​Project Guidance

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Take a look at this checklist to make sure that you’re eligible to compete at the East Kootenay Regional Science Fair (EKRSF).

  1. Have a project or idea.

  2. The project is the work of one or two students from start to finish.

  3. Be in grades 6 to 12.

  4. Be registered in a public, private, independent, or home school in the East Kootenay area

  5. The project complies with or will comply with all EKRSF rules governing ethical research and safety.

  6. You have approval from your science teacher.

Challenge Choices

Experiment - an investigation undertaken to test a specific hypothesis.
Study - a collection and analysis of data to reveal evidence of a fact, situation or pattern of scientific interest. It could include a study of cause-and-effect relationships or theoretical investigations of scientific data.
Innovation - the development and evaluation of innovative devices, models, techniques or approaches in technology, engineering, or computers.

Science Fair Project Dos and Don’ts

Before You Start

  1. Read through this page, and consult about your project - Guide

  2. Ensure you understand the rules and regulations listed below before starting your project, to ensure your work is conducted properly. Failure to follow these rules and regulations will result in disqualification from the fair.

  3. Research your topic.

  4. Plan your Experiment, Study, or Innovation

  5. Read about Ethics in science research. Check out our Ethical Guidelines page.​


Projects

  • The project shall only be the work of one or two students from start to completion. Projects and work done by more than two students at any point in the project’s development are not permitted.

  • A project worked on at any point by two students cannot register as a single person project.

  • A participant may not present more than one project each year, and may not display or reuse an identical project from a previous Regional Science Fair.

  • A project presented at any Regional Science Fair in the past may not be presented again unless there is a substantial expansion or extension of the previous investigation or design process. The project must only present work completed since the previous Regional Science Fair, though previous work may be referenced.

  • Students must follow the Safety Rules.

  • Students must follow the Ethics Standards.

  • Ethics Pre-Approval is mandatory for all projects using animal and human participants.

Rules and Regulations
Conducting scientific research is a fun and rewarding learning experience, but it is also serious business! Whether it is a Science Fair project or research conducted in a research institute, there are some rules of academic integrity and ethics that all scientists must follow.
Specific examples of violations of academic integrity that will result in disqualification from the fair:

  • Plagiarism – presenting the work of others as your own without acknowledging the source. In this case, “work” means scientific results, conceptual development of a topic and substantive formulation or reformulation of a problem. This includes work done by a family member or a mentor.

  • Fabricating and/or falsifying data

  • Fabricating and/or falsifying registration information

  • Forging signatures

  • Entering a project that is either derived from a previous project, or a continuation or revision of a previous project by the student (or by another), without documentation of the previous work.

Student Expectations

  • The judging criteria for two-person projects require effective communication from both students during the presentation.

  • Student participants are in representation of their respective schools and therefore expectations from their school may apply at the EKRSF.