BCSS Science and Engineering Fair

BSEF Guidelines for Teachers & Students – This document provides a step-by-step process to ensure your project and forms are done in the right order to be competitive at the system level and beyond.

BSEF Junior Division Scoring Rubric – This is the scoring rubric used to assess projects by middle school students in grades 6-8.

BSEF Senior Division Scoring Rubric – This is the scoring rubric used to assess projects by high school students in grades 9-12.

Exhibitor Handbook - This pdf details everything about the perfect project display. What you must have, what you can have, and what you cannot have on your project board and at yor project table at the fair.

ISEF Rules & Guidelines – This document is helpful for students as they prepare to compete in any level Science and Engineering Fair.

ISEF Rules Wizard – Every student should visit this site prior to beginning their experimentation.  This rules wizard asks several questions about the nature of the project plan and experimental design and provides the student with a specific list of forms and safety checks that must take place in order for the project to meet the rules requirements for BSEF, RSEF, GSEF, and ISEF.

Fillable PDF Forms are now available! New this year. Use these to avoid having to print out hard copies of all those pesky forms.

NEGA RSEF Website – Follow this link to visit the website for the Northeast Georgia Regional Science & Engineering Fair. This site has specific details for what is expected for projects that advance to the regional level.

GSEF Website – Follow this link to visit the website for the State Science & Engineering Fair for the State of Georgia.  Along the right-hand side of the site, you can find some of the most helpful documents available: Forms Checklists, Exhibitor Handbooks, Rules and Guidelines, and other forms.

ISEF Rules Explanations – If you have specific questions about a form or need clarification on a specific rule, this page will usually have the answer.

Recent Rule Changes – This document lists all the changes to the Science & Engineering Fair process at the International level.  Be sure to see what is different this year from years past.

• All students should run their project plans through the online ISEF Rules Wizard and complete all the required forms before they perform their experiments. Skipping this step will result in a project not progressing beyond the System Fair.
• Project-specific questions about forms and using the rules wizard should be directed to Lee Bane before the students begins experimentation.
• Extra copies of forms and relevant paperwork required or suggested through the Rules Wizard process should be on hand at the County Fair on January 10.
• Students should always keep personal copies of all their forms and paperwork.
• Each school should establish a process for nominating between 10 and 12 projects to the System-Level Fair.
• The number of BCSS projects allowed to advance to RSEF will not be revealed until later in the year - approximately December.