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(OEP) Elementary Science Fair
The winner of each grade level from over 100 Suffolk County schools take part every year in BNL's Elementary School Science Fair. Some 470 projects, created by over 500 Suffolk County children ranging from kindergarten to 6th grade, compete.
Important Dates
Registration Opens:
Tuesday, January 01, 2013, at 1:00 a.m.
Registration Closes:
Friday, April 19, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.
Date of 2013 Fair:
Saturday, May 04, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.
Project Drop-Off Time:
Saturday, May 04, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.
Time of Judging:
Saturday, May 04, 2013, at 11:00 a.m.
Contact Information
For more information about this program, contact:
Bernadette Uzzi
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400c – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-2756 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
buzzi@bnl.gov
Over 100 Suffolk County schools take part every year in BNL's Elementary School Science Fair. Some 470 projects, created by over 500 Suffolk County children ranging from kindergarten to 6th grade, compete.
The student projects include charts, experiments, demos, diagrams, and collections with a scientific objective. Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists and elementary school teachers judge the contest.
Here is a short video describing the Science Fair.
Audience for This Contest
Elementary Schools interested in science fairs and science education
Awards
The winner (one for each grade level) is awarded a medal and a banner which can be displayed alongside the schools' sports banners.
Each student receives a ribbon for participating in the fair and honorable mention medals are also given out.