Sample Abstract All projects require the following forms to compete in the 2011 Southeast ReRionalScience Fair: Form 1 {Checklist for Adult Sponsor} Form 1A (Student Checklist) Form 16 (Approval Form) Research Plan Abstract Elementary and Middle School projects also require the NCSEF Research Plan Approval Form Paperwork for Higher Risk Projects Humans Microorganisms 14 12,6A Vertebrate Animats 15 Hazardous Biological Agents 16Aand/or 6B 1C EffectS of MarilW Eneme Exhaust. Water on AJpe BV' ScIence E. GenIus This project in its present form is the rew:t of bioasSiaV experimentation on the effects of two-cyde marine engine exhaust water on CE-rtam green algae, The iniual idea was 10 determine the tOXICity of outboard en;ine lubncant. S<:>mesuccess with rubnan eventually lEd to the formulation of "synthetlc' exhaust Vlater whlctt. '0 '\\1m, Ie<!to tile use of actu,,} . two-c;ycle engine exhilust WiltE-r as the test sub- > ~ '. stantle. TOJ(icity was de~ermlOed by means of the- standard bottle Of""batch" bIOassay 1echnlque. xenedesmus qUCdriCX1udo and Ank,srrodesmus $p, were used as the test orcaniSfns. Toxicity •••as measured In terms of 3 decreaS4! in the ma"imum standln: crop. The effe<:'tlv.econcentratIOn - SO% (ECSO) for Scen~e$mus quodricauda ""<IS found to be ~.7S~ exhaust water; for Ankkstl'odesmus sp. 3.1" e'lhaust Vlater using the bottle technique. An~lie5 in gro.'ith curves raised the suspicion that evaporation was affecting the results; therefore, a flow-through ~te-m was improv.sed utllz,ng th dlllracteristlcs of a deVice ailed it 8l101'1lonrtor. Use of a Siomonrtor ,~sseneclthe infl uence of evaperanon, and the EC50 was found to be 1.4'16exhaust water using Anlustrodesmus sp. As tile test organism. Mil<ed populations ofvarioU$ algae gave an EC 50 of 1.281ft>exhaust water. The wntr<bunon.s of thl5 project are tViofoid. first, the to"'Krty of two-cycle marine engine exhaust was foolld to be considerablv greater than reponed in the rlterature (1.436 vs. 4.2~), Secondly, the bE:nefits of a flow-through were sh(h'm. All forms can be found at http://johunter.pbworks.com/w/page/29778440/Scie nce-Fair-Web-Resources Research Plan Detailed Instructions are outlined in the "Research Plan lostructions" form. The research pian for a higher risk project includes additional mformafion. The research plan for.!ill projects includes the following components: ') Ques.tion/Problem .o Hypothesis/Engineering Goals o Variables/Controls Procedures ,) Data Analysis e Bibliography (,.vith 5 major references Web Resources httP'fhgfnloter ol?wg1ss cq01lScjePce-faic- Web· Resources httpJlsctencebuddteSor9! http'(scbool discgyeryedycaljgn saencef81rceotraU http'/lwvlWsocietyforscience document com' orgltseft Schedule of Events Saturday, February 12, 2011 2011 Southeast Regional Science Fair at UNCW 8:30 am to 3:00 pm In Hanover Gym NO PROJECTS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE GYM BEFORE 8:30 AM 8:30 - 9:15 Registration & Set Up Hanover Gym 9: 15 - 10:30 Judges Preview the Exhibits Hanover Gym Students & Parents must exit the gym o 10:30 - 12:45 Judging of Exhibits Hanover Gym Students must stay with their projects 00 Parents must exit the gym o 12:45 - 1:45 Public Viewing of Projects 0' Lunch (on your own) By 2:15 Project removal by Students; must be completed by 2: 15 2:15 - 2:30 Students & Parents sit in bleachers o 2:30 - 3:00 3:30 Hanover Gym closes Hanover Gym How-To Register: Science Fair in a Box Each project needs to register through an online program called Science Fair in a Box. If you have a team of two or more, only one student needs to register the project. Questions? Call the Science and Mathematics Education Center at (910) 962-3168. 1. Go to http://ncsefreg2.sfiab.com/index.php to register for the Southeast Regional Science Fair. 2. Click "Login/Register" on the left-hand menu. Then choose "I am a Participant". 3. Enter a valid email address, then click begin. 4. Check the email address you entered - an email should arrive containing a registration number that you will need to enter on the screen to continue. Please save your registration number - it will be your password to make any future changes. 5. You will be at the Registration Summary page, and the to-do box will look like this: ~1-~'~' . ~:.'~! ;r;~ :Regi~tr~tJon'Jt~m '-C" > ~;:. ••. .>:';.;) ~.:, :.~k.)~.::. '-::';::'TI;"'"s~:,-=C:':~~;=':;~-"'~>-'''''~:;-=:-~,~· -:-:..,....,......,.--~ ---- - , ""'~,,~ ... - "'~ .~,' i .. '" ", ~ '.:-: ,_"i""l : --,•1 . ..:..-~ ,,,,,->-": ~;;l( ~ ';" • ~~_~1.~_'A., .~;:;..:; .•.. ,,""'_. > __•.