Please visit Northern Gauteng Expo for Young Scientists' official website here.
Get ready for 2012!
This year's Expo will take place on 31 August and 1 September 2012 at the University of Pretoria's Sports Grounds.
Entries open on 18 July 2012 until 3 August 2012 on our new admin website www.sciencexpo.org.za
Entries open on 18 July 2012 until 3 August 2012 on our new admin website www.sciencexpo.org.za
You will get all the information you need there!
Only teachers from participating schools may enter learners. No late entries will be allowed.Please refer to the email sent to you regarding the quotas your school will be allowed.
Only teachers from participating schools may enter learners. No late entries will be allowed.Please refer to the email sent to you regarding the quotas your school will be allowed.
Administrative considerations
• All titles must reflect the essence of your project. No fancy words, slogans or rhyming, please! The judges must know what the project is about by reading the title.
• Every project must have an abstract form (A4) on the bottom right hand corner of the project board in English (your project may be in Afrikaans, English etc.). An Afrikaans abstract might be put in your file if you prefer, but the one on your board must be in English.
• Every file must have a plagiarism declaration after the title page.
• Entries should be in the correct categories. The description of twenty words required when entering is crucial for us to categorise the entry correctly. NO category changes will be allowed after 3 August 2012.
• All electrical appliances must be safe and compliant. We will have electricians inspecting all projects, and unsafe electrical connections or appliances will be disqualified;
• No project may be wider than the 1,4m space allocated
• While we will supply electrical plug points, we cannot guarantee power supply. Make sure you can present your project WITHOUT electricity, should there be problems with electricity.
Ethic Considerations
Scientific fraud and misconduct are not condoned at any level of research or competition. Such practices include plagiarism, forgery, use of presentation of other researcher's work as one's own and fabrication of data. Fraudulent projects will fail to qualify for competition in Regional Expos or the Eskom Expo National Finals.
1. Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
It can be defined as follows:
To use another person's words or ideas and to pretend that they are your own. The following are considered as plagiarism:
What is plagiarism?
It can be defined as follows:
To use another person's words or ideas and to pretend that they are your own. The following are considered as plagiarism:
- To steal or borrow another person's work.
- To pay another person to write your assignment.
- To copy directly from a source without referencing the original source.
- To use another person's ideas and build on them without giving credit to the original ideas.
- To paraphrase another person's work word-for-word.
- To present false data (fabricated, altered or borrowed without permission).
- to pretend that another person's work is your own;
- to buy a piece of written work from somebody (e.g. from the internet); or
- to pay somebody to write your assignment for you; or
- to write something word-for-word from a source without acknowledging that source (or to "cut and paste" from the Internet).
- Living organisms including animals, fish, insects and plants
- Agar plates and other growth mediums for microbiology studies
- Human or animal parts including tissues and body fluids (for example blood, urine, hooves, skins etc)
- Dangerous chemicals: Poisons, drugs, medications, controlled substances, hazardous substances and devices (for example firearms, weapons, ammunition, reloading devices, knives and any other sharp instruments)
- Flammable substances
- Photographs or other visual presentation depicting humans or vertebrate animals in surgical techniques, dissections, necropsies or other lab procedures or who belittle people in any way or show animals being harmed in any way
- Brand names or any other branded products
- Food substances that are not in completely sealed containers (plastic wrap is not acceptable as it can easily be removed)
- Water except if in sealed apparatus
- Any apparatus deemed unsafe by the Eskom Expo organisers.
- Remove all living organisms and take them to a member of the ethics committee or venue committee.
- Remove all human or animal parts and take them to a member of the ethics committee or venue committee.
- Remove all dangerous chemicals and take them to a member of the ethics committee or venue committee.
- Remove photos or presentations that belittle people or animals from your poster and file. NB: you may not cover them up
- No brand names to be visible at any school, district, circuit, regional expos and national finals. Please make sure all branding is covered label with eg. Product A,B or Product 1,2 etc.
- Food must be sealed into containers and then shown to the ethics committee
- Water must be removed or enclosed into sealed apparatus
The worst form of plagiarism is to do it intentionally:
Plagiarism can also occur unintentionally: when you rewrite another person's ideas or words in your own words, or use small sections of another person's writings without acknowledging it as a source.
Fraudulent projects will be disqualified at a Regional Expo and National Finals. It is compulsory that every participant has a signed copy of the plagiarism form in their file.
Fraudulent projects will be disqualified at a Regional Expo and National Finals. It is compulsory that every participant has a signed copy of the plagiarism form in their file.
2. Ethics
Ethics is concerned with what is right or wrong, good or bad, fair or unfair, responsible or irresponsible. Information about research on human or animal subjects including surveys. All of these need a form signed by a supervising scientist or teacher giving approval for the project to be done. Any surveys (questionnaires) need another form giving consent or permission by parents or schools. Both forms need to be filled in the project file in the appendix
Ethics is concerned with what is right or wrong, good or bad, fair or unfair, responsible or irresponsible. Information about research on human or animal subjects including surveys. All of these need a form signed by a supervising scientist or teacher giving approval for the project to be done. Any surveys (questionnaires) need another form giving consent or permission by parents or schools. Both forms need to be filled in the project file in the appendix
Make sure your project is safe and ethical
Before you start a project, it's important to know the rules - especially if you're thinking of using animals, human subjects, hazardous equipment or materials, recombinant DNA or other biotechnological materials. (By the way, "animals" include pets and livestock and humans include family members and students in your class or school.) It's heartbreaking to have your project disqualified at the Regional or National Finals because you broke the rules - or maybe even the law!
