- Your exhibit may not be an
identical repetition of one you entered at the Reading Berks Science &
Engineering Fair in a previous year.
- You may not enter a team exhibit
(exhibit made by more than one student).
- You may compete in only one science
fair affiliated with the International
Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in any one school year. If you
have competed in a fair not affiliated with ISEF, you may enter that project
in the Reading Berks Science & Engineering Fair.
- If you are in grades 6through 8,
you will enter your exhibit in one of the following classifications:
 | Natural Science -
Projects involving the study of biology, living things, including
plants,
animals and humans, studies of the environment and conservation
of natural resources,
medicine and health.
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| Physical
Science - Projects involving the study of nonliving matter and energy,
including
astronomy, chemistry, electricity, heat, light, magnetism and
sound. |
- If you are in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12, you will enter
your exhibit in one of the following
classifications:
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Botany -
Plant study, including growth and development, whole plant,
cellular and subcellular
structure, classification of species,
environment, evolution and breeding. |
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Chemistry -
The study of elements and compounds, the atoms and molecules
of which they
are composed and the reactions between them. |
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Earth & Space
Sciences - Environment and conservation, geology, meteorology,
oceanography astronomy, aircraft and flight. |
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Engineering
- Technology; Projects which involve the application of scientific
principles to manufacturing and practical uses, civil, chemical,
electrical, environmental and mechanical. |
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Mathematics and Computers
- The study of quantity, order and relationships including game
theory,
information theory and statistics. The development and applications of
computer
technology including the input, storage, processing and output
of information and data. |
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Medicine & Health -
Application of scientific principles to medicine and health, dentistry,
sociology, pathology, sanitation, psychology and gerontology. |
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Physics -
The study of interactions of matter and energy (excluding chemistry),
including
heat, light, sound, electricity and magnetism, mechanics,
nuclear physics, optics and quantum mechanics. |
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Zoology
- The science or study of animals, living or extinct, including: birds,
fish, insects,
mammals, reptiles and amphibians. |
- Your exhibit will be
accepted only if you make application for display space by the deadline shown
on the schedule.
See your
teacher for information about entering the fair.
- Special
Note: If your project involves vertebrate animals, human subjects,
tissue, recombinant DNA, pathogenic/potentially pathogenic agents,
controlled substances, hazardous substances or devices, or blood - you must
fill out special forms and get approval BEFORE you start experimenting.
** See the Scientific
Review Committee for more information.
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