Students at ACCESS Academy in grades 5 through 8 are eligible to compete in the Intel Northwest Science Expo. The Intel Northwest Science Expo is a scientific research competition for Oregon and Clark County Washington students. It is a project of the Center for Science Education at PSU. At Intel NWSE students present a science research project they have completed within the last year in poster form. Judges also interview students.
Students may present science or engineering projects in the areas of the natural sciences, the social sciences, mathematics, or computer science. Each project will be entered into a category. While the student must conduct the work, the student may enlist the advice of a mentor. NWSES fairs are for EXPERIMENTAL research ONLY. Students need to pose a research question and gather the data to answer it. This may include research that is descriptive and pattern seeking if the student collects the data. Or it may include asking an original question that is answered using statistics gathered by other than the student. Modeling projects are allowed if the model is used to answer an experimental research question, the structure of the model is explained and the model is tested.
For the 2022 Northwest Science Expo the fair plans on an in person event. There will continue to be a requirement that the research plan and other project forms be uploaded using a Google folder.
Middle School students in 5th - 8th grade are highly encouraged to follow the NWSES Super EZ Rules for Middle School Projects. These rules allow some types of research projects involving human subjects, vertebrate animals, microbes, hazardous substances, and human and animal tissue. Please read the Super EZ Rules carefully.
Those who desire to do a project outside of the Super EZ Rules may use the ISEF rules and forms. This will require their school to hold a Scientific Review Committee meeting with the school principal, a science teacher other than the adult sponsor, and a qualified scientist before the experiment is conducted. The qualified scientist must have experience with the type of project being conducted. See the ISEF rulebook for specific requirements.
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