1. Academic and scientific honesty, and integrity are requisite.
2. Safety measures and protocols must be followed.
3. Classroom decorum protocols and norms are expected to be followed.
4. All entries must be the contestants’ original work. If the submission is an extension of existing work, citations must be made. Projects that were used in a past presentation or other competitions will not be considered. Mentors, teachers, parents, etc. may ONLY guide the students, but may not execute or create any part of the submission.
5. Participants will be scored on a total of points earned from attendance and participation at four sessions, two field trips, independent work (readings, videos, assignments, innovation journal), completion of a Slideshow presentation and Oral Presentation of their innovation.
6. Participants are responsible to complete all school obligations due to field trip attendance on this program.
7. Assignments are due on announced due dates. Deductions will be made for assignments submitted late.
8. Details of the slideshow and oral presentation submission requirements, deadlines and rubrics are available
9. All submissions must be in English. If a language other than English is used, an English translation must follow in parenthesis
10. For the final project, participants must work in teams of 2 or 3 students. Team member names must be submitted in writing or by email by December 9, 2024 11:59 pm. If a member drops out, replacements are not allowed after the deadline of December 9th.
10. Participant entries may be disqualified if any rules are not followed. Disqualification of contestants is up to the sole discretion of Walder Science YJIC contest.
11. The final project and innovation journals must be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm on February 2, 2025. No late submissions will be allowed.
12. If you wish to have your slide presentation reviewed in advance of the due date, make a request of the director for arrangements.