Scioto County Students Receive Science Day Awards
Staff Report
Science Day Winners (Left to Right – top row) Lorelei Martin, Briar VanSickle, Addison Mullins (Left to Right – bottom row) Serena Kataria, Claire Clevenger, Vivian Wheeler
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SCIOTO— This year the Ohio Academy of Science determined that Science Days would be held virtually due to restrictions related to the pandemic. It was determined that students could register to go directly to District Science Day (without needing to participate in their own school’s Science Day or in County Science Day).
The South Central Ohio Service Center’s Gifted Services Department offered to pay all registration fees for students to participate in District Science Day as a way of encouraging students to take part in this event. Students were required to create video presentations of their projects, submit research papers, and register with the Ohio Academy of Science in order to participate. Videos were 15 to 20 minutes in length and students were given prompts to help them with talking points. Volunteer judges from around the state were recruited to watch the videos and score students’ projects based on the following criteria: oral, written and visual communication, originality of project concept, experimental design, and depth of understanding. From this round of judging, students received ratings of Superior, Excellent, Good, or Satisfactory.