Judges will be volunteers from our community who work in a STEM field or have a STEM background.

All regardless of grade level are judged by criteria (understanding, clarity, process, documentation) rather than by direct peer to peer competition.

At GARSEF:  Judges will review all project display boards and ALL 3rd through 5th grade will participate in a brief interview lasting about two to three minutes. All students who are interviewed should be prepared to clearly explain their scientific question, hypothesis, variables, method, data, conclusions, and possible improvements to demonstrate their understanding of the scientific process.

Judging Criteria is based upon a rubric and each participant is judged against themselves, not against their peers.