~ _ <- __ Status ,- ~ ~ __ '. _~ ~ _ _ • Student Information Incomplete Emergency Contact Information Incomplete Project Information Empty Mentor Information Incomplete Safety Information Complete Double Check your Name Incomplete ;, Signature Page Print (Available when ALL above sections are "Complete") Signature Page Received 6. Incomplete Begin with Student Information. Here, you will enter information about the student(s) entering a project. a. If a project is conducted by only one student, enter Student 1 Details. b. If a project is conducted by more than one student, please select the "number of students that worked on the project" at the top of the page. Each student will need to complete their own Student Details on the same page. c. Please select your school from the drop-down menu. The school will be listed after the town. If your school is not listed, please call the number listed at the top of this handout. d. After Student Details are entered, save student information. If completed correctly, you will see Student Information Complete in green. Then click "Back to Participant Registration Summary" to continue to the next step. 7. After Student Information is complete, please fill out Emergency Contact Information. 8. After Emergency Contact Information a. 9. is complete, continue to Project Information. Please type your abstract in the box named "Summary". After Project Information is complete, continue to Mentor Information. If you had a mentor assist you with this project, please select the correct amount of mentors and enter their personal information. 10. The Safety Information section does not need your input to be completed. 11. Double-check your name. This is how the student's name will be entered in all Southeast Regional Science Fair documents. Please confirm your name is correct by selecting all three boxes. 12. Print the Signature Page. Have all students and parents/legal guardians sign. Bring the original signature page to the Southeast Regional Science Fair. 13. If you have correctly registered, the Registration Summary page will look like this: ~:",::"~""l..' ~-~~Tr:--"'-~'r.-'-~~-:--;,;,::""",:,: ~:c-.....~,,:~~-, ,~ ,,' "'''''~~' Registration Item, > •.•.•.••.•.i'..;~ "'l-__ '-- _u _,~_: """"'_ ••••••• ____ Student Information .: - >, ~ ~,~ __ _"~-;~~'4 .-,.........,~~~ >~tatus /~, _: 4 >' ,,---,, Complete Emergency Contact Information Complete Project Information Complete Mentor Information Complete Safety Information Complete Double Check your Name Complete Signature Page Print Signature Page Received Incomplete 14. You have now completed your registration online. Please remember that you will need to bring the signature page, abstract and all other forms to the Southeast Regional Science Fair. You can find the official forms here: http://www.societyforscience.org/Page.aspx?pid=282. The Southeast Regional Science Fair will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2011 on the UNCW campus at Hanover Hall. Registration and set-up will begin at 8:30 am and the Award Ceremony will conclude the Science Fair at 2:30 pm. ~ lJNC:W ======.. H Key CD Building " Visitor Parking 6 Information o o Code 1 Construction Opening Zone Fail 2009 Not UNCW Property Vl 25: ::E <C U ::c I::;) 3 4 5 6 8 D o Vl UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON 601 South College Road· Wilmington. NC 28403 910.962.3000 • www.uncw.edu Building Grid Location Academic Support Center 2F Alderman Hall 7D Almkuist-Nixon Sports Medicine Complex 7F Bear Hall 58 Belk Hall 4E Bumey Center 5E Cameron Hall 4C Computer Information Systems Building 5C Cornerstone Hall 2B Cultural Arts Building 4A DeLoach Hall 7C Oobo Hall 4C Education Building 48 Facilities 2F Fisher Field House 5E Fisher Student Center 60 Fisher University Union 50 Friday Annex 58 Friday Hall 58 Galloway Hall 4F Gazebo 3E Graham Hall 3F Hanover Hall 7E Hewlett Hall 3F Hoggard Hall 7E Honors House 1B Housing and Residence life 2E International House 2B Isaac Bear Early College High School 7H James Hall 7E Kenan Auditori um 7C Kenan Hall 70 King Hall 60 Kresge Greenhouse 5B Leutze Hall 5C Morton HaD 6C Natatorium 7F Natural Sciences 3C Network and Communications 2F Nixon Annex 7F Par1<ingDeck 3B Police (UNCW) 2F Printing Services 1F Purchasing Services 1F Randall library 6-7C Schwartz Hall 2E Seahawk Crossing 2-38 Seahawk Landing 1-2A Seahawk Village 1C-O Social and Behavioral Sciences 5C Student Recreation Center 3D Suites Services Buitding 10 Technology Assistance Center 70 Trask Coliseum 7E University Apartments 3-4E-F University Suites 2D Visitor Infomnation & Parking 70 Wagoner Hall 2C Warehouse-Receiving 1F Warwick Center 5E Westside Hall 70 Code AS AL 8M BR BK BU CH Ct CS CA OL DO E8 FC FH F5C FUU FA FR GA GZ GR HA HE HO HH HRL IH IB JA KA KE KI GH LH MO NA NS NC NX PK PO PS PU RL 5Z SC SL SV SB SRC 8U TAC TR UA US VI WA WH WC WE