The 2011 FFS Expo forms and information are at the bottom of this page.

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FFS Expo for Young Scientists

The Science Expo was set up in order to encourage young people to engage with all the steps in the scientific process.

Pupils have to identify something worth investigating, design a scientifically accurate way of investigating this identified phenomenon, carry out the investigation, collect the results, analyse them and draw a logical conclusion from these results.

The entire scientific process in which they engaged has to be documented. The procedure, results and conclusions have to be summarised in an eye-catching poster and pupils are required to be able to discuss their project and research and explain to an outsider (who acts as a judge) how they conducted their research, what their findings were and how they reached their conclusions.

Thomas More College learners Julia Candotti and Kare Dorfling with their projects for the 2010 FFS Expo for Young Scientists

The projects are placed into categories based on the subject of the research so that projects investigating similar topics can be judged against one another. All projects are judged by at least 2, often 3, judges who have to reach consensus about final scores for the quality of the research conducted, whether it was conducted scientifically, quality of the poster and the level of insight into the research that becomes evident through the interview. Projects are given a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd class award based on the ratings given by the judges. The students receive a medal for each of these awards.

A standards committee is tasked with looking at all projects that are given 1st class awards in all the categories. These are then re-judged and allocated a bronze, silver, or gold medal award. These pupils are taken on a 4 day tour of various places of scientific interest in KZN and Gauteng such as the World Heritage Site of the ‘Cradle of Mankind’, the National Energy Commission, the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, the Johannesburg Planetarium, the Tswaing Meteorite Crater, etc. This tour has proved to be incredibly popular.

SEE BELOW FOR ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2011 FFS EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

2011 Prospectus Adobe Acrobat Document 539KB Estimate Download Time: 56k dial up: 1 min 20 secs ISDN 128k: 34 secs DSL 384k: 12 secs DSL 512k: 9 secs 2011 Expo Entry Form Microsoft Word Document 46KB Estimate Download Time: 56k dial up: 7 secs ISDN 128k: 3 secs DSL 384k: 1 sec DSL 512k: 1 sec 2011 Judges’ Form Microsoft Word Document 39KB Estimate Download Time: 56k dial up: 7 secs ISDN 128k: 3 secs DSL 384k: 1 sec DSL 512k: 1 sec 2011 Spreadsheet for Entries Adobe Acrobat Document 539KB Estimate Download Time: 56k dial up: 1 min 20 secs ISDN 128k: 34 secs DSL 384k: 12 secs DSL 512k: 9 secs 2011 Letter to all Principals Microsoft Word Document 46KB Estimate Download Time: 56k dial up: 7 secs ISDN 128k: 3 secs DSL 384k: 1 sec DSL 512k: 1 sec