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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 443-8. 2019
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FAIR FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned
1, _ The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Curriculum
Development (BCD) announces the conduct of the National Science and
Technology Fair (NSTF) for School Year (SY) 2019-2020 from February 10 to 14,
2020 at a venue to be announced in a later date. The conduct of the school,
division, and regional Science and Technology Fair (STF) shall be held on the
following dates:
Level | Date _
School September 2019
Division October 2019
Regional___| November 2019 _
2. The STF aims to promote Science and Technology consciousness and a
culture of innovation among the youth. The NSTF also aims to identify the most
creative and innovative student researchers from the Junior and Senior High School
who shall represent the country in the international Science research fairs. Me
3. __ In addition to the usual research competition, the NSTF-Science Academy
shall be held to give the participants opportunity for learning and development
through attendance in various talks designed to promote innovation, creativity and
excellence in science and research. The Academy Speakers will be selected based
from the criteria listed in Enclosure No. 4.
4. ‘The official participants from each region at the national level National
Science and Technology Fair shall only be the Rank 1 Regional Winners in each of
the different categories whose entries have been approved by the National Level
Scientific Review Committee (SRC). Substitutes shall not be allowed. The
description and maximum number of official participants are the following:
Maximum Number of Student Participants
per Region
Life Science Category (4)
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‘Maximum of 2 individual projects or one individual and a team project.
5. The number of other Official Party members are as follows:
Maximum Number of Other Official Party
per Region
Regional Director i
Assistant Regional Director 1
Regional EPS-Science 1
Regional EPS:-Math 1
[Chief Education Program Supervisor-CLMD | 1
Research Advisers (Qualified Projects) 2
Observers 2
(one for every six student finalists)
“Observer slots may be given to the research adviser/s of the student finalist/s or
Division Math/ Science Education Program Supervisors.
6. The travel expenses and other incidental expenses of the participants in the
national level STF shall be charged to local funds or other sources; whereas, the
expenses of the BCD staff, board and lodging of official party, materials, transportation
and communication relative to the activities, prizes and cash awards, and honoraria
of members of the SRC, Board of Judges (BOJs) and external or non-DepEd resource
persons shall be charged to the BCD Fund, subject to the usual accounting and
auditing rules and regulations.
7. The following documents are enclosed for information and guidance of all
concerned:
Enclosure No.1 - Guidelines on the National STF 2019-2020, wea
Enclosure No. 2 - Schematic Diagram on the Flow of STF Activities,
Enclosure No.3 - 2019-2020 Calendar of Important STF Activities
and Requirements,
Enclosure No.4 - Submission of Interested Science Academy
Speakers,
Enclosure No.5 - Science Academy Symposium Presenter
Application Form,
Enclosure No.6 - Format of Research Paper,
Enclosure No.7 - Format of Invention Report Paper,
Enclosure No.8 - Format of Display Board for the Innovation Expo,
Enclosure No.9 - Science Innovation Expo ~ Process Flow,
Enclosure No. 10 - Data Submission to BCD by Regional
Coordinators,
Enclosure No. 11 - Updated Checkpoints for SRC Review,
Enclosure No. 12 - SRC Review and Recommendation Report, and
Enclosure No. 13. - BOJ Project Evaluation Form, 8. Further, Regional Coordinators (RCs), Division Science and Math Supervisors,
School Heads, and Participants are expected to download softcopies of the
International Rules for Pre-college Science Research: Guidelines for Science and
Engineering Fairs 2019-2020 from: _https://sspcdn. blob.core.windows.net/
files/Documents/SEP/ISEF/2020/Rules/Book.pdf and the fillable forms from
https: / /sspedn. blob. core.windows.net/files /Documents/SEP/ISEF/2020/Forms/All
pdf.
9. The registration fee for each participant is as follow:
Level__ Participant Registration Fee |
| * Students with entries
| pivision + Research advisers
‘ * Supervisors in Science and
Mathematics
* Students with entries
© Research advisers
* Supervisors in Science and P5,000
Mathematic:
esearch advisers’
+ Observers"
+
2,500 |
Regional
National
P7,500
“beyond the number of allowed official party
10. Registration fees shall be charged to local funds, subject to the usual
accounting and auditing rules and regulations. This fee will cover board and lodging
of the other members of the regional delegation. The subsidy to cover the payment for
honoraria of the members of the SRC and BOJ relative to the conduct of Regional STF
shall be downloaded to the regions.
11. The RCs are requested to submit to BCD, through email at nstf@deped gov ph.
the reports using the format provided in Enclosure No. 5 on or before
December 6, 2019. Failure to submit the report and projects on time shall disqualify
the region in the national fair.
12. All other activities relative to Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics research projects including those of the private associations shall be
harmonized with the activities of the NSTF from February 10 to 14, 2020.
Furthermore, it is also strongly encouraged that the school level STF be participated
by all students even those coming from other special interests programs.
13, For more information, ple: contact Ms. Anna Liza M. Chan, Senior
Education Program Specialist, Bureau of Curriculum Development-Curriculum
Standards Development Division, 3rd Floor Bonifacio Building, Department of
Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email
at [email protected] or at telephone nos. (02) 632-7746 and (02) 635-9822.
14, Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired,
