Local Rules for Individual Exhibitors 2010

All entrants must read these local rules. 

In addition, Senior Division students, are required to follow the rules set forth by the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).  Please take time to read these ISEF rules.

Also, team entries must follow the 2009/2010 Team Rules.

 

 

  1. Exhibits must either be the work of one person (if entered as an individual project) or the work of two to three persons (if entered as a group project).  See Team Rules.
  2. Student Checklist 1(A), Approval Form 1(B), and the Checklist for Adult Sponsor must be submitted and approved in writing prior to beginning a project in the Senior Division.
  3. A student who will have reached the age of 21 on or before May 1, 2007 is ineligible.
  4. There should be no identification of student by name, school, or photograph on a project.
  5. In order to display photographs of human subjects, written informed consent must be obtained.
  6. An official Entry Form must be mailed by each exhibitor with a $8.00 entrance fee.  If you are registering as part of a team, each team member must submit a separate Entry Form but the team is only required to pay a total of $8.00.  No refunds or substitutions will be made.  All Entry Forms must be postmarked or hand delivered by 5:00 pm Friday, February 12, 2010.  Certified mail is suggested.  No incomplete or late Entry Forms will be accepted.
  7.  Entry Forms received early enough in the Science Fair Office will be checked for errors or omissions and returned to the student for correction and re-submission before the deadline.
  8. If a project is the continuation of a previous project, the project will be judged only on research completed since the last ISEF.  Display boards must reflect the current year's work only.  However, supporting data books (not research papers) from previous, related research may be exhibited on the table, properly labeled as such.  Any continuing project must document new and different research.  Repetition of previous experimentation or increasing the sample size are examples of unacceptable continuations.  Documentation must include the Continuation Projects Form (7), the prior year's abstract, and the prior year's Research Plan (1A) including the Research Plan Attachment.  Copies must be attached behind the current year's Research Plan (1A) and forms.  Each page of prior work must be clearly labeled in the upper right hand corner with the year involved (ex: 2001-2002).
  9. The sponsor, parent, or others may only advise.  They must not assist in the construction of the exhibits.
  10. No sponsoring teacher, parent, or Junior Division exhibitor will be permitted in the exhibition room during judging. 
  11. All students in the Senior Division (grades 9-12) must be with their exhibits for interviews by the judges during part of the day on judging day, if possible.
  12. Electricity can be used only if requested on the Entry Form.  Connection to the city water or gas supply cannot be made.
  13. An abstract is required for all Senior Division students.  It should be submitted as soon as work is complete, but must be submitted by registration or disqualification will occur. 
  14. Senior Division students planning on using any of the following in a project need to visit the ISEF Wizard to determine what extra forms are required: animals, human subjects, tissue research, pathogenic agents, controlled substances or devices, lasers, Recombinant DNA, or Gasohol. 
  15. All materials and construction must be durable.  All movable parts must be firmly attached.  Push buttons and levers must be securely mounted on exhibits.  No part of the exhibit may be attached to the walls of the building.
  16. Tools, thumbtacks, tape, and other materials necessary to set up an exhibit must be supplied by the exhibitor.
  17. Exhibitors are responsible for providing a table for his/her exhibit.  The exhibit cannot measure more than- 30 inches (76 centimeters) deep, 48 inches (122 centimeters) wide, and 108 inches (274 centimeters) high including table. (Note: A standard card table does not fit these measurements.  However, card tables will be permitted as long as the project itself does not exceed the required measurements.)
  18. All exhibitors must follow the Display and Safety Regulations set forth by the ISEF.  These rules will explain what substances are not allowed on your exhibit.  No exceptions can be made to these rules, therefore, your exhibit may be disqualified at registration if you do not read the Display and Safety Regulations.
  19. Exhibitors must register in the Harrison Racquet Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and set up their exhibit in their assigned space between 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Monday, March 8, 2010.  The building will be closed at this time and exhibitors are subject to disqualification if they do not leave the building by 9:00 pm.  No additions or changes to an exhibit can be made after 8:00 pm or disqualification will occur.
  20. The awards ceremony will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, March 11, 2010 in the Fine Arts Center on Vine Street on the UTC campus.
  21. Exhibits are to remain on display until one hour following the completion of the awards ceremony on Thursday, March 11, 2010.  They may be removed until 10:00 pm that night.
  22. All exhibits and tables not removed by 10:00 pm on Thursday, March 11, 2010 will be dismantled and discarded.