3rd AstroFest 2009
The ACJC Astronomy Society will be organising AstroFest 2009. We cordially invite your school to
participate in this event, which will be held on the following two days:
23 May 2009 (Sat) from 1pm – 6pm
30 May 2009 (Sat) from 1pm – 10pm
(Registration starts at 1pm in ACJC lobby)
This is an annual event aimed at bringing together Astronomy enthusiasts from various institutions to share
their experiences and learn from each other, and fostering ties between the various schools. After last year’s
success, we hope for your school’s continued support.
The teams will go through a two-day event where they will be immersed in enriching activities for them to
learn Astronomy while getting to know others from the community. An Astronomy fair displaying projects
done by the teams will follow in the afternoon of the second day, which will undergo judging by professionals.
In the evening, after the final round, participants would be shuttled by bus to Singapore Science Centre for a
casual stargazing session.
The programme includes the following:
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Astronomy Fair and Contest
Mind Games
Dinner Reception on Second Day
Astronomy Sharing by experienced astronomers
Stargazing
We cordially invite your school to send teams of 3 or less students to participate in this event. You may send a
maximum of 3 teams (9 students).
A registration fee of $65 will be charged for each team, which includes AstroFest T-shirts and dinner reception
for all participants. All payment is to be made by IFAAS or cheque payable to “Anglo-Chinese Junior
College” by 23 May 2009. Registration of teams closes on 4 April 2009. Please reply early to facilitate our
planning for the event. Thank you.
Participants should wear their school uniforms (if applicable) and bring along attire for physical activities.
They may change into their AstroFest T-shirts during the event.
Please email us at ACJCastrofest@gmail.com if you need any further information. Thank you.
Appendix
Astronomy Fair
For this exhibition and contest, each team is to prepare a booth for the Astronomy Fair. The booth should
consist of posters and/or a project. Each team will be given an exhibition board, and two tables with 3 chairs.
Dimensions allocated per team for the board will be made known at a later date through mail, email and SMS.
The tentative dimensions can be taken as 1 m by 1 m. The booth can showcase anything from educational
posters to live demonstrations.
Example of ideas:
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Create an Astronomy-related game with educational value.
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Prepare a recipe for food that astronauts can consume in space. Considerations such as nutritional value,
storage life, taste and convenience in preparation should be taken. Have samples for people to try out!
A team of qualified judges will be grading the booths. The judging criteria will be as follows:
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Creativity
Content
Aesthetics
Presentation
30%
30%
20%
20%
The category of prizes is as follows:
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Gold Award*
Silver Award*
Bronze Award*
* The Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards will be accompanied with attractive prizes.
Rules and Regulations:
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Teams must not obtain assistance from anyone, eg. teacher or trained professional in preparation of the
booth.
Failure to abide by the rules and regulations may result in disqualifying the team from the fair.
Teams are allowed to bring along mounting boards, but Velcro will be provided. The use of blue tack
and pins are not permitted.
The organizers reserve the right to keep and / or display the projects after the competition.
Registration Form
3rd AstroFest 2009
23 May 2009 (Sat)
and 30 May 2009 (Sat)
Attention: Mr Chan Poh Sing
Please fax this form to 6777-5479 or email to ACJCastrofest@gmail.com by 4 April 2009 (Sat). Or you could
mail it together with the cheque to “Anglo-Chinese Junior College, 25 Dover Close East, Singapore 139745”.
A NIL return is appreciated.
School: _______________________________________________________________________________
Teacher-in-charge: ______________________________________________________________________
Contact: _____________________ Email: ___________________________________________________
A registration fee of $65 will be charged for each team of three or less students. All payment is to be made by
IFAAS or cheque payable to “Anglo-Chinese Junior College” by 23 May 2009 (Sat). IFAAS payment should
be made directly to “ACJC Students Trust Fund A/C” and vendor number is MHACNB0021.
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Name
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NRIC No.
Contact
Number
Special Request
for food *
A2
A3
B1
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B2
B3
C1
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C2
C3
* As tea reception will be provided, please indicate vegetarian (V) or muslim (M), if applicable.
@ Team Leader
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon.