Science Fair
Caroline Bags Top Awards at the San Francisco
Bay Area Science Fair 2010
7th grader Caroline receives 1st place in 7th grade Biology, wins a special award as an outstanding scientist from the American Chemical Society, and gets invited to the California State Science Fair. A memorable event not just for Caroline and her family but also a special one for the school as this is the first year that one of its students received awards at this tough competition. Congratulations, Caroline and Mrs Salvatto!
Emma, Caroline, Gino and Ryan at the
San Mateo County Science Fair
St. Matthew 7th grader Caroline and 6th graders Emma and Gino pose after receiving awards at the 2010 San Mateo County Science Fair. Not in the photo is another 6th grader, Ryan, who also received an award for his project.
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.
to the San Mateo County Science Fair 2010
and six walked away with awards!
- San Mateo County Fair 2010 Winners and Photos
- School Winners and Photos - Science Fair 2010
- Past School Winners and Photos - Science Fair 2009
- Past San Mateo County Science Fair Awards 2009
- Past Winners and Photos - Science Fair 2008
- Past Awardees and Photos - San Mateo County Science Fair 2008
- Past Winners and Photos - Science Fair 2007
San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair (SFBASF)
The San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair is one of the oldest regional fairs in California and is usually held in mid-March at the SF County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park. It encompasses the best science fair projects from the eight counties that make up the Bay Area. SFBASF accepts only individual projects, grades 7 through 12. Their project categories are: biological sciences; behavioral sciences; physical sciences; mathematics; environmental science; engineering and computer applications.
Mercy High School Girls in Science
Using the same criteria as for the San Mateo County Fair entry selection process, female students from the 7th grades will be named to represent our school at the annual Mercy High School Girls in Science.
for their award-winning projects presented at the
Mercy High School Girls in Science 2010 event!
- Entries and Photos - Girls in Science 2010
- Past Entries and Photos - Girls in Science 2009
- Past Entries and Photos - Mercy High School Girls in Science 2008
- Past Entries and Photos - Mercy High School Girls in Science 2007
