2010 American School

Science Fair
This year’s science fair is sure to be a success with 1 st – 5th grade all being able to participate. The
same requirements will be expected for school wide but the depth will change depending on grade
level. Students are learning about the scientific method in class and during a special workshop. The
following is some important information concerning your child and the science fair.

Mark your Calendars for these Important Dates:

• Participants in the Science Fair must inform their teacher by Friday, March 26 th
• Depending on grade level and section students will be working on projects in class or at home;
please check with your individual classroom teacher.
• Science Fair projects are due to classroom teacher Monday, May 3rd
• Teachers turn in projects to official judges Tuesday, May 4 th (incomplete projects or adult
created** projects will not be able to participate)
• Science Fair Judging will take place May 5th – 6th
• Science Fair May 7th (open to students and parents), times TBA

Science Fair Project

Requirements Prohibited items for display
include:
Projects CANNOT involve unnecessary
pain or discomfort to any vertebrate • WATER (or ANY LIQUID, even in a sealed
animals (e.g. mammals, birds, fish). container)
These projects are prohibited! • Living creatures, including plants and
ALL projects must solve a scientific microbes
problem via the scientific method, as • Dried plant material
described in the student packet and in-class • Taxidermy specimens or parts
workshops. Demonstrations, • Preserved vertebrate or invertebrate animals
collections, and models are NOT • Soil or waste samples
science fair projects. • Human or animal food
In general, the display of anything that • Sharp items
could be hazardous to the public is • Flames or highly flammable materials
prohibited in your child’s Science Fair • Tanks with any substances under pressure
display. Prohibited items are listed to • Batteries with open-top cells
the right. If a project uses prohibited • Organisms, fungi, cultured growths, spoiled
display materials in its execution, the food, or mold
student should consider photographs, • Containers filled with water or any other liquid
drawings, or other methods for • Poisons, drugs, or controlled substances
describing the project in the display. • Dry ice or other sublimating solids
• Moving parts with unprotected belts and/or
pulleys
• Class III and IV lasers
• Human or animal parts (exceptions: hair,
teeth, nails, bones, sections, and wet-mount
tissue slides)
**Remember that this project is a reflection of the work the student has done. This should not be a
project that was created by a parent, tutor, older sibling or any other adult but the students
themselves. Displays should represent the knowledge of the student and his or her understanding.
Projects that do not follow this guideline will be disqualified from participating in the Science Fair!