Fair Rules

• A student may participate in only one project

• Projects can be individual projects or team projects

  • 2-3 members max

  • Can only form groups within the same school

• Use the scientific method for your project

• Division 1 (7th - 8th) and Division 2 (5th - 6th)

  • A first, second, and third place winner will be picked from each category

• Prizes will be awarded to winners, and all participants will receive certificates of merit!

Types of Projects

Science Project: Investigates the effects of changes or answers the question “Why?”

Engineering Project: Solves a need or problem; includes measures of success.

Product Testing Project: Tests and compares similar items using quantitative endpoints.

Submission Guide

Must submit a complete abstract.

An abstract must be a fully self-contained, capsule description of the project.

• Parts of an abstract include:

  • Purpose

  • Methods/Materials

  • Procedure

  • Results/Analysis

  • Conclusion

• It must make sense all by itself.

• It should be 250 words or less.

• It should use complete sentences in prose format. Treat the abstract as a “how I would tell a friend about my work, from start to finish” letter.

Must submit informal presentation.

• Must be in powerpoint format

• Use readable background colors and text

• Use a bullet point format

• Use images, graphs, and tables for interpreting data

• Refer to this document for more details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FedD-eTdX7HPG_bEa_6qqW57dMY5jRM9cGdT6ZQoqd0/edit

Encouraged to submit video demonstration of project.

• Must be no more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds

• Video and audio quality should be clear

All project materials must be submitted to your judging folder by May 28th.