Science Fair Presentation Boards

The Presentation Of Your Work Is A

Very Important Part Of The Overall

Evaluation Of Your Project

• First impressions are important

• Clarity is essential to inform

• Organization is crucial to convince

• Pride in one’s work is evident by the quality

of the work

Criteria For An Effective Scientific

Presentation Board

• Work is NEAT

• Title is large and readable

• Subtitles are used to help the viewer navigate through

the project

• Work is presented in a logical sequence

• The rest of the text is large enough to be read 2m

away from the board

• There are absolutely NO spelling mistakes

• Work is spread out and balanced

Overall Neatness

• Work should be typed

• Use the same font style and size for regular

text

• Make sure to use colour on your board

• Graphs should be completed on the

computer

• Properly attach papers to the board (e.g.,

avoid corners from curling)

What would you suggest for this

board?

What are the strengths and weaknesses

of this board?

How could this board be made better?

Titles

• Titles should be large enough to read from

far away

• However, titles should not be too large

• Make sure that the font is colourful and

interesting, but still readable

• Placed on the top of the centre panel

What is wrong with this title?

What is wrong with this title?

What do you think of this title?

Organization and Subtitles

• Subtitles should be larger than the rest of the text

• I recommend to use different colours for subtitles

• Work should be presented in the same order as in

the report (remember people read from left to right)

• Causal Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure

on left panel

• Title and Observations (pictures, tables, and

graphs on centre panel)

• Conclusion and Discussion on right panel

Do you like the organization of this

board?

High Quality Boards

• A strong board presentation will start your

oral evaluation on the right foot

• It is easier to defend your project standing in

front of something you are proud of

• Use a consistent style to help the viewer

read and learn about your project

What makes this board inviting?

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