Category Requirements 2010
Criteria for each category are provided below. Also included are 'Tips' that may help students with resources and background information for a category. Please let us know if you have a good 'Tip' you would like to include for the future!
Category Requirements Summary
Please view links above for complete category information. All projects must satisfy requirements for paper format, bibliography, and mentor description. Please provide your OWN AV/electrical equipment (i.e. CD or DVD player, computer, extension cords).
Teams of students may work together in Drama & Dance, Music, and Multimedia categories only. Each student must turn in an indivudally written, separate Science Background paper and Artist's statement. Students must also justify why a team was needed and document the roles fulfilled by each team member, to be included in the Artist's Statement.
| Category |
Written Page Lengths |
Additional Items for Prejudging |
Poster at Expo? |
Can a Team Enter? |
| Art |
1-5 pg Artist's Statement
5-10 pg Science Background |
Photo or detailed sketch of your art piece. Include a jpeg file (no larger than 500KB) for electronic submission separately from your word document. |
No |
No |
| Career/Industry |
8-10 pg Paper/Business Plan/Annual Report
5-10 page Science Background |
Journal |
Yes |
No |
| Drama/Dance |
1-5 pg Artist's Statement
5-10 pg Science Background
5-10 pg Script |
Video uploaded to YouTube |
Yes (Promotional Ad) |
Yes |
| Lab Research |
10-15 pg Paper |
Powerpoint presentation
(can submit as a pdf for prejudging) |
Yes |
No |
| Molecular Modeling |
5-10 pg Science Background |
Photo or detailed sketch of your work. Include a jpeg file (no larger than 500KB) for electronic submission separately from your word document. |
Yes |
No |
| Multimedia |
1-5 pg Artist's Statement
5-10 pg Science Background |
Video uploaded to YouTube
Storyboards |
No |
Yes |
| Music |
1-5 pg Artist's Statement
5-10 pg Science Background |
Copy on CD, Lyrics/Score |
Yes (Promotional Ad) |
Yes |
| Teaching |
8-12 pg Lesson Plan
Handouts |
Video uploaded to YouTube |
Yes |
No |
| Website |
10 html pages minimum |
Copy on CD. |
No |
No |
| Writing - Creative |
8-12 pg Paper |
. |
Yes |
No |
| Writing - Journalism |
8-12 pg Paper |
Interview Notes |
Yes |
No |
The PDF documents are in Adobe Acrobat format. If you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, then you can download it from the Adobe website.
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