Research Displays

When presenting any type of work to an audience, often your display makes the initial and lasting impression. We are hoping that you will create an initial displays which will not only suffice through any competition you may enter but also display your work in an honest and effective manner. When creating your display consider the following questions:
  1. Did you place your name on the back?
  2. Is there good contrast between your lettering and background?
  3. Is there symmetry of display or a flow to the design?
  4. Did you use contrasting frames when mounting white on white?
  5. Did you use no font smaller than 12 point?
  6. Can you read the letters of your HEADINGS at least 6 feet away?
  7. Are diagrams, charts or graphs helpful to ideas in the text?
  8. Do diagrams, charts and graphs give the proper "picture" of the work done?
  9. Is everything neatly done and properly labled?
  10. Did you remember that open space is important in the overall affect?
  11. Does your display set the tone you hoped?
  12. If you have multiple pages of text mounted, did you stack your pages for easy lifting to read?
  13. Did you avoid hand written work and use the best appropriate tools available to you?
  14. Did you limit the size of your display to no more that 122 cm wide x 76 cm deep x 274 cm high from the floor, if on a table it can not exceed 198 cm high? These are science fair dimensions and are firm at the fair.
  15. Did you remember that these displays should show your process not just your results?
  16. DOES THIS DISPLAY COMMUNICATE WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY?



Your displays will be peer and faculty reviewed using the following rubric. It is hoped that this input will help you improve your diplay beyond the obvious following of the above guidelines.

  1. Is the display aesthetically pleasing (has symmetry or plan, contrasting or complementary color scheme, neat, large neat lettering for titles, some open space)?
  2. Does the display show the basic ideas of the research clearly, before you read the details?
  3. Does the display relate the process and results logically?
  4. Are all diagrams, graphs, and charts clearly and correctly labeled and relevant to the diplay?
  5. Does the display demonstrate that experimental research was completed to gather and analyze the data. if so, how?
  6. Could the student answer any questions, if asked, confidently and correctly?





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