Rules Governing the ACTC/FIVCO SEF

ELIGIBILITY

• A contestant may enter ONE project, either as an individual or team.
• Teams may consist of no more than TWO individuals within the grade category.

Project Guidelines

• Please go to STEMWizard and register as a student or teacher participant.
• Within STEMWizard, complete the following milestones as you work towards submitting your final project:
  
  • Project Information
    • Project Name
    • Category
    • Teacher
  • Research Plan
    
    • Each student or team will upload a Google Doc outlining how they will complete their project.
    • Click here to access the Google Doc template
    • Upload the completed plan in STEMWizard.
  • Files and Forms
    
    • Utilize the ISEF’s “Rules Wizard”, which can be found within STEMWizard, to determine which forms are required to be submitted with the project. 
    • Students and teachers are responsible in making sure that ALL these forms are completed and submitted.
  • Abstract
    
    • A brief description of your project including:
      
      • Purpose of experiment
      • Procedure
      • Data
      • Conclusions
    • Abstracts should be less than 250 words.
  • Project Presentation
    
    • Due to the virtual format of the Fair this year, students must submit a presentation created in either Google Slides or PowerPoint.
    • The presentation must include the same information as a traditional project poster. 
    • The presentation should be detailed enough for the judges to follow since they will be judged virtually without the participant(s) present.
    • The template for the presentation can be found here.
  • Project Video (Optional)
    
    • Students/Teams wishing to show a physical demonstration of their project, or to summarize their projects in addition to the project presentation can record a short video.
    • Limit videos to no more than 5 minutes.
    • Upload the videos into YouTube (make sure they are set to private) and submit the URL for the video within STEMWizard.
  • Additional Information (Optional)
    
    • Please utilize this space to upload scanned copies of record books or any relevant information to the project that is not part of the project presentation.
    • There is no guarantee the judges will look at these items.
• All project information must be submitted within STEMWizard by Friday, January 28, 2022, at 2:00 PM. This due date will be strictly enforced.

Judging

• Double check that all required information is submitted within STEMWizard by the due date. 
• ANY project missing its required information will not be judged.
• Judging will be conducted virtually on February 4, 2022.
• First, second, and third, etc., awards will not necessarily be given in each category. Awards will be given according to minimum standards determined by judges. The decision of the judges is final.
• Students and teachers will be notified of the results by 2:00 PM on Monday, February 7, 2022