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Online Science Fairs: How to Create Your Own Virtual Event

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Whether for school, university, college, or simply for your local community, the concept of a science fair has been popular in the US for over a century. The idea is simple: invite several people to create something scientific and share those exhibits with the public. These have been a stalwart feature in the education system; however, they’ve recently taken to the back-burner in light of the coronavirus crisis. That’s why this article looks to online science fair options to help you build a buzz and excitement about a digital-only fair.

YouTube

The simplest and most basic way to share science fair productions with a wider online audience is to film it and put an edited version of your film on YouTube. Here, you’ll be able to share links to the video across your social media accounts and with all of the stakeholders involved in the event to build up a large base of viewers. This method is the most simple and perhaps the most basic way to share your science fair online.

Live Stream

While the guests at a science fair are no longer allowed to mingle and pass by stall due to their ability to infect one another, it’s perfectly possible for those exhibiting – who are usually distanced apart by some meters – to share their projects in a building without putting their health at risk. This means that an experienced camera person and a host might be able to walk around a physical exhibition of stalls and projects, sharing each one with an online audience in real-time, with a live stream. Experiment with how these work – on Facebook as well as on YouTube – to give your event a thrilling sense of live-action.

Online Exhibitions

If you’re looking to create something more elegant and permanent, then the online exhibition is certainly your best bet. Rather than one long video which will feature a snippet of each project and stall at your science fair, you’re able to create an online space in which visitors can linger over certain projects and stalls for as long as they want – just like in a real exhibition. The great thing about building such an exhibition, as the experts at virtual exhibition platform DB Pixelhouse will tell you, is their permanence. They’re static, which means they can be saved and presented online in perpetuity.

Social Media Threads

Finally, if your exhibition is a smaller affair, and you’re simply looking to show off your project collection with a handful of parents, friends, and family, then a simple social media thread can be enough to find that level of engagement. Here, all you’re looking to do is boost social media posts that contain images and video content of each of the exhibitions at your fair and link them all together so that you’re able to share the entire fruits of your exhibition in one go on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Make your next science fair exciting without being a risk to attendees’ health using the four tips provided above.

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