
- Content/Organization/Skills (40%)
- Creativity/Complexity/Understanding (40%)
- Appearance (20%)
While group projects were allowed in earlier years, only individual projects, i.e. no paired entries, will now be allowed to enable qualified project entries to potentially move on to the Bay Area Science Fair level. Mrs. Salvatto thinks that this annual event is a great way for students at these grade levels to experience the full experiment process using a topic and science area that they are passionate about.
This year's Science Fair process at St. Matt's kicks off in the fall with students selecting five (5) possible topics for further research. The selected topic will be used to develop the hypothesis and subsequently design the experiment process. The students will have weekly milestones that will measure their progress on the project.
San Mateo County Fair Open House
The individual projects will be reviewed and evaluated by independent judges from the San Mateo County. Each grade level will have a 1st place winner, a 2nd place winner, a 3rd place winner, and two honorable mentions, sending a total of ten student entries to the San Mateo County Fair.
- School Winners and Photos - Science Fair 2008
- Awardees and Photos - San Mateo County Science Fair 2008
- Past Winners and Photos - Science Fair 2007
Mercy High School Girls in Science
Using the same criteria as for the San Mateo County Fair entry selection process, four (4) female students from the 7th grade will be named to represent our school at the annual Mercy High School Girls in Science.
- Current Entries and Photos - Girls in Science 2008
- Past Entries and Photos - Mercy High School Girls in Science 2007
