Divisions, Categories & Types
| Categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Junior | Intermediate | Senior | |
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Divisions
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Grades 4-5 | Grades 6-8 | Grades 