The jury will be looking for the following criteria in students’ projects:

Personal Interest

• Why did you choose this topic? Is there a personal interest on the topic?

Creativity / originality

• Is this work original, never done before?
• Does your research show creativity? Is there any different and original approach to the problem you want to solve?
• Did you construct or design new equipment?

Scientific Methods

• Did you clearly state your problem?
• Did you use scientific literature when you do your initial research?
• Which methods did you use to solve the problem?
• Did you clearly state your variables?
• Did you use controlled variables?
• Did you keep a project journal?
• Did you keep detailed notes in your journal?

Effort and Understanding the Project

• Does your data support your conclusions?
• Do you recognize the limitations of the data / experiment? And did you state them in your conclusions?
• Did you complete all parts of your research experiment?
• Do you recognize the limitations of the data / experiment? And did you state them in your conclusions?
• Did you make suggestions for future improvements?

Applications

• Was the project performed at home, school, university laboratory?
• Of what value is your project to society?

Quality of Display

• Clearity: Check to see if the material is organized, with clear graphics and legends
• Supporting Documents: Check to see if supporting documentation is available
• Correctness: Are the spelling, neatness, and grammar correct?
• Design: How does the display/presentation/website look? Is it easy to navigate and user friendly to read the information?

Video Criteria

• Does the student’s school name (or logo) appear at the end?
• Is the duration of the video between 2-4 minutes?
• Does the student wear school uniform or dress appropriately?
• Is the explanation and demonstration clear?
• Are there audio-visual materials to enrich the content and to make the concepts more understandable and interesting to the viewer?