Important Ethics Forms

Ethics

If your project involves Animal Experimentation, Microorganisms or Human Subjects you must make a
Request for Ethics Ruling
You must make the request by February 16, 2024.

Human Subjects

If your project involves human participants EVERY participant must consent. Use these forms:
Editable consent form – fill in the editable boxes in the PDF then print the form for signature.
Blank consent form – boxes must be filled in on a printed version and signed.
Example form – a filled human consent example form to show what is expected.

Useful Links

There are many, many suggestions for projects on the web – before you look at them, think of things that interest you or that you have questioned and write these down. The best ideas are often already in your head!

Ethics and other important Guidelines

• • Youth Science Foundation – mySTEMspace – Ethics Guidelines for human participation and the use of animals in science fair projects
  • Example pages – some links broken – some pages from Vancouver SF site
    Ethics and Safety from SFF BC website: PDF versions of a  Checklist / Flowchart

Science Fair Project Help

• • Developing an Experimental Project (link) or PDF version
  • Developing an Experimental Project: Science Fair Foundation Guide 2010
  • Creating Your Science Fair Project 
  • For Elementary Students: An Introduction to the Scientific Method for Elementary Age Students
  • The SMARTS Guide to Science Fairs from YSF (589 kB  file from YSF – 2006)

Major Organization Links

• • Link to the BC Science Fair Foundation
  • Link to the  Youth Science Foundation 
  • The Canada-Wide Science Fair
  • The Science Fair Guide – 2006 file from Science World BC ( 8 MB  file – also for teachers)

Science Outreach

• FIRST Robotics: FIRST Tech Challenge & FIRST Robotics BC
• Science Venture
• Lets Talk Science

Other Interesting Links

• Engineering Games and Projects from Titlemax.com
• Science Buddies
• The Discovery Channel
• New Scientist – an international science magazine
• BBC Science and Nature
• Science and technology news coverage at Scientific American
• Astronomy from JPL-NASA
• Visual Periodic Table
• SFF Resources for Educators
• Peer-review for six-year-olds
• Journey to the Canada-Wide Science Fair (video)