2004 Elementary School Science Fair at Brookhaven Lab, May 8

May 3, 2004

EVENT: Elementary School Science Fair WHEN: Saturday, May 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Berkner Hall, Brookhaven National Laboratory. The Lab is located on William Floyd Parkway, one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the LI Expressway.

DETAILS: Ninety seven Suffolk County schools will participate in the 2004 BNL Elementary School Science Fair, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy_s Brookhaven National Laboratory. Some 470 science projects, created by over 500 children ranging in age from kindergarten through grade 6, will compete in the fair. (See list of participating school districts, PDF.)

The student projects will include experiments, demonstrations, charts, diagrams or collections with a scientific objective. Here is a sampling of titles: "Which Snack Foods are the Sweetest?" "The Incredible Egg," "Do Dogs Watch TV?" and "Does Chlorine Turn My Hair Green?"

Brookhaven scientists and local elementary school teachers will judge the projects. Each student will receive a ribbon for representing his/her school in the fair. First-prize medals will be awarded, one for each grade level, and honorable mention medals will also be given. Banners will be awarded to the schools of the first-place winners.

The media are invited to attend. Because of space limitations, the Science Fair is not open to the general public. All visitors age 16 and older must bring a photo ID to be admitted to the Laboratory site.

The schedule for May 8 is as follows:

9 - 11 a.m. - Students will set up their projects in Berkner Hall.
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Judging. The fair is closed to students and parents.
1:30 - 4 p.m. - Open House. Students and parents may view projects.
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Kindergarten awards presentation
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. - First grade awards presentation
2:45 - 3 p.m. - Second grade awards presentation
3 - 3:15 p.m. - Third grade awards presentation
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Fourth grade awards presentation
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Fifth grade awards presentation
3:45 - 4 p.m. - Sixth grade awards presentation

All projects will be dismantled and taken home by 4:15 p.m

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