SCIENCE FAIR FORMS
Junior Projects (6th–8th grade)
EISEF doesn't require you to use the forms described on this
page, except for the EISEF on-line Student Entry
Form. However you still must perform your experiment in a safe and ethical
manner, using the ISEF rules as guidelines. There's a box on your Entry Signature
page for you and your adult sponsor to sign to certify that you have done this.
Senior Projects (9th–12th
grade)
The Eastern Iowa Science & Engineering Fair (EISEF) Senior
age group is an affiliate of the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
(ISEF). Senior projects must follow all of ISEF's rules. You must complete
and sign the required ISEF forms at the required time, before your begin your experiment
for some forms, after for others. The purpose of the forms is to ensure that
you perform your experiment in a safe and ethical manner. Follow the instructions
below to determine which forms you must fill out.
The ISEF forms document what you will do (or did) in the
course of your research project. They are designed to provide the information
that people need to review your project and ensure that you will comply with ISEF's
rules and with any laws and regulations that apply to it. You should fill
out most of the forms and get them signed before you start your research;
only Forms 1C, 7, the Abstract, and the EISEF Student Entry Form are done after
the research. The dates of the signatures reflect when the approval or consent is
given.
We encourage you to use the
Intel ISEF Rules
Wizard to be sure you are on the right track. This "wizard" asks a series
of questions about your planned project and will provide a list of the forms that
you need to complete.
If you have questions about which forms are required for
your project then check the
Intel ISEF
Rules and Guidelines and
Student Science
Fair Checklist for additional guidance.
If you need help on how to do an Experiment and the resulting
Exhibit then visit the Students & Teachers page.
The table below lists all the forms that EISEF requires, describes each one,
and tells when you have to fill it out and get it signed.
You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the
PDF items (all of them except the EISEF Student Entry Form). It's available
for free download
from Adobe.
Most of ISEF's PDF forms are designed so that you can
fill them out in the Acrobat Reader. For example, if you click on a
checkbox, it will alternate between checked and unchecked; if you click on
a text field, a cursor appears and you can type there. (You have to fill
out the date and signature lines by hand.) Please do this, instead of
filling them out by hand, because it will make your paperwork easier for us to
read. Unless you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, you will not be
able to save the form with the data you've entered—as soon as you've filled in
all of the required information, you should print the form immediately.
This table is adapted
from the ISEF
Overview of Forms
and Dates page and
the Central Savannah River Area Regional Science & Engineering Fair Science Fair Forms page.
Form title and link
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Description and directions
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When to fill out
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EISEF Student Entry Form—Required
for all projects, both Senior and Junior
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Follow this link to the on-line entry form. The form
collects summary data about the student(s), the adult sponsor, and the experiment/exhibit.
We need this data to make arrangements for the Fair.
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After experiment is complete |
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Abstract—This
ISEF form is required only for those selected to go on to the ISEF. Any
format is acceptable at EISEF.
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All Senior projects must write an abstract,
which summarizes your project and is written after you finish your experiment.
ISEF finalists must use ISEF's on-line system. EISEF Senior exhibitors
may use the ISEF
PDF form or any other suitable format. It can be as brief as a paragraph
or two. The date signed is the date the student researcher certifies that
the statements are correct.
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After experiment is complete |
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Checklist
for Adult Sponsor (Form 1)—Required for all Senior projects
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You fill out the checklist so that your adult sponsor
can review what information (and therefore which forms) you must provide. The
date signed is the date that your sponsor first reviews the project plan.
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Before experiment begins |
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Student
Checklist
(Form 1A)— Required for all Senior projects (see separate sheets
for individual or team)
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On this page, the student outlines what the project
is about.
Use the team Form 1A when there is more than
one experimenter. The team form has space for the name of each team member.
A team may have no more than 3 members.
You need to make the following Items especially clear:
Line 5: Any project conducted in a similar area of
research as previous projects should be considered a continuation. If the project
is a continuation, explain on Form 7 as completely as possible how the project
will differ from previous experimentation because only a new and different
research project is allowed. (If based on previous research, the current year
project must demonstrate significant progress.)
Line 6: Explain when the actual experimental procedure
(not the background literature review) will begin and end because only
a 12-month project that occurred within the last 18 months before this ISEF
(May 1, 2008) is allowed.
Line 7: Explain where the experimental research will
be done: home, university, field. Pathogens may
not be cultured at home. Research animals must be housed in school or
institutional settings only. Universities, research facilities, and industrial
settings will require the additional documentation of Form 1C to explain what
was done at each facility.
Line 8: If any of these areas are to be part of the
research, additional documentation and additional approvals are required to
explain how the research will be done, and the plan must be approved
before
experimentation can begin.
