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Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair
February 28, 2013

Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair (SCRSF) will hold its annual fair on February 28, 2013. The purpose of the science fair is to encourage learning and creativity in young adults. Students in grades 6 - 8 compete in the junior division and students in grades 9 - 12 comprise the senior division. Students will compete against projects in their same division and category for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Both junior and senior division participants will compete for the opportunity to attend the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) held April 11 - 13, 2013 in Fort Collins, CO.

The Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair receives 20 spots for the CSEF. Because we want to send the highest quality projects to CSEF, qualifiers are not necessarily chosen by their categorical place (1st, 2nd, 3rd). Once all boards have been judged, a second group of judges will reevaluate the top three places in both divisions in all categories and select the to 20 projects. We try to have the same number of representatives from both the junior and senior divisions, but this is subject to change based on the number and quality of projects in each division.

Who: Custer, Fremont and Pueblo County students in grades 6 - 12
What: Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair
When: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Project Set-up 12:15 p.m.
Judging Interviews 1:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony 6:00 p.m.
Where: Pueblo Community College, Grand Ballroom
900 West Orman Pueblo, CO

Participation Requirements

Paperwork:

• All participants are required to follow the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair rules and guidelines for pre-college research and display & safety regulations. These can be viewed online at: http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/rulesandguidelines and http://www.societyforscience.org/page.aspx?pid=314.
• All projects, individual and team (teams may have up to 3 members), must complete, at a minimum, the following forms:
  • Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair Registration Form (1 form per STUDENT for signature purposes)
  • Checklist For Adult Sponsor Form (1 form per project - completed PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Student Checklist Form (1 form per project - completed PRIOR to experimentation)
  • DETAILED Research Plan (attached to Student Checklist - completed and reviewed PRIOR to Experimentation)
  • Approval Form (1 form per STUDENT for signature purposes - completed PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Abstract (1 form per project - completed AFTER experimentation)
• Depending on the nature of the project, the following forms may be necessary, for details, consult the Intel ISEF rules:
  • Regulated Research Institutional/Industrial Setting Form (1 form per research setting that is NOT the home, school or field site - completed AFTER experimentation)
  • Qualified Scientist Form (1 form per qualified scientist consulted - completed PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Risk Assessment Form (1 form per designated supervisor used - completed PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Human Participants Form (1 for per project using human subjects - completed and reviewed by IRB PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Human Informed Consent Form (1 form per human subject used if required by IRB - sample completed and reviewed by IRB PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Vertebrate Animal Form (1 form per type of vertebrate animal used - completed at reviewed by SRC PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents Risk Assessment Form (1 form per project - completed and reviewed PRIOR to experimentation)
  • Human and Vertebrate Animal Tissue Form (1 form per project - completed and reviewed PRIOR to experimentation; must also complete Form 6A with this type of project)
  • Continuation Projects Form (1 form per project - completed at any time)

Qualifications:

• Students in grades 6 - 12 living in Custer, Fremont or Pueblo counties
• Students living in a district that hosts a science fair must qualify through that fair before attending the regional science fair.
• If a district science fair is not available, then students should qualify through a school wide science fair.
• If neither a district nor a school wide science fair is available, then students are able to attend the regional science fair directly.

Once the paperwork is completed and the qualification requiremetns are met, send ONE copy (not the originals) to the Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair:

Mail to:
Lori Leyh
Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences
2415 Jones Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81004

Dropped off:
M - Th 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
F 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Contacts

If you have questions, suggestions or concerns contact:

Co-Director: Lori Leyh; (719) 671-9765; lleyh@psas.ws
Co-Director: Corrine Solano; (719) 595-4281; corinne.solano@pueblocityschools.us