Lewisburg Middle School 2011/2012 Science Fair

 Jaunary 19th at 7:45 a.m.

• All Boards must be turned in to your Science teacher no later than Jan. 10th
• Registration Forms are Due Dec. 9th to your Science Teacher


Science Fair Timeline                                                                  

1. Getting started Form(must be signed by parent):  

    *7^th grade - Oct. 24^th

      ^*8^th gradeOct.17^th    

    *6^th grade – Oct. 28^th

2. Project planning form/ research plan:  December 2, 2011

3.  Registration Form for Fair:  December 9, 2011

4.  Oral Presentations of Board in class:  January 10, 2012

5. Science Fair:  January 19, 2012

Workshop:

There will be two after school science fair workshops that will last one hour hosted by a science teacher on the following dates:

•  Monday, November 7^th     3pm-4pm
• Monday, November 14^th  3pm-4pm

Project numbers will go out the week of the fair along with instructions related to the fair

CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Human and animal behavior, social and community relationships--psychology, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, ethology, ethnology, linguistics, learning, perception, urban problems, reading problems, public opinion surveys, educational testing, etc.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Chemistry of life processes--molecular biology, molecular genetics, enzymes, photosynthesis, blood chemistry, protein chemistry, food chemistry, hormones, etc.

BOTANY

Study of plant life--agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant pathology, plant genetics, hydroponics, algae, etc.

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.

EARTH, SPACE, & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Geology, minerology, physiography, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, astronomy, speleology, seismology, geography, etc.

ENGINEERING, COMPUTERS, & MATH

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.

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.

MICROBIOLOGY

Biology of microorganisms--bacteriology, virology, protozoology, fungi, bacterial genetics, yeast, etc.

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.

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.