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Project
Categories
• Life
Science - Animals:
zoology, anatomy, physiology, biology, psychology, sociology,
behavioral studies and personal
preference surveys. All projects
in this category will require a Research Approval Certificate. (See
page 20-21 of the
rules booklet for this certificate.)
• Life
Science - Botany:
plants, fungi and molds.
• Earth/Space
Science: minerals,
rocks, volcanoes, crystals, geology, weather, gravity,
astronomy, stars and planets.
• Math/Engineering/Inventions: pure and applied math,
geometry, probability, number theory; engineering shapes and structures to
test physical laws.
• Physical Science: including studies involving matter (i.e. density studies, changes of state, evaporation, crystallization, chromatography
or other
separation techniques), chemistry (i.e. chemical reactions and interactions;
rust, decay,
discoloration; effects of acids and bases; production of gases and
precipitates; effects of chemicals on living organisms, biochemistry), force
and motion (i.e. simple machines, friction, effects of gravity, applications of force
to physical
systems), and energy (i.e. electricity, magnetism, batteries, motors,
static electricity and heat, light, sound studies such as absorption or reflection
of light/sound; lasers and prisms, musical instruments; waves, insulation)
Consumer
Science is NOT an accepted category for the Humboldt
County Science Fair. Teachers are encouraged
to redirect student interest in product comparisons
to studies of scientific principles. For example, "Which
brand of Golf Ball Goes Farthest?" could become "What
Properties Have the Greatest Effect on the Distance
a Golf Ball Will Travel; Weight, Size, Surface Texture,
etc.?"
Projects
with an environmental emphasis may occur in all categories.
They should be entered
into the category which is the primary focus of
the study. For example,
water pollution studies should be placed in Earth Science, energy conservation
in Physical Science, effects of acid rain on plant growth in Life Science
- Botany, etc.
No
projects involving illegal drugs, alcohol, or tobacco
will be permitted.
Students
have the option to display their work on a backboard
(specifications on pages 16-17 of
rules booklet) or to prepare a multi-media, computer
presentation (page 17).
A videotape of the computer program must be submitted when projects are
set up. The videotape can be no longer than five
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