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Important Dates to Remember
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November 3- Jefferson County 5th Grade County-Wide Science Fair
at Dandridge Elementary School |
| October 31 Local Elementary School
Science Fairs entries are due to Jan Coley |
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Entry Forms due for
Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair |
| March 29 - April 1- Southern Appalachian Science and
Engineering Fair (SASEF) |
| May 10-15
International Sci & Eng
Fair (ISEF) in Reno, NV |
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Jefferson County Schools and the Appalachian Electric
Cooperative have formed a partnership to support the Jefferson
County Science Fairs. Thank you Appalachian Electric
Cooperative!
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 Links to the 2009 Individual School Science
FairsRevised Science
Fair Update |
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Examples of Display Boards |
JCHS
Projects |
Elementary Science Fair |
Middle school projects |
SASEF 2009 |
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Project Categories
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Behavioral and Social Sciences
Human and animal
behavior, social and community relationships--psychology, sociology,
anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, linguistics, learning, perception,
urban problems, public opinion surveys, educational testing, etc. |
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Biochemistry
Chemistry of life processes--molecular
biology, molecular genetics, enzymes,
photosynthesis, blood chemistry, protein chemistry, food chemistry,
hormones, etc. |
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Botany
Study of plant life--agriculture, agronomy,
horticulture, forestry, plant
taxonomy, plant physiology, plant pathology, plant genetics,
hydroponics, algae, etc. |
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Chemistry
Study of nature and composition of matter and laws governing
it--physical chemistry, organic chemistry
(other than biochemistry), inorganic chemistry,
materials, plastics, fuels, pesticides, metallurgy, soil chemistry, etc. |
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Computer Science
Study and development of computer hardware, software
engineering, internet
networking and communications, graphics (including human
interface), simulations / virtual reality or computational science
(including data structures,
encryption, coding and information theory). |
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Earth Science
Geology, minerology, physiography, oceanography, meteorology,
climatology, speleology, seismology, geography, etc. |
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Engineering
Technology; projects that directly apply scientific principles to
manufacturing and practical uses--civil, mechanical,
aeronautical, chemical, electrical, photographic, sound,
automotive, marine, heating and refrigerating, transportation,
environmental engineering, etc |
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Environmental Science
Study of pollution (air,
water, and land) sources and their control; ecology |
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Mathematics
Development of formal logical systems or various numerical and algebraic
computations, and the application of these principles--calculus,
geometry, abstract algebra, number theory, statistics, complex analysis,
probability. |
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Medicine and Health
Study of diseases and health of humans and animals--dentistry,
pharmacology, pathology, ophthalmology, nutrition,
sanitation, pediatrics, dermatology, allergies,
speech and hearing, etc. |
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Microbiology
Biology of microorganisms--bacteriology, virology, protozoology, fungi,
bacteria
genetics, yeast, etc. |
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Physics
Theories, principles, and laws governing
energy and the effect of energy on matter--solid state, optics,
acoustics, particle, nuclear, atomic, plasma,
superconductivity, fluid and gas dynamics, thermodynamics,
semiconductors,
magnetism, quantum mechanics, biophysics, etc. |
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Space Science
Astronomy, planetary science, etc.
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Zoology
Study of animals--animal genetics, ornithology, ichthyology,
herpetology,
entomology, animal ecology, paleontology, cellular physiology,
circadian
rhythms, animal husbandry, cytology, histology, animal physiology,
invertebrate neurophysiology, studies of invertebrates, etc |
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Team Projects
Study conducted by two or three students in any discipline. |
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