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This page is designed
primarily to help you find answers to your questions about science and
engineering fair projects ranging from before starting your project all
the way up to applying for and attending the Northeast Ohio Science and
Engineering Fair. On this page you will find links to areas to
help you plan your project as well as links to rules and regulations and
other valuable information you will need prior to attending the Fair.
A great source of help and ideas is the "Elements of a Successful
Project" section in the Student Handbook. Follow the handbook link
below. Also at various times during the school year, successful
science fair projects from the previous year may be viewed at the Great
Lakes Science Center.
The Board of Directors wish you well with your project and hope you
continue towards a career in science or engineering. Use the
following links to access additional information.
Getting Started
2009 NEOSEF Handbook (pdf
format)
Important Dates
Fair Eligibility
Fair Prizes
- What can I WIN
Resource list
Subject categories
Rules and Regulations
NEOSEF Contacts
Application forms (pdf
format) Fair Sponsors
Special Award Sponsors
Map and directions to the Fair
MSP Middle School Award
Judging Criteria
Getting Started
Getting started with your science
or engineering project is sometimes the hardest part of the task. What
should I do? How will I do it? I'm not a scientist or an engineer at
least not yet, so can I really do this? Can anyone help me? All of
these questions and more immediately come to mind.
First things first! Don't
panic! You are not the first student in the universe who has ever been
challenged with doing a science or engineering project. There is a lot of
help available and you just need to tap into this information.
First you need to trust yourself.
You can do this. Trust your own instincts and ability. You don't
need to be an A student. It helps but is not necessary for a great
project. Start by asking yourself what subjects am I interested in?
Starting this way will put you in
an are in a subject area in which you are comfortable. Then you can begin
to ask yourself questions about things you might have wondered about in that
area. Say you are interested in baseball for example. You might ask
yourself, I know how to throw a curve ball, but what affects the curve when you
throw the ball? Are there limits to the amount the ball can curve?
Say you are interested in electricity. You might ask yourself, I know what
makes electrons flow, but can this flow be controlled?
Once this is done, you are well on
your way to a successful project. Check out the "Elements of a successful
project" section of the NEOSEF handbook for more details.
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