SOUTH EASTON — Southeastern Regional students will showcase their work during the 11th Annual Independent Scientific Research Fair next week, and media members are invited to attend.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 8-11 a.m.
WHERE:
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School Gym, 250 Foundry St., South Easton
WHAT:
The independent science research projects completed by 72 Southeastern sophomores and juniors will be showcased during the annual fair.
The project topics will differ for each student, however students selected one of two pathways for their project: an engineering project where the goal was to engineer a new design or invention, or a scientific method project for which they answered a question by completing an experiment and collecting data.
The students’ projects will be evaluated against a grading rubric and scored by Southeastern faculty and staff. The top 10 students will be named and additional students will receive Honorable Mention awards.
New for the fair this year, the first place student will receive $300, second place will receive $200 and third place will receive $100. Last year, the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair named Southeastern teacher Christine Garabedian Teacher of the Year and gifted her a prize of $2,000 to be used at the science fair. The Southeastern science department decided to use the funding for student prizes. In addition to the top three monetary prizes, the remaining funding will be divided evenly between all other fair participants.
This year’s fair participants represent the Electrical, Plumbing, Metal Fabrication, Nurse Assisting, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Networking and Cybersecurity, Precision Machining, Dental Assisting, Culinary, Advertising and Design, Medical Assisting, and Video and Performing Arts vocational programs.
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