Science Fair

The Browns Mill Elementary School Science Fair believes that all students have the right and opportunity to compete fairly for all awards. The following regulations will keep projects uniform for judging, ensure that they abide by federal, state, and local laws, and follow DeKalb County Regional Science and Engineering Fair regulations. For these reasons, the following will be strictly enforced:

 

In general, the display of anything that could be hazardous to the public is PROHIBITED, including the following:

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• Anything that is ALIVE (animals, plants, molds, etc)

• Plant materials in their raw state (living or dried) not secured in a sealed container

• Taxidermy specimens or parts; preserved vertebrate or invertebrate animals (dead bugs, rabbit’s foot); Human/animal parts or body fluids

• Food items (people or pet food, etc)

• Containers filled with water or any other kind of liquid

• Sharp items (needles, knives, syringes) including glass or glass objects

• Small, loose pieces sitting on the table that could be picked up by a child (choking hazard) or fall to the floor posing a tripping/slipping hazard to members of the public.

• Photos of people, including the student’s family, without their (and if a minor, their parent’s) written consent to be displayed.

• Soil, sand, or rock samples except in a sealed Petri dish or baggie securely affixed to the display board

• All chemicals (laboratory/household), cleaners, poisons, toxic substances

• Drugs or controlled substances; hazardous substances or devices (ie firearms)

• Dry ice or other sublimating solids

• Flames, fire, highly flammable materials

• Any apparatus deemed unsafe including empty tanks that previously contained combustible liquids or gases.

• Batteries with open top cells

• Projects with moving parts that have unprotected belts and pulleys

• Class 3 and 4 lasers; Class 2 lasers must follow rules in ISEF handbook