STAY HOME SCIENCE FAIR

#STAYHOMESCIENCEFAIR

The Challenge

Using materials from around their house, students should submit a video of them doing a science project, experiment, or engineering something awesome...all while staying safe at home. Each grade category (K-2, 3-5, 6-8) will be judged separately.

Age Categories

Class 1: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Class 2: 3rd - 5th Grade
Class 3: 6th - 8th Grade

K - 5th projects may be demonstrations

6th - 8th must involve problem solving using the scientific method

Judging Criteria

All entry videos will be scored using the following judging criterias:

Creativity (ingenuity and innovative thinking) (30%);
Scientific knowledge (30%);
Persuasiveness and effective communication (20%); and
Overall presentation (20%)

The Requirements

Entry video must be longer than 1 minute but not longer than 5 minutes
The Entry Video must be the original work of the student.
If the language spoken in the Entry video is not English, the video must have English subtitles.
All videos must be uploaded to one of the following social channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube. The account must be set to PUBLIC in order for the judges to view the entry.
- If uploading a student’s video to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter:
  - Make sure to tag @movaglobes
  - Use #StayHomeScienceFair in the caption
- If uploading a student’s video to YouTube
- - Title the video "MOVA Globes Stay Home Science Fair Video Submission – [Your title]"
  - Set the video’s privacy settings to "Public", and note the unique URL that YouTube has given the video
- All entries must be completed, submitted and received no later than 5:00 PM PDT on June 15, 2020. If the Registration Form described above and the Entry Video described below are not all submitted by the applicable deadlines, the student will not be permitted to enter the Contest.
- See full terms and conditions here

The Prizes

Three Grand Prize Winners

A grand total of $500 awarded to the winner
A MOVA Globe trophy
Autographed Ada Lace Adventure Book signed by author Emily Calandrelli
Large Solar System Poster by BOS Designs
The title of "Stay Home Science Fair Champion 2020"

Three Runner Up Prize Winners

A MOVA Globe trophy
Autographed Ada Lace Adventure Book signed by author Emily Calandrelli

One Fan Favorite Prize Winner

1-on-1 live video lesson on how to set up your own YouTube channel with Dr. Joe Hanson of It’s Okay To Be Smart
A telescope from The League of Extraordinary Scientists
A 30-min live video science chat with cosmologist Dr. Nick Galitzki to learn about your telescope
A MOVA Globe trophy
Autogprahed Ada Lace Adventure Book signed by author Emily Calandrelli

One Random Prize Winner

LCD Microscope from the J. Craig Venter Institute
A 30-min live video science chat with a microbial scientist Dr. Karen E. Nelson
A MOVA Globe trophy
Autographed Ada Lace Adventure Book signed by author Emily Calandrelli

Winners will be announced in June 2020. Have fun and good luck!

THE CHANCE TO MEET ONE-ON-ONE

We assembled a rockstar team of scientists to take select winners (virtually) behind-the-scenes of their profession so they can get a glimpse of what it’s REALLY like to work in the science field. Science educator and YouTuber Dr. Joe Hanson is the mastermind behind PBS's “It’s Okay To Be Smart,” which reaches 3.2 million people. He will teach our Fan Favorite prize winner how to set up their very own science YouTube channel, while astronomer Dr. Nick Galitzki will help them explore their new telescope. And, our Random prize winner will learn how to use their new LCD microscope from microbiologist Dr. Karen E. Nelson.

MEET THE JUDGES

We've assembled science experts from around the web to judge the contest. Once the judges have reviewed and ranked each video, we will open up the judging to YOU! During the public voting period, we are inviting everyone (the public) to the MOVA Globes Youtube Channel to vote on the finalists' videos. The finalist who receives the highest number of votes will be declared the "Fan Favorite Winner"!