NEW HAVEN SCIENCE FAIR

WORKING GROUPS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PreK-Kindergarten Class Projects Only

Grades 1-2 Class Projects Only

Grades 3-4 Class or Team Projects-

A team may have from 2 to a maximum of 4 members

(No individual projects are accepted into the NHPS Science Fair for grades preK-4)

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Grades 5-6 Individual or Team Projects-

A team may have a maximum of 3 members (No class projects)

Grades 7-8 Individual or Team Projects-

A team may have a maximum of 2 members

(follows CT State Science Fair Rules ) (No class projects)

HIGH SCHOOL

Grades 9-12 Individual or Team Projects-

A team may have a maximum of 2 members

(No class projects)

The New Haven Science Fair has two major divisions:

the Biological Sciences and the Physical Sciences.

Projects must be listed in one category.

Biological Sciences include behavioral and social sciences, biochemistry, botany, environmental sciences, medicine and health, microbiology and zoology.

Physical Sciences include chemistry, computer sciences, earth and space sciences, engineering, mathematics and physics.

Questions are often received about which category a project should be in, for example;

“Testing different materials in shoes to see the effect on a human’s running speed”.

Although the measurement of the effect is a biological property, the scientific property changed is a physical one.

It is the science behind the cause/effect relationship that determines which category a project is. If the scientific explanation is a biological process, then the project must be categorized as biological.

A project in a physical science category may still require SRC approval, since it could be tested on a living thing.

Awards are made to the top projects in each of the 6 age levels, subject categories, and group categories, with a possible 60 regular awards being distributed. In addition, there are normally up to 30 special awards and prizes.