1. Arcola 2016 STEAM Day Robert Helm Physics Teacher/Science Research Coordinator Methacton High School President, Montgomery County Science Teachers Association (www.mcsta.org) Co-Director PJAS Region 1B (www.pjas.net)

2. Science Research, the ultimate expression of STEM in action Today we will look at the science research program at Methacton High School and the different fairs that students have participated in over the years.

3. The Different Fairs The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science The Montgomery County Science Research Competition The Delaware Valley Science Competition The International Science and Engineering Fair BioGENEius Challenge The Siemens Science Fair The Google Science Fair

4. The Matrix of opportunity  Different fairs have different rules and eligibility requirements. Sometimes it is best to focus on one or two and not try to do too much. At the high school we affiliate ourselves with PJAS and MCSRC (MCSRC winners go to DVSF, DVSF winners go to ISEF) RulesIndividualGroupsSRC/IRB PJASyesnoyes MCSRCyeslimitationsyes DVSFyeslimitationsyes ISEFyeslimitationsyes Siemensyesopenno BioGENEiusyesno Googleyesopenno

5. Categories  There are several different STEM categories that your project may fall under.  A good example are the categories of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science or PJAS A good example are the categories of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science or PJAS

6. The Methacton Website  This is the official website for the Methacton High School Science Fair team. This is the official website for the Methacton High School Science Fair team.

7. Questions?