Key Information
Entries close: Friday 6th August 2021
Class 15-20 exhibits received by: Friday 13th August 2021
Exhibits drop off to St Pauls (booking time only): Tuesday 28th September
Fair Judging: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Exhibits pick up (booking time only): Thursday 30th September
Prize-giving: Cancelled. Prizes going directly to schools
Student Handbook Download
NZIFST Information
NZIFST have a range of resources on their website that contain ideas for experiments (http://www.nzifst.org.nz/careers/default.asp)
2020 NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair Program
Contact Info
If you have any questions contact: [email protected]
Other Opportunities
Have you looked at The Prime Ministers Science Prizes – Future Scientist:
https://www.pmscienceprizes.org.nz/
This prize is worth $50,000. The Prize will be awarded to either a Year 12 or Year 13 student who has undertaken an outstanding science, technology, mathematics or engineering project.
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Thank you to EngineeringNZ for sharing this opportunity:
Encouraging women into professional engineering or food technology degrees.
If you know of women planning to enrol in a BE(Hons) or BFoodTech(Hons) degree in 2022, please tell them about the Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarship for Technology and Engineering. Information is on https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/scholarships/edna-waddell-undergraduate-scholarships-women-technology-and-engineering. The scholarships are open to school leavers, and mature women who have not previously studied technology and engineering at this level. Applications close on 1 September and applications must be submitted through the university the candidate intends to enroll at.
Resources for student projects:
Image authority and consent forms to attach to the back of the project.
Animal ethics summary and approval
Classes
| Class | Year Group | Interest Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Year 7 | Living World |
| 2 | Year 7 | Material World |
| 3 | Year 7 | Physical World |
| 4 | Year 8 | Living World |
| 5 | Year 8 | Material World |
| 6 | Year 8 | Physical World |
| 7 | Year 7 & 8 | Planet Earth and Beyond* |
| 8 | Year 9-10 | Living World |
| 9 | Year 9-10 | Material World |
| 10 | Year 9-10 | Physical World |
| 11 | Year 9-10 | Planet Earth and Beyond* |
| 12 | Year 11-13 | Senior Sciences |
| 13 | Year 7 & 8 | Junior Invention |
| 14 | Year 9-13 | Senior Invention |
| 15 | Year 7 & 8 | Junior Scientific Wall Chart |
| 16 | Year 9-13 | Senior Scientific Wall Chart |
| 17 | Year 7 & 8 | Junior Observational Drawing |
| 18 | Year 9-13 | Senior Observational Drawing |
| 19 | Year 7-13 | Scientific Photography |
| 20 | Year 7-13 | Scientific Video |
*In a change from previous years, this class must now be an investigation, not research-based only.
Scientific Wall Charts, Observational Drawings and Scientific Photography must be entered individually. Students may enter all other classes either individually or in pairs.