Any research or experiment on potentially hazardous biological agents, animal or human subjects must be done under the supervision of a qualified scientist/laboratory. A signed letter/from the qualified scientist or/and laboratory will be required before participating at Regional Expos or National Finals.
Before you start a project, it's important to know the rules - especially if you're thinking of using animals, human subjects, hazardous equipment or materials, recombinant DNA or other biotechnological materials. (By the way, "animals" include pets and livestock and humans include family members and students in your class or school.) It's heartbreaking to have your project disqualified at the Regional or National Finals because you broke the rules - or maybe even the law!
Any research or experiment on potentially hazardous biological agents, animal or human subjects must be done under the supervision of a qualified scientist/laboratory. A signed letter/from the qualified scientist or/and laboratory will be required before participating at Regional Expos or National Finals.
REGIONAL EXPOS AND NATIONAL FINALS ETHICS INFRINGEMENTS
Students are encouraged to check their ethical infringements before exhibiting their projects at any Eskom Expo
Please note that the following are not allowed on any Eskom Expo project:
Students are encouraged to check their ethical infringements before exhibiting their projects at any Eskom Expo
Please note that the following are not allowed on any Eskom Expo project:
NB:Photographs will be sufficient for judging
In order to rectify the problem you need to take note of the suggestion below:
For more details on ethics please visit this website:
3. Safety
All electrical work must conform to the National Electrical Code and Exhibit Halls Regulations. Fire regulations will be strictly enforced.
The on-site electrician may be requested to review any electrical work on any project. The safety guidelines presented here are general ones and other rules may apply to specific configurations.
All electrical work must conform to the National Electrical Code and Exhibit Halls Regulations. Fire regulations will be strictly enforced.
The on-site electrician may be requested to review any electrical work on any project. The safety guidelines presented here are general ones and other rules may apply to specific configurations.
4. Patents
Some exhibitors display projects that show innovative thinking and provide new products. Expo encourages the development of
entrepreneurial projects, which may lead to the marketing of these products.
Exhibitors are advised to obtain legal advice about patent applications before entering their work at a Regional Expo.
Once a design or product has been on public display, it can NOT be patented. However, if an exhibit is displayed for judges only, no patent rights should be lost.
entrepreneurial projects, which may lead to the marketing of these products.
Exhibitors are advised to obtain legal advice about patent applications before entering their work at a Regional Expo.
Once a design or product has been on public display, it can NOT be patented. However, if an exhibit is displayed for judges only, no patent rights should be lost.
Refer to following website for more information on how to patent your project.
A successful event!
Welcome to the Northern Gauteng Expo for Young Scientists!
We would like to thank the National Expo Council, Eskom, the University of Pretoria and all the other sponsors listed in the programme for your support to host this years’ Northern Gauteng Expo for Young Scientists. Die sukses van Expo vir Jong Wetenskaplikes kan toegeskryf word aan die visie, toegewydheid en opofferings van deelnemers, ouers, onderwysers en beoordelaars. Thanks to all the adjudicators from the academia and private sector that voluntary and diligently assess, guide and mentor aspirant scientists, engineers and career professionals.
The adjudicators operate independently from the Expo Committee and are autonomous in their judgment. The decision of the judges is final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into concerning the Expo results.
In addition, the National Expo Council prescribes quotas for participation in the Eskom National Expo for Young Scientists, by which the Northern Gauteng Expo Committee is bound. Your understanding and cooperation is appreciated.
Expo 2010 Presentation
View more presentations from Dalene.
This year we had 406 projects with 562 participants from 53 schools all over Pretoria in the Expo that took place on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 August 2010 at the University of Pretoria's Sports Centre. You can download the list of winners for the special prizes here and the lists of the medalists with their schools here.
We would like to thank the National Expo Council, Eskom, the University of Pretoria and all the other sponsors listed in the programme for your support to host this years’ Northern Gauteng Expo for Young Scientists. Die sukses van Expo vir Jong Wetenskaplikes kan toegeskryf word aan die visie, toegewydheid en opofferings van deelnemers, ouers, onderwysers en beoordelaars. Thanks to all the adjudicators from the academia and private sector that voluntary and diligently assess, guide and mentor aspirant scientists, engineers and career professionals.
None of this would be possible without the dedication and hard work of the committee members. The fact that you share your time and knowledge voluntarily, demonstrate your love for the youth of our country and their future!
The adjudicators operate independently from the Expo Committee and are autonomous in their judgment. The decision of the judges is final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into concerning the Expo results.
In addition, the National Expo Council prescribes quotas for participation in the Eskom National Expo for Young Scientists, by which the Northern Gauteng Expo Committee is bound. Your understanding and cooperation is appreciated.
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