Fair
News and Updates
(4/26/2006)
Project drop off is tomorrow from 2-5. If the students cannot
drop off their projects, please have them make arrangements
for someone else to drop them off. I also want to remind everyone
to stop by the Camp Invention booth on Saturday from 9 am
to 12 pm during the public viewing. All K-5 participants should
stop by the booth to pick up their prizes. The best fifth
grade project winner will receive a scholarship to Camp Invention.
Please remember to stop by on Saturday. Please check out the
website for Camp Invention www.campinvention.org.
There will also be scientists present for our "Meet the
Scientist". Feel free to stop and ask them questions
about their displays and science in general. I look forward
to seeing everyone's projects.
-Jen
(4/24/2006)
Only a few more days left until the fair. Directions and
a campus map have been uploaded. Please refer to the "Directions
to the Fair for Participants" section of the guide. Teachers,
please remind your students that the project drop of is Thursday
from 2-5. Public viewing is Saturday from 9-12, and from 12-3
projects may be removed.
-Jen
(3/16/2006)
As a reminder, the deadline has past and after tomorrow (3/17/06)
I will no longer be accepting approval forms. If you have
not sent them in yet, please fax them immediately (895-3050).
I am currently in the process of reviewing the projects. If
you have not received a letter regarding the status of the
projects, please email me (jennifer.soika@unlv.edu)
-Jen
(3/10/2006)
Please remember that as you submit your students' project
forms I require the following forms: Initial Project Approval
(IPA) form, Approval for Submission of Project (ASP) form,
and an abstract for each project. If I do not receive these
forms, I will not be able to accept the projects until all
forms have been submitted.
-Jen
(3/07/2006)
Approval forms have started to come in. Please remember the
deadline is March 12, 2006. Once again, Camp
Invention will be sponsoring prizes at our fair. For those
of you who are not familiar with what Camp Invention is, please
visit their website and contact Annette Phillips.
In short, Camp Invention is a weeklong nonprofit summer enrichment
day program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame with support
from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Camp Invention’s
curriculum aligns with national and state educations standards
and is taught by local teachers. The program fosters creativity,
teamwork, inventive-thinking skills and science literacy.
Camp Invention was introduced to Clark County in 1999. The
program will be offered at local elementary schools all throughout
the valley again this summer. For more information you can
visit the website www.campinvention.org
or contact Annette Phillips, the Nevada Regional coordinator
at 437.1754.
I hope to be receiving a lot more of the approval forms
in the next few days.
--Jen
(2/21/2006)
It's getting close to that time. If you have all of your
approval forms filled out, you can start faxing them or if
you prefer, you can send them by mail. As I get them, I will
be emailing the coordinators to let them know I received them.
If you plan on sending them through the mail, please email
me so I can keep an eye out for them. You can fax them to
895-3050 or mail it to:
Jennifer Soika
College of Sciences Advising Center
4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 454050
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4050
I've received some information packets via email, and if
you are so inclined, you can send the approval forms that
way as well. Also, please check out the "Important Dates"
section. I've posted the tentative times for the fair.
-Jen
(1/17/2006)
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and is getting ready
for their upcoming science fairs. Please remember that March
12, 2006, is the deadline for the approval forms, which can
be found here under "Recommended guidelines". If
anyone is still interested in participating in the SNRSEF,
I will accept their information packets, but all of the approval
forms should be in by the March 12 deadline.
-Jen
(11/04/2005)
As I have been getting the information packets, I have been
sending out emails to confirm the addresses. If anyone has
sent me a packet and has not recevied an email, please either
email me or call me. jennifer.soika@unlv.edu
-Jen
Science
Fair Intro Packet
(10/17/2005)
The information packets were sent out on September
26th and 27th. If anyone has not received their information
packets, please e-mail me and I will attach the files. I hope
to have a link to the forms up by the end of the week.
-Jen
(10/10/2005)
It has come to my attention that the e-mail
address listed for me in the information packets is incorrect.
I can be reached at one of the following e-mail addresses:
jennifer.soika@unlv.edu
or at soikaj@nevada.edu
I check both frequently. If you have any questions,
don't hesitate to contact me.
-Jen
(9/22/2005)
Hello. My name is Jennifer Soika and I am the
new Science Outreach Coordinator. I'm looking forward to the
upcoming fair. Within the coming months we'll be sending out
the registration forms and I look forward to hearing from
you.
-Jennifer
