Contents

• General Information
• Nova Scotia Mumps Outbreak
• Forms
• Five-Page Summary
  • Samples
  • References
  • Proof of Requirements
• Backboard Construction
• Tips, Hints &c.

General Information

• The CWSF 2007 site has information about the fair.
• YSF is the national organization which runs the CWSF each year; the YSF site is the authoratative source for rules, policies and forms.
• CWSF 2007 Participant Guide (PDF).
• All sorts of crucial information is documented fully in this the very-hard-to-find YSF Policy Directory.
• Weather forecast for Truro

Nova Scotia Mumps Outbreak

• Information About Mumps from the Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection
• MMR fact sheet (pdf) from HPP

Forms

The safety and ethics forms required for CWSF aren't accessible outside of the registration system. Here are some of the forms which your mentors may direct you.

• Use of Human Participants in Research
• CWSF Supervisor Form

Five-Page Summary

The Participant Guide summarizes the format and requirements for the five-page summary. Full details are found in the CWSF Project Report policy document.

Samples

Following are good (not perfect, mind you) sample summaries from past Team BASEF members (PDF):

1. Natalie Raso (2005): summary, backboard
2. Allesandra Gallo & Jennifer Lawlor (2006): summary, backboard
3. Marianne Querques (2004): summary, backboard

You might also look a the sample five-page summaries from the 2001 Canada Wide Science Fair.

References

YSF does not specify a particular format for the references section of your summary. You can choose to use the format preferred in the field of science into which your project falls (look at a journal from the field for examples), or you can use one of the standard formats such as APA or MLA.

Proof of Requirements

YSF has a policy document which describes the project report, as well. Section 2.1f of this document refers to the "Proof of requirements", but never really explains what it is. It simply means a simple statement along the lines of the following:

Any necessary display equipment certifications were obtained and will be part of the display. Approvals from recognized institutions and/or scientific mentors were obtained and will be available at the display.The project did not involve human or animal research.

Put this statement at the end of your five-page summary (but as part of the five pages, before the references). Don't put "Proof of Requirements" as a section title if you are short of space.

Backboard Construction.

• the YSF CWSF Project Display policy (PDF) in the authoritative document for backboard construction.
• BASEF plans for a folding wooden backboard (PDF) which conforms to the YSF requirements; here are two examples of backboards made more-or-less according to these plans:
  • BASEF 2007 - Pathogenic Bacterial Elimination
  • BASEF 2007 - Colour Confusion
• Sandy Walker, who helped her daughter prepare for three CWSF and IISEF trips, has compiled a list of backboard-preparation tips (PDF)

Tips, Hints &c.

• CWSF Judges Interview - Preparation & Practice Tom Crawford's presentation from April 26th, 2003 at McMaster University.