Verifiedbeginner
Figures that survive a judge at one metre
Practical rules for charts that have to be read across a table, in a noisy hall, in ten seconds.
- figures
- charts
- accessibility
- +1
Data Visualization7 min
Resources
Curated guides, templates, and reading — the things worth knowing before you need them.
10 resources
Verifiedbeginner
Poster layout that works in a crowded hall
Column structure, the 40% white-space rule, and what to cut when it does not fit.
- poster
- layout
- typography
Poster Design8 min
Verifiedintermediate
Reading a paper without reading all of it
The three-pass method: how to decide in ten minutes whether a paper is worth an hour.
- reading
- triage
- notes
Literature Reviews7 min
Verifiedintermediate
Research integrity for student projects
Attribution, data handling, and the grey areas that get projects disqualified.
- integrity
- attribution
- honesty
Research Ethics7 min
Verifiedintermediate
Structuring an analysis you can defend
A folder layout and a set of habits that keep a computational project reproducible.
- reproducibility
- code
- structure
Programming7 min
Verifiedbeginner
The IMRaD structure
What belongs in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion — and the sentences that end up in the wrong one.
- imrad
- structure
- paper
Scientific Writing6 min
Verifiedintermediate
The questions judges actually ask
Twelve recurring interview questions and what a strong answer contains.
- judging
- interview
- questions
Verifiedbeginner
The timeline nobody tells you about
Working backwards from fair day, including the approval gates that stop work before it starts.
- timeline
- planning
- deadlines
Science-Fair Rules7 min
Verifiedbeginner
Poster planning worksheet
Block out your board before you open the design software — content first, layout second.
- template
- planning
- poster
Poster Design4 min
Verifiedbeginner
Rehearsing the two-minute explanation
A drill for building an explanation that survives interruption, noise, and forty repetitions.
- rehearsal
- speaking
- pitch