<p>You have 12 minutes to give your presentation. As in any good presentation, you need to tell 'em what you're going to say, tell 'em, and then remind them of ehat you just told 'em. But seriously, part of what makes good science is talking about your procedures and what went into it -- not just the results.</p>
<p>@CD,</p>
<p>We just cannot thank you too much!</p>
<p>Thanks -- just trying to clarify some of the myths and misconceptions, and encourage folks who might not have considered doing research to go for it! We met so many great people last year and it was both a humbling and validating experience, for S and for us.</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you!</p>
<p>I went to the siemens region 5 finals. Nearly everyone had scientists for parents, as expected. Most of them looked like expert BSers, except for the two kids with informatics projects, who were definitely legit.</p>
<p>who is the research report geared to? i’m doing research on inorganic chemistry (specifally coordinatoin polymers) i dont know how detailed or broad i have to talk about</p>
<p>^Nice job reviving a two year old thread.</p>
<p>Anyway, as to your question, I guess one can describe a research paper as being… very detailed? It’s not that it has to be very detailed, just detailed enough that you can accurately and concisely convey what led to your research, what it is that you have done, what conclusions you drew from your results, and everything else that should be in a scientific research paper. (It should be your original research btw.) For examples, you can look for journal articles on Google Scholar, which is free, and you can also find information on how to conduct a project and compose a research paper on the Intel website.</p>
<p>LOL. YES. its that time of the year. i was thinking of reviving this thread too lol</p>
<p>I’m doing Intel / Siemens. Should be an interesting time.</p>
<p>^how long have you worked on it?</p>
<p>It’s roughly 1.5 months till the announcement date. I wonder how many ppl from CCers are competing this year…? I’m trying to make a new thread for this year. See
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/994365-siemens-competition.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/994365-siemens-competition.html</a></p>
<p>^On the contrary actually. Sharing your project and findings with the world is the opposite of exploiting the purity of science for personal gain. However, there is, of course, incentives for doing so.</p>
<p>Hi, I just got one question: </p>
<p>I am really interested on doing a science project, but for applying for this scholarship I see that one needs resources, i.e., university’s professors, labs. I am a person who does not have that. Is there a way, to either do that (got the help), to a project that does not require so much equipment–like a math project?</p>
<p>@astua117: I’m sorry but you really do not stand a chance on your own. The majority of us in this competition have mentors, labs, and equipment on our side. This isn’t some 4th grade science fair… the work done here is serious stuff. </p>
<p>Even the math people have mentors who help them with advanced mathematics. Your best bet is to find a mentor as quickly as possible.</p>
<p>Actually, on the contrary, while you do need a mentor to give you experience from the field, there are definitely projects you can do most of on your own. Last year, my partner and I’s project revolved around creating an eye tracking system to aid in the radiotherapy of eye cancers. While we did need to confer closely with our physician mentor for medical advice, the majority of the work was done at home.
When we were at the Siemens Finals, we saw another very impressive project (that went on to win 2nd at Intel STS) that seemed to be largely home grown. His involved an image-processing system to recognize and understand features within digital images.</p>
<p>It honestly depends on what field you are in. For chemistry/bio projects, I would definitely suggest finding a lab and equipment. But mathematics/Compsci projects often require considerably less equipment, and are just as competitive.</p>
<p>Lol, someone deleted the old post #90</p>
<p>I can’t believe nobody has made fun the name of this competition yet.</p>
<p>Siemens… honestly. Oh those crazy Germans.</p>
<p>^ What’s so funny? Are you entering this year?</p>
<p>I hope i get first place in the Semen competition.</p>
<p>^LOL. How long have you worked on it?</p>
<p>Been working on my project religiously since 7th grade.</p>