The first information session was held following the popular talk on climate change by Guru. The general structure of the project, and the differences between data-collation projects and ones with unknown outcomes were discussed. The second type (a project where the answer is unknown) is the type relevant to such science fairs. The presentation is available here. In short, you need either a new idea and an experiment to test whether it is true, or a novel implementation of an existing idea.

In the next session, we will try to discuss the process of evaluating ideas for applicability (for instance an experiment that involves trees growing is unlikely to be over by the the science fair deadline date!

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