Science Fairs at Worsley School ..........

Project Rules and Guidelines

The following types of experiments are not permitted:
Any project involving:

live creatures
explosives
dangerous chemicals (unless the chemicals are approved for use in schools, and the project is carried out in class under the direct supervision of a teacher)
projectile weapons
bacteria growth (unless conducted in class under the direct supervision of a teacher. If displayed, bacteria must be killed with an appropriate agent, and the display sealed)
bodily fluids other than the student's own (displays must be sealed)
any display which interferes with the judging of other projects.

All students must do a project, individually or in teams of two. Final project marks will be included in the students' school Science mark, with a weight determined by their teacher. The final judges' mark may form part or all of this result; progess report results may also be included, at the discretion of the teacher.

Some projects at grade levels 7-10 may also be selected to participate in the Regional Science Fair. Participation there is optional, but might earn participating students bonus marks, at the discretion of their teacher.
Selection of these projects will be the responsibility of the coordinator; however, the project selected as 'Best at Fair' will automatically be eligible.

Project application forms must be submitted to the coordinator no later than ____________.
After this time, project topics may not be changed. Application forms not submitted by this date may result in mark of zero for the project, at the discretion of the teacher, and these projects will not be eligible to enter the Science Fair.

Students or teams who are absent the day of the judging will not be judged that day, and will not be eligible for any of the prizes. Their projects will be judged the following day, by the coordinator, in order to provide a mark to their teacher.

Project work is normally done by the student at home. However, some work may be done in class, at the discretion of the teacher.

Projects must be totally complete, and set up in the gym on the day before judging.

Please note the following criteria for displays:

all display materials must be mounted on a single board.
the display board must be free-standing, and not wider than 1.5 m when open.
any objects on display must fit in the space in front of the board.
displays may not be illuminated or highlighted with any devices requiring a wall outlet (120v). However, working models forming part of the display may be powered, at the discretion of the Fair coordinator.

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