Science Fair Timeline
Welcome to the Buchanan Science Fair Site!
Goal - Make the world a better place
... then SF is for you.
Projects are experiments with unknown conclusions when starting
Building a new concept is engineering which is Science Fair
Demonstrations, research, explanation models, & build from a kit are NOT projects in Science Fair
Monthly group meetings
High School level science fair projects center around 5 things:
Relevance to the world inspiration/discussion/extension ... most important aspect - so what?
Unique Question or unique take on an experiment
Lots of thought shown in a 100+ page journal
Lots of trials - over 100 when appropriate ... only a few trials means you need more time
- Some projects take multiple years - they tend to win and go to ISEF
Strong analysis of data ... the more math, the stronger the analysis
Timeline 2023-24
DUE dates are to Ms. Herrington with journal checks OR online submissions
October-Research & Question in Journal
Digital is great but you need your written journal too!
Search State Science Fair History page for ideas
Oct 20-Registration DUE on ZFairs - All forms due with signatures
*Each person in your group needs to register
February 8th-DUE-Digital Project Poster @ BHS ... Bear Science Fair
March 11th -DUE-FINAL project on ZFairs & Fairgrounds
interviews: March 11th Interview @ Fresno Fairgrounds by 4:45PM (5PM to 7PM) map from BHS
State Science Fair is April online (sorry no more Los Angeles for state)
ISEF is May @ Los Angeles, CA
Getting Started is always the hardest step. Here are some ideas to get you started!
Would clay create a cheaper and more effective pesticide?
Engineer a solar filtration for cleaning water
Create an algorithm or program a robot to do something
Determine a better solar panel material
Design a more effective watering system for a farm
Trap released methane from waste & make energy
Can you make new cleaning materials with forest fire ash
Look at released data sets ... GEO Data Sets Website
Always stay POSITIVE like a PROton!
