All Counties: The road to the International Science and Engineering Fair begins at the county level. All students who wish to compete must enter the science fair of the county in which they reside. Students must complete ISEF paperwork and submit copies of the appropriate forms (Forms 1, 1A, & 1B at the least) to the appropriate Science Fair Director before beginning their experiments. If the experiment requires extra paperwork, the project must be approved before starting. Instructions and rules may be found at http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/students/rules_regulations.asp. Remember, you keep the original documents!
Philadelphia: The George Washington Carver Fair, open to Philadelphia residents in grades 4 to 12, will be held February 23-26 at the Academy of Natural Sciences (grades 4-6) and March 9-11 at Temple University (grades 7-12). Deadline for registration is December 19, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.temple.edu/carversciencefair/ or contact Ambra Hook ahook@phila.k12.pa.us.
Delaware: The Delaware County Science Fair (DCSF), open to students in grades 6 to 12, will be held March 2-4, 2009 at the DelCo Intermediate Unit (set-up is on March 1). This fair is very friendly toward homeschoolers. Delaware County students in grades 6 to 12 may enter this fair directly, without first competing in a local or school science fair (including the GPHSF). To enter, you must submit a registration form and $10 fee, in addition to the ISEF paperwork, to the DCSF Registrar by January 31. For more information, visit www.dciu.org. (The registration form is available here for download in PDF format.) GPHSF participants should submit their DCSF registration forms and fees, along with copies of ISEF paperwork, to the GPHSF Director by January 25. Make check payable to "Science Resources." The registration fee is $12.
Chester: The Chester County Science Research Competition (CCSRC), open to
students in grades 4 to 12, will be held February 29. The CCSRC allows only 20 homeschoolers (!) to participate (10 from
grades 4 to 5 and 10 from grades 6 to 12). Therefore, homeschooled Chester County
students who wish to enter the CCSRC must enter the Chester County Homeschoolers Science
Fair. Contact Peggy Greene at pegeth13@hotmail.com
for details.
Montgomery: The Montgomery County Science Research Competition (MCSRC), open to
students in grades 6 to 12, will be held March 15-19, 2008. Before any student can
enter, the adult sponsor (i.e., parent) must attend a 1½-hour Rules Interpretation
Meeting.
For more information, visit the MCSRC website
or email the MCSRC director at
drruallthere@verizon.net.
New Jersey homeschoolers may want to consider the Homeschool Science Fair in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
From the county science fairs, winners advance to the Delaware Valley Science Fairs, scheduled for March 31 to April 2, 2009. This fair draws from 13 counties in Delaware, South Jersey, and Southeast Pennsylvania.
From the regional science fairs, 9th to 12th grade winners advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair, scheduled for May 10-16, 2008, in Reno, NV.
6th to 8th grade DVSF winners may advance to the SSP Middle School Program, which is sponsored by Society for Science and the Public (which also sponsors ISEF). Visit http://www.societyforscience.org/msp/Index.asp for details. (Although this fair is open to 5th to 8th graders, 5th graders from the Delaware Valley region cannot enter, since they are not included in the Delaware Valley regional fair.)
by Lisa Swieson, GPHSF Director
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