The ESF Environmental Challenge

Science Fair and Career Exploration

ESF Outreach & Syracuse City School District Proudly Present the...
ESF Environmental Challenge
Think Globally—Study Locally
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF)

2004 Sponsors:

• Blasland, Bouck and Lee Inc.
• Custom Logo
• ESF Graduate Student Association
• ESF Faculty Governance Outreach Committee

Special Guests: Dave Eichorn—meterologist for WIXT Channel 9, Tom Hauf—Meterologist for WTVH-Syracuse, and Peter Hall—Meterologist for WSTM-TV

Pictures of the 2004 Fair!
WIXT Video Clip (QuickTime Player required)

The Environmental Challenge is a science fair and career exploration opportunity designed especially for all Syracuse City School District seventh and eighth grade students. Students qualify for the Environmental Challenge by placing in the top 10% in local school-based science fairs. Individual and pairs of students may participate.

The Environmental Challenge encourages

• student projects that support and extend the 7/8th grade science curriculum
• student and teacher research, scientific inquiry, and critical thinking
• students to begin exploring science and science-related careers and educational interests
• students to explore and understand the urban environment and its relationship to the global environment
• eligible students to participate in the Greater Syracuse Scholastic Science Fair

2004 Schedule
Tuesday, March 9, 2004 (snow date: Thursday, March 11, 2004)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (setup 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.)
Marshall Hall Lounge and Moon Library on the ESF Campus
Awards and lunch NOON to 1 PM / Career Exploration Activities 1 to 2 PM

Calendar of Middle School Science Fairs coming soon!

For additional information contact:

Dr. Richard Beal
ESF Educational Outreach
470-6817
rebeal@esf.edu

Linda R. Doty
Field Coordinator for Science
Syracuse City School District
435-4303
lrdoty@freeside.scsd.k12.ny.us

See Science Project Planning Sheet and Rubric(criteria)
To see the Science project Planning Sheet, click HERE (PDF—Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

For the Rubric, click HERE (PDF—Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

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Images from the 2004 Science Fair
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