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Welcome to the 2008 Monterey County Science and Engineering Fair!  If you are a student in grades 6-12 in Monterey County, you can use this web site to submit your project registration online! Use the links to the left to learn more about this year's Science Fair.

Fair Location - California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
Campus Map (Science Fair Location)

A Little Bit About the Fair

The Monterey County Science Fair encourages children to pursue in-depth study of natural phenomena through scientific research and acknowledges the positive accomplishments of those youth. Assisted by dedicated teachers and supportive families, each year children in grades 6 - 12 throughout Monterey County develop projects in research categories ranging from Applied Mechanics to Plant Biology for the Science Fair.

During the fair, students display their research projects and present their findings orally and through written journals to a team of scientists who volunteer as judges. Through interactions with the participants, these judges confirm the students' understandings of the scientific concepts and the research methods involved in their projects.  The judges also will offer practical and positive feedback regarding their application of the scientific method to a problem, encouraging them to improve their future scientific research efforts.

Science Fair projects are awarded prizes in 13 Junior (grades 6-8) and Senior (grades 9-12) Division categories with the First Place winners in each category becoming eligible to participate in the California State Science Fair, May 19-20, 2008 in Los Angeles. Thanks to our community sponsors, the top two Senior Division projects may be eligible for sponsorship to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 11-17, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Science Fair is sponsored by Monterey County Office Of Education, The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School of Monterey, the Lyceum of Monterey, California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and community partners. This year’s fair will be hosted at the University Center on the campus of CSUMB on March 8, 2008. The public is invited to view the students’ science projects at 3 p.m., or upon completion of judging, in the University Center. Outstanding projects in each category are recognized at an Awards Assembly held in the same location at CSUMB (Building 29), 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2008.

Types of Projects

Here is a complete listing of the project categories.  Each of these categories is described and examples are given.  Your project should attempt to fall into one of these categories.  Also, note that some categories are for Junior Division (grades 6-8) projects only.

NOTE:  Projects involving human subjects, tissue sample sources (including DNA source materials), and live vertebrate animals are subject to special regulation and, if allowed by the Scientific Review Committee, must be conducted under the supervision of an adult sponsor.  If your topic deals with any of these areas, it must be approved PRIOR to the start of experimentation. Please complete the Safety & Humane Certification Form if your project involves human subjects, tissue sample sources or live vertebrate animals. Please bring your signed form on project registration day.

Safety & Humane Certification Form (Word Format)
Safety & Humane Certification Form (PDF Format)

Important Dates

Register Online!
Remember, all 2008 Science Fair applications must be completed online!

Click here to register Online (November 5, 2007 - February 13,  2008).

Mailing Address

This is the mailing address you will send your printed and signed registration forms to:

Science Fair - Attn: Ginny Brown
Monterey County Office of Education
901 Blanco Circle
Salinas, CA 93912-0851

Sponsors

The following people/organizations are proud sponsors of the Monterey County Science and Engineering Fair:

	The Lyceum of Monterey County	Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula

Fresh Express	River Ranch Fresh Foods

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