SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPANTS
Here are some display guideline reminders as you prepare your projects:

1. The Science Fair Safety Committee will disqualify any project deemed unsafe.
2. All project displays must adhere to all County, State, and federal laws for public safety. Lasers must be appropriately shielded. Projects must sustain their own weight.
3. No hazardous materials may be exhibited at the project display. This includes, but is not limited to, acids, unsecured glassware, mercury (including glass thermometers), hazardous microbes, carcinogenic and radioactive materials, open flames, and unsealed foodstuffs which may attract pests. For these items, the substitution of illustrations or photographs is encouraged. Materials in violation of this rule will be marked and must be removed by the participant before judging will be allowed. The judgment of the Directors of Judging is the final authority on permissible materials.
4.  Displays may not contain any living organism. This prohibition includes all animals, plants, and studied collections of microscopic life forms such as bacteria, fungi, and molds. The display of preserved animals is not permitted. Projects may not display photographs of procedures detrimental to the health and well being of vertebrate animals. Photographs of surgical procedures may not be exhibited.
5. Projects requesting electrical power will be provided with one 110 volt outlet. You must bring your own UL approved three prong grounded extension cord. The Science Fair does not provide extension cords. No gas or water outlets are provided. If you require electrical power, you MUST put your project along the wall in a designated location. 
6. Please do not put your name on the front of your project or on your project notebook.  If it appears, we will use a black marker to cross it out.  Do not include identifiable pictures of yourself on your display board.
7. You will be assigned a project number.  Please confirm your project category at check-in as many projects are reclassified by the Scientific Review Committee.  Make sure that you place your display on the appropriate table and at your assigned space. Please also verify that you are classified properly as a Junior Division or Senior Division Project.
8. Judges will be rating your projects as Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory or Needs Improvement in the following areas:  Research – Bibliography, Originality/Creativity, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Display Quality, Conclusions, Verbal Defense, and Overall Rating.  See our sample judging sheet in this mailer.
9. All project boards MUST include your conclusions for consideration. 
10. Wikipedia is NOT a source.

If you have questions or need any further information, please contact:

Ginny Brown: phone (831) 755-0303, fax (831) 755-6473

2009 Monterey County Science & Engineering Fair

Special Awards

American Meteorological Society
Senior Division.  2 awards for outstanding achievement.

American Psychological Association, Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools.
Behavioral Sciences. One award for outstanding research in psychology.

American Public Works Association
                Three $100 awards for outstanding projects in Applied Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, and Earth Sciences.

ASM International Foundation
                Medallion and certificate awarded.  Winner may be invited to a special meeting for additional
recognition.  Materials engineering related to use of materials related concept; demonstration of
some aspect of the materials paradigm, i.e. structure-processing-properties-performance
relationship, clarity of presentation and aesthetics of project presentation.

Association for Women Geoscientists
                Female.  One award.  Project must exemplify high standards of innovativeness and public awareness of the
geosciences, illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the geosciences or promote the sensitivity to the earth
as a global system.

California Association of Professional Scientists
                One award, grades 7-11 only.  Plaque and $100 cash award.  The winner may be eligible to complete for CAPS
statewide Outstanding Young Scientist award.

California Society for Biomedical Research
                Plaque and $500 US Savings Bond for top project involving animal research.

Intel Excellence in Computer Science
                Senior Division.  Top project in computer sciences receives certificate, $200 cash prize.

Monterey County Ag Education
                Two awards, $150 and $100 to top two projects in fields relating to agriculture.
               
Monterey County Schools Insurance Group
                Three cash awards.  Health related and healthy lifestyle issues in the categories of behavioral sciences,
biochemistry/molecular biology, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology/toxicology, physiology, zoology.

Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency
                One Junior Division award.  One Senior Division award for outstanding projects relating to water
reclamation and pollution control.

Mu Alpha Theta (National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Club)
                One award.  Best project demonstrating the most challenging, thorough and creative investigation of a
problem using modern mathematics.  The project does not necessarily have to be entered in the
mathematics category.

National Association of Professional Engineers
One award and pin awarded to the most outstanding engineering project.

NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                 One award and medallion for outstanding project reflecting earth system science, climate change,
 atmospheric science, weather phenomena, oceanic, marine and coastal science, environmental/ecological science,
 engineering and robotics as applied to oceanic and marine sciences.

Northern California Institute of Food Technologists
Up to three cash awards for top projects relating to food safety.

Ricoh Americas Corporation
                One award plus 1-year subscription to Science News Magazine. Project whose principles and technical
innovations offer the greatest potential for increasing our ability to grow environmentally friendly and
socially responsible businesses.

Society for In Vitro Biology
                One award for outstanding 11th grade project with an exhibit in the are of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue
culture.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize
                Three certificates and nomination to enter the State Competition, for senior division water related projects.

U.S. Air Force
                Certificate, Computer messenger bag, quick clip MP3 player, a jotter and a mini twist pen awarded to the top four
                Projects.  Junior or Senior division.

U.S. Army
                Senior Division.  5 awards for senior projects in engineering, environmental sciences,
mathematics/computer science, life sciences, physical sciences.

U.S. Metric Association
                Senior Division.  One award for project with a significant amount of quantitative measurement that best
uses SI metric system for measurements.

U.S. Navy/ U.S. Marine Corps
                Three senior division awards, 5 junior division awards for outstanding projects in science and engineering.

U.S. Public Health Service
                One award.  Best project that creatively illustrates the Surgeon General’s focus on promoting healthy
lifestyles through the benefit of physical activity, balanced nutrition, and avoidance of tobacco and
substance abuse.

Yale Science and Engineering Association
                11th Grader.  One award and medallion for outstanding project in computer science, engineering, physics or
 chemistry.

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