Partners

Students can complete their project individually or with a partner. Groups of more than 2 are not permitted.

Display Board

Display boards must be self supporting. Students are not allowed to put their name, school, teacher/mentor, or school name on the display board. No plants, chemicals (including water, lotions, soaps, etc), live animals, flames flammable materials, or other potentially hazardous or unsafe materials are permitted at the fair. The display board is to display information, it is not meant as a "Science demonstration."

Research Paper

We do not require a research paper for entry to the Panhandle Regional Science Fair. However, any project qualifying for and entering the State Science Fair must submit and provide a research paper. Guidelines for this paper can be found on the NJAS Website in the handbook.

Abstract

Students participating in the Panhandle Regional Science Fair are required to submit an abstract. This is a summary of their project (250 words or less) that will be shared with the judges prior to the fair. This will be the first impression that the student will make on the judges, so thought and effort should go into its completion.

Judging

During the Panhandle Regional Science Fair each project will be assigned to 2-3 judges at random for evaluation. Judges will use the Judging Score Sheet to assign scores for 14 categories. Before the fair, each project abstract will be shared with the assigned judges. On the day of the fair, judges will inspect each project display board and interview participants. Each participant should be prepared to discuss aspects of their projects such as hypothesis, variables, procedures, results, data collection, conclusions, changes they would make, and next steps.