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Stepping Up is a guide for students who have completed a science fair project and competed at a regional or Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF). It is intended to help these students take their project to the next level – to compete for a CWSF medal or a place on Team Canada-ISEF.

The guide is written by alumni of the Canada Wide Science Fair and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and is a project of Youth Science Canada through its SMARTS and Alumni initiatives. We graciously thank the Conseil de développement du loisir scientifique for their assistance with the translation of this guide into French.

To get started with the guide, choose any of the sections below, or click the "Getting Started with Stepping Up" for more detailed information!

The Too-Many-Questions Judge This judge doesn't let you get a word in edgewise. S/he starts asking questions right from the start and doesn't stop until the interview is over! You can feel as if you're not getting your project across clearly and not giving the answers that the judge wants.

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• Getting Started with Stepping Up
• Setting It Up: Project and Experiment Design
• Who Can (Help You) Do Your Project: Mentorship
• Getting in the Know: Resources
• Letting the Numbers Talk: Data Presentation and Statistics
• Lookin' Good (and Sounding Even Better): Oral and Visual Presentation
• What Up: Current Happenings in Science
• What Judges Want: Judging
• Leaving on a Jet Plane: On Your Way to the Fair
• How to be Happy: The Ups and Downs of Science Fair
• CWSF vs. ISEF

March 9, 2008: The English version of Stepping Up is released! The French version will soon follow!

Past CWSF or ISEF Participant?

We're always looking for more alumni to come on board and help develop this guide! For more information, come see the Development Pages!