Tentative Schedule for March 8th

8:00am-9:00am Continental Breakfast and Training

9:00am-10:30am Jr & Sr Division Judging

11:00am-12:00pm Elementary Judging

12:00 Lunch

12:30pm -1:30pm Special Awards Judging 

3:00pm-4:00pm Awards Ceremony

Judging Resources

• Registering as a Judge on zFairs: Step-by-step directions to register as a judge on zFairs

• Judging Circles: What they are, and how this type of judging works

• Judging Rubrics: Rubrics for evaluating the scientific and engineering skills of our students (aligned to state standards and ISEF judging standards)

• The Human Element to Judging: Article about how judges should inspire students to continue science & engineering

• Guided Discussion Prompts: Ideas for discussion starters for judges to use in interviews

• Feedback Stems: suggested sentence starters for positive and constructive feedback

Judges Training Videos

• Welcome to Judging

• Approach to Judging

• Rubrics & Scoring 

• Preview Projects