Science Fair

Prizes     Eligibility   Rules   Registration    Mentors

The 2006  fair will be at  Ridgefield High School March 10th thru March 12th  Schedule. 

The deadline for registration is November 6th.

Approximately one hundred scientists from local companies and educational institutions evaluate the exhibits or presentations, interview the students and then judge the student's work for possible awards. Each project is judged by several scientists and their scores are averaged. Judging is done in two rounds, the first round being used to select approximately 25% of the students as finalists, and the second round to award first, second and third places in each division.

Divisions in the Fair: High school students enter their projects in either Senior Physical or Senior Biological Divisions. All high school students enter as individuals. Middle school students may do projects either as individuals or in teams of two students. Projects are entered either in Physical Science or Biological Science Divisions leading to four Junior Divisions.

• Junior Physical

• Junior Biological

• Junior Team Physical

• Junior Team Biological

An overall Senior Winner is chosen between the top projects in the two senior divisions and an overall Junior Winner is chosen from among the top projects in the four junior divisions.

Categories for Projects:  The Intel International Science & Engineering Fair includes the following categories for projects: 

• Behavioral and Social Sciences

• Biochemistry

• Botany

• Chemistry

• Computer Science

• Earth and Space Sciences

• Engineering

• Environmental Sciences

• Gerontology

• Mathematics

• Medicine & Health

• Microbiology

• Physics

• Zoology

We welcome projects in any of these fields.  However, the projects will be registered in one of the Biological or Physical Science divisions described above for judging.

Prizes

• In recent years the Overall Senior Winner has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship and a trip to the International Science and Engineering Fair. 
• The Overall Junior Winner has been awarded a trip (for two) to Space Camp. 
• First, second and third prize winners in each division receive cash awards ranging from $50.00 to $150.00.
• Divisions and awards are subject to change at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Eligibility

Open to students in grades seven through twelve attending schools within the Connecticut communities of Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, Newtown, New Fairfield, New Milford, Redding, Ridgefield, Sherman, Southbury and in Brewster and North Salem, New York. No project is eligible if it has already received an award at Science Horizons, state or international competition. To make such a project eligible for the Science Horizons Fair, substantial improvement and significant continuation of project research must be demonstrated.

• Participants must be under 20 years of age.

• The Junior Division is for students in grades seven and eight.

• The Senior Division is for students in grades nine through twelve.

• Students in the Junior Division may enter individually or as a team (2 students maximum per team).

Rules

• Rules for the Science Horizons Fair

• Rules and Forms for the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
• Judging Criteria

Registration

Registration packets are distributed to the science teachers in the participating schools the week following September 10th.  Some of the instructions and forms are also available on this site.

Instructions are attached either in HTML or PDF format

The registration form is attached in PDF format.

The release form for liability and publicity is attached in PDF format.

The acknowledgement form for you to stamp and self-address is attached in PDF format.

To view the PDF file you need an Acrobat PDF Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe web site: ( http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html ). 

Registrations must be mailed by students to the address listed below by  November 6, 2003. The registration form must be postmarked no later than  11/6/2003 (the deadline will be strictly observed).  Only mail registrations will be accepted.  Please make a duplicate of the forms for yourself before you mail them.  Completed forms should be sent to:

Thomas MacGregor, Ph.D.
Science Horizons
P.O. Box 2328
Danbury, CT 06813-2328

Mentor Session

Mentors will be available on October 19th to counsel students.  These professionals have a wide range of education  and expertise.  STUDENTS SHOULD COME TO THE MENTOR SESSION WITH A RESEARCH  OUTLINE AND PROJECT PLAN.