Project Categories

Behavioral-Social Sciences 

• Study of behavior, behavior disorders, motivation, perception, attention, stereotypes
• Study of learning/memory, language/thought, emotion, creativity

Botany – Plant sciences

• Study of animals and plants including behavior, breeding, development, nutrition and growth, ecology, genetics, physiology, evolution, classification  

Chemistry

• Study of the reactions of matter, stain removal, rusting, baking, reactions of matter, dissolving, solvents
• Study of material science and composition/properties of matter, glass, polymers, absorption, crystals

Engineering/Computer Science/Math 

• Technology projects used to solve problems.  Civil, mechanical, manufacturing, aeronautical, chemical, electrical, sound, automotive, heating and refrigerating, transportation, environmental engineering, etc. 
• The study or development of software, information processes or methodologies to demonstrate, analyze, or control a process/solution. Algorithms, cybersecurity, databases, human/machine interface, language and operating systems, mobile apps, online learning
• The study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols. The deductive study of numbers, geometry, and various abstract constructs, or structures.   Algebra, statistical analysis, games, graphs, geometry, number theory, probability 

Earth/Space/ Environmental Science 

• Study of the environment and its effect on organisms/systems, including investigations of biological processes such as growth and life span, as well as studies of Earth systems.
• Atmosphere, climate, effects of environmental changes on ecosystems, geosciences, water science, recycling and waste management, pollution
• Space is the study of anything in the universe beyond the Earth.

Energy  

• Studies/processes involving the production and/or storage of energy. Solar, wind, water, hydrogen, thermal, batteries, electricity, biofuel, static

Medical/Health

• Study of disease and health of humans. Dentistry, pharmacology, pathology, ophthalmology, nutrition, sanitation, dermatology, allergies, speech and hearing, disease detection and prevention

Microbiology/Cell Biology  

• The study of the structure, function, and formation of cells including bacteria, viruses, fungi, prokaryotes, antimicrobial and antibiotic substances, DNA, osmosis, genetics

Product Testing (ELEMENTARY DIVISION ONLY)

• Compares similar items using quantitative endpoints

Physics

• Study of light, lasers, forces, waves, aerodynamics
• Study of states of matter, density, conductivity, magnets, viscosity

Zoology – Animal Sciences  

• Study of animals and plants including behavior, breeding, development, nutrition and growth, ecology, genetics, physiology, evolution, classification