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Greater San Diego Science and Engineering �Fair 2026

Digital Project Presentation Templates- This template will be used for Screening and Judging. Do not include information not specified in this template. Include only information related to this year’s research. You may include graphical elements as they would explain or illustrate your work and can be contained within the 12 slide limit. You may make changes between Screening and Judging, but not to the template length.

Each of the required sections in each template must start on its own page and be in the order provided. Titles per section are provided as recommended titles, but alternate titles may be used. Each section may extend beyond one page as long as the total does not exceed 12 maximum pages (slides), including the Title Slide.

Maximum of 2 fonts. One for Title and one for Body (no smaller than Arial 12 or Calibri 16)

Black fonts on a white background only
Text may be outline/bullet points or paragraphs
Only use graphics related to your project; graphics you have not produced must be cited.
Your slide deck should have enough details to stand alone and convey all elements that would be on a board. YOU MAY NOT PUT LINKS TO DATA. YOU NEED TO DISPLAY DATA ON THE SLIDES.
Digital Presentations will be previewed online initially by Screeners. If you are accepted, you will have the opportunity to update your slides before submitting for Judging. Category judges and Professional Societies will review your slides at this point to prepare questions to discuss at the time of judging.
Engineering specific information will be highlighted in yellow throughout the template.
Computer Science specific information will be highlighted in blue throughout the template.

Delete this slide before you submit your final presentation.

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Project Title (12 words maximum)�Approved Category�Student 1 First and Last Name, Grade�Student 2 First and Last Name, Grade (If Group Project)�Keep this title area clean, black and white

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You can decorate the rest of THIS slide, ONLY, as much as you like with pictures and colors. The REST of the slides must be plain with black font and white background.

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ABSTRACT

Copy and paste your Abstract here. It may not exceed 250 words. This is a very important part of the project since category judges and professional societies will READ THIS FIRST.

The Abstract must summarize ALL the parts of your project: Problem, Hypothesis, Procedure, Results and Conclusion. See Engineering or Computer Science specific info below.

Each Paragraph must contain a minimum of 2 sentences and a maximum of 5 sentences.

Paragraph 1

Purpose: Explain why you did your project. Write your hypothesis. Include a sentence or two only of background information.

Paragraph 2

Procedure: Describe how you did your experiment. Include the number of trials with controls.

Paragraph 3

Description of Results: In writing, describe the data you got along with any trends and patterns you

noted.

Paragraph 4

Discussion: What is your interpretation and analysis of the results? What do the results mean?

Discuss possible sources of error.

Paragraph 5

Conclusion: Include a summary of the results, whether or not the hypothesis was supported, the

significance of the study, and possible future research or applications.

Engineering = Problem or purpose, engineering design 🡪 testing 🡪 redesign described, final design success evaluated.

Computer Science = Objective, development, improvement from what is already done, sample run and final program success evaluated.

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INTRODUCTION

1. What is your research question/problem statement/purpose?

(1 sentence)

Then:

• Explain what is known or has already been done in your research

area. Include a brief review of relevant literature.

• What were you trying to find out? Include a description of your

purpose, and/or your research question.

2. HYPOTHESIS- or engineering/computer program design goal. A hypothesis is your prediction of what will happen in a science experiment. An engineering/computer program design goal describes how the solution in your project will work.

Do not exceed 400 words.

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MATERIALS

Describe/List tools, chemicals, surveys (for human subjects), scientific instruments, facilities and major materials used and how they helped your project.

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METHODS/PROCEDURE

Explain your methodology and procedures for carrying out your project in detail:

What did you do? How did you collect the data? Discuss your control group and the variables you tested.
Engineering = engineering design and redesign clearly described.
Computer Science = block diagram to describe program written

Written by you—No copied procedures from

the internet or other sources.

Metric System measurements only.

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METHODS/PROCEDURE (Con’d)

- Photographs of procedure/designs—if applicable.

Pictures of you performing the experiment/design prototypes showing your face are okay.
No pictures of other students (participants and

subjects) showing their faces are allowed.

Adults need to give permission to have their

faces appear.

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RESULTS

What were the results of your project?

Include tables and figures which illustrate your data.
Graphs are appropriate. Title, x and y axis labels are needed along with a title

The most common type of graph that is appropriate will be bar or line graphs. Line graphs demonstrate change over time (plant growth typically). All other data are most often demonstrated with a bar graph. Pie graphs/charts are generally not used for most science fair data.

- Include relevant statistical analysis of the data:

mean (average) or percent change at least. This could also include standard deviation, error bars, chi-square, etc.

-- The number of trials and sample size must be evident.

Engineering: evidence of design test redesign

successful prototype.

Computer Science: Description of success of program.

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RESULTS (Con’d)

Use any or all of the following, as applicable:

- Pictures of results/designs if appropriate - highly recommended.

- Short written summary of results/design success/program success.

- Comparison of control with experimental data

where applicable. Maximum and minimum values can be useful. How much variability did you have in your measurements?

-Sample pictures of Raw Data from Notebook

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RESULTS (Con’d)

Add any additional Results information on this slide.

A brief description of the graphs with trends and patterns shown in the graphs is appropriate.

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DISCUSSION

What is your interpretation of these results?

What do these results mean? Compare your results with theories, published data, commonly held beliefs, and expected results.
Discuss possible errors. Did any questions or problems arise that you were not expecting? How did the data vary between repeated observations of similar events? How were results affected by uncontrolled events?
Engineering: How and why did you make changes to design versions to reach your engineering goal?
Computer Science: How and why did you make changes to the computer code to reach the programming goal?

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CONCLUSION

What conclusions did you reach?

What do these results mean in the context of the literature review and other work being done in your research area? How do the results address your research question? Do your results support your hypothesis?
What application(s) do you see for your work
Engineering: How does your design perform in comparison with other existing designs?
Computer Science: How does your program perform in comparison with other existing programs?

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REFERENCES/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

- This section should not exceed one page. Limit your list to the most important references.

- List the references/documentation used which were not of your own creation (i.e., books, journal articles).

- It is permissible to include a short statement acknowledging support from supervisors, research groups and others that had a direct role in your project.

- Choose 1 citation format to use throughout.

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