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2011 State Science Fair Winners
Display Specifications

Backboards

  1. All science fair backboards must: 
    • Stand upright (without leaning against other backboards) 
    • Be labeled by the student with his/her
      • name
      • school
      • grade level
    • NOT contain valuable or fragile items. Photographs, models and drawings are preferred to real items.
    • NOT display ribbons or awards won at school or district science fairs.
  2. All Projects must be within the following specifications:
    • 36" wide x 30" deep (no hight limit)

    3. High School Projects may be 48"W

  3. Logbooks must be attached to the project backboard with string or cord at least one meter in length.
    • Logbooks may be hand written except by advance permission from the County Science Fair Coordinator for special circumstance.
    • The Bibliography listing sources of background information must be behind a clearly marked tab in the student's logbook. Students are encouraged to gather information from people as well as books. Dates and time of interviews with people should be noted on the Bibliography.
    • Research approval form and abstract if required must be in front cover of logbook.
  4. For reasons of safety, in is highly recommended students bring only a project backboard and their logbook to the County Science Fair. Under no circumstance may students display:
    • Glass or other fragile or easily breakable items
    • Live cultures (molds, bacteria, etc.) in covered petri dishes or in any other containers
    • Food samples
    • Pills, drugs or medications of any type
    • Live animals (including live insects)
    • Blood or other tissue samples, human or animal
    • Fire or open flames, or the equipment to make them
    • Dangerous chemicals
    • Batteries with open top cells 
       

    NOTE: Students may use some of these items if necessary to conduct their experiment, but none can be displayed at the County Science Fair.
     

    NOTE: Science Fair Officials reserve the right to remove any exhibit or any portion of an exhibit that is objectionable or hazardous.

 
Multi-Media Format
  • Students may choose to present their project findings using computer software such as Hyper-Studio. Projects in this category must address all the same elements required on the standard backboard (Statement of Purpose, Procedure, Conclusions, etc.). A videotape of the student's computer program in operation must be submitted. The videotape can be no more than 4 minutes in length. The student should run the software in such a fashion as to allow all text to be read. The videotape should show the computer screen only, the student running it need not be included in the frame.
  • In addition to the videotape, students with multi-media projects are required to display:
    1. their logbooks and bibliographies
    2. a printed copy of the text on the computer program
 
LiabilityStudents must be prepared to assume all risks for any damage to their projects. The County Science Fair Committee WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSSES OR PROJECTS NOT PICKED UP BY 8:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011.