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Teachers
Get Your Students Involved
How to get your students competing in the GSDSEF:
How do I get my students involved?
Teachers, do you have 6-12 grade students who:
• are interested in science, technology, engineering, and/or math?
• are curious and like to think outside the box?
• enjoy building or creating things?
• like challenges and want to come up with solutions to problems?
• want to make a difference in the future?
If so, participating in the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair is for your students!
The GSDSEF promotes experimentation, creativity, and discovery….
Students benefit by:
• incorporating many disciplines including reading, writing, tech, mathematics, art and design.
• using logic, data, reason, rationale, and critical thinking to formulate conclusions.
• earning awards, scholarships, and trips.
• defending their research to judges, increasing their communication skills.
• completing a STEM portfolio of their skills in a project.
• getting a sense of pride by completing a long term, open-ended project with perseverance
In the competitive world of college applications, participation in the GSDSEF is a great plus because it proves that the student can set goals and complete a long-term project that distinguishes him/her from other students.
The benefits for your students are well worth your time!
How do I get my students involved?
There are many different ways to get your students involved with STEM research:
Research projects can be done:
• as a required part of a class grade
• as extra credit beyond the regular class grade
• in a research class with separate credit
• through clubs
• in labs with mentors
• at home independently
Abbreviated Timeline:
For a detailed schedule/calendar go to: Schedule
For a detailed Participation Process go to: How to Participate
August- September: An early start is crucial….
Students
· select projects
· make GSDSEF accounts
· go through Safety Review (SRC= Scientific Review Committee)
September- January:
• Students work on projects
January-February:
Students
· complete projects
· go through Quality Screening
February:
Students
· Finish Participation Process with Abstracts and Payment
· Make zFairs accounts
· Upload Digital Presentations and Notebooks to zFairs
· Begin work on physical notebooks and display backboard
March:
Students
· Prepare for Judging Day
· Set up Projects at the Balboa Park Activity Center (BPAC)
· Present Projects on Judging Day
· Attend Awards Ceremony
· Take down projects
Are you interested in becoming an Advisor?
Advisor Responsibilities
An Advisor can be a teacher or an adult who is knowledgeable in STEM.
Advisors typically help students:
· select projects
· follow timelines to benchmark progress—an early start is crucial
· understand the GSDSEF online participation process
· make GSDSEF accounts –after YOU have made your account.
· work through the Scientific Review Process--- Which ISEF forms do they need?
· review their project progress based on the timeline
· by offering advice to improve their projects
· with the Quality Review process
· with the Digital Presentation, Notebook, and zFairs uploads
· practice for Judging Day
Ready to become an Advisor for GSDSEF Projects? Simply click on Create Account under the teacher picture. From then on, click on LOGIN to see your teacher dashboard with all of your students’ projects listed.
We congratulate and welcome all GSDSEF advisors! We appreciate the great job you do!!