SCIENCE FAIR CENTRAL

FALL, 2015 WORKSHOP Dates

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, BBH-102

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY

9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, Williams Science Center, Rooms 106 & 108

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

3300 S. Federal St., Chicago, Wishnick Hall 113.

ALBANY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

3401 West Foster Ave.
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Saturday, September 26, 2015 at CSU

Saturdays, September 26 and October 3, 2015 at NEIU
Saturday, October 10, 2015 at IIT
Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Albany Park Public Library
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All workshops are from 9 AM until 12 PM

Albany Park Public Library 1:00 PM. 2:00 PM.
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, MIDDLE/ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS TEACHERS AND PARENTS

Typical format for the workshops will include a video, "How to Prepare a Science Fair Project";
Actual Demonstration of a Project; CPS Science Fair Information, Protocols; and Students
discussing their actual Science Fair Projects. University science and mathematics faculty and
staff will be present to answer individual questions as time allows, and information is available
on preparing science fair projects, resources, and ideas.
The second workshop at NEIU will cover the basic information on science fair as listed in the
paragraph above, but will also provide opportunity for individual discussions between students,
parents, teachers and University science and math faculty and staff.
Ample on-street parking is available at NEIU (most of Zone 1 only applies M-F) we
recommend that you do NOT park on campus. OR, take the Brown Line to the end (Kimball)
and then take the #82/Kimball bus one mile north to Catalpa -- campus is 3 blocks west.
Parking at CSU costs $5 and is available in a lot directly south of the science building. (Free
parking is available on the street adjacent to the CSU.) You may also take the Red line (or a bus)
to the end (95th St.), and take the #95E or #115 bus east to campus.
IIT has free parking available in the Visitor Lot (B5) AT 33RD AMD Federal, and Lot A4 at 32nd
and State St. It is also accessible from the Red Line (35th/Sox), Green Line (35th/Bronzville, and
Buses 29, 35 and 4.
For further information please contact: Dr. Huseyin Colak, h-colak@neiu.edu (for NEIU), or
Prof. Valerie Goss, vgoss@csu.edu (for CSU), or Prof. Mike Davis, mdavis@ccc.edu (for
Albany Park Public Library), or Ross Ludwig, rludwig1@iit.edu (for IIT)
OR:

CSU: http://www.csu.edu/cas/chemistryphysicsengineering/sfcsouth.htm

No Reservations Needed (but please let us know if you are bringing your whole class!)