Line 9: Attach a research plan (use the Research Plan
Attachment page included in this form).
RESEARCH PLAN ATTACHMENT
Explain clearly and in detail what will be done in the research project.
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Before experiment begins |
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Approval
Form (Form 1B)—Required for all Senior projects
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These statements attest that each of these people (or
committees) approves or consents to this project. The dates should be signed
as described below:
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a) Student
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Date they attest that they understand the possible
risks and that they will read and follow the
rules.
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b) Parent/Guardian
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Date they consent to their child doing this project.
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c) Adult Sponsor
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Date indicates when they approved this
project The adult sponsor can be the
teacher, local science fair coordinator, parent/guardian, or supervisor.
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d) SRC Approval before
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Date that the committee reviews this project
before the experimentation. Projects that must be pre-approved are research
in these areas: human subjects, nonhuman vertebrate animals, pathogenic
agents, controlled substances, recombinant DNA, and human or animal tissue.
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e) SRC Approval
after
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This applies only to projects that needed pre-approval
by the SRC but were done at a research institution and were pre-approved
by that institution instead of the SRC. Date signed indicates when the
affiliated SRC approved this project after it was completed. Attach
Form 1C and all documentation from the research institution showing
approval of the project.
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f) Final SRC Approval
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All projects must be reviewed by the SRC after
the experimentation is complete and shortly before they compete
in the affiliated fair. The date signed shows the date that SRC gives
final approval to this project.
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Before experiment begins |
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Regulated Research Institution
(Form 1C)
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This form explains what the student researcher actually
did and is signed after the project is completed. This form is only needed if
the research was done at a research institution (university lab, for example)
or in an industrial setting.
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After experiment is complete |
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Qualified Scientist
(Form 2)
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On this page, the scientist explains what will be done
to oversee this project. The date signed indicates the date that they approve
this project (before experimentation takes place).
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Before experiment begins |
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Risk Assessment
Form
(Form 3)
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Required for projects using hazardous chemicals, activities
or devices or regulated substances. Must be completed prior to student experimentation.
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Before experiment begins |
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Human Subject and Informed Consent
(Form 4)
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This page is filled out by the student researcher to
explain to the IRB how the safety and well being of the test subjects will be
ensured. The IRB reviews the project, checks the risk level and each member
signs with the date they approve this project. This review and the date signed
must be before
any experimentation takes place.
Copies of this form are used (for informed consent)
to explain very completely to the research subject and their parent (guardian)
exactly what will happen to the subject in the project. Questionnaires, sample
tests, and so on must be given to the IRB and to the parent/guardian.
If they approve, they sign with the date that they approve. (Before
the experiment begins). If a photo is to be displayed, the participant
signs and dates it when they give permission.
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Before experiment begins |
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Vertebrate Animal
(Form 5)
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This form is filled out by the student researcher and
describes the housing and care for the animals. The bottom of the form is filled
out by the supervisor or scientist and is signed and dated when they approve
this project with these housing conditions. (Before
experimentation begins.)
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Before experiment begins |
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Potentially
Hazardous Biological Agents
(Form 6A)
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This form is filled out by the student researcher and
is required for all research involving microorganisms,
rDNA and fresh tissue, blood and body fluids. SRC/IACUC/IBC/RAC approval
is required before experimentation. There is a section to be completed
by the designated supervisor and others to be completed by the fair's SRC.
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Before experiment begins |
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Human & Vertebrate
Animal Tissue
(Form 6B)
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This form is filled out by the student researcher and
explains the source of the tissue. The tissue provider signs in the appropriate
boxes to certify the safety, acquisition, etc. The SRC must sign to show they
approve the use of this tissue and the date (before
experimentation) that they approve. If an established cell line
is used or other exempt tissue (as described in the rules), the researcher may
explain that on this page, but no signatures are needed in this case.
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Before experiment begins |
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Continuation
Projects
(Form 7)
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Any project conducted in a similar area of research
as previous projects should be considered a continuation. If the project is
a continuation, explain on Form 7 as completely as possible how the project
will differ from previous experimentation because only a new and
different research project is allowed. (It can be based on previous
research, but must be new and different research.) Date signed is the date
the student researcher is certifying that this information is correct.
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After experiment is complete |
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Local SRC/IRB members |
This form lists the members of your local (school)
Scientific Review Committee (SRC) and/or
Institutional Review Board (IRB), with their qualifications and contact
information. Submit this form each year if a Local SRC/IRB is formed
and the Local SRC/IRB Chair signs any student forms. Only one copy is needed
per school per year. EISEF needs this information to make sure that the SRC/IRB
includes enough members with the right qualifications for the student's
research. |
When the local SRC/IRB is formed |
