The Student, Teacher and Scientist Certifications are the last pages of the research paper.
Stu
dent Name:
Sch
ool Name:
Sp
ecific comments will help judges understand the student’s motivation, independence, overall performance and your
input in the selection process of this student’s research.
1. Ori
ginality, Motivation, Creativity, Ingenuity: Discuss the student’s role in identification and selection of th
e
p
roject; where he/she received help; i.e., literature search, hypothesis, experimental design, use of special
equipment, gathering data, evaluation of data, statistical analysis, conclusions and preparation of written report
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abstract and/or paper.
2. I
nitiative: The student’s role if this was a team project, the nature of that team, i.e., other participants and th
e
stud
ent’s role on that team.
3. Oth
er comments: Regarding the student’s investigation, independence, overall performance and motivation
.
This is y
our opportunity to give judges a ranking of your student versus other students.
Teacher Name:
Signature
(hand written)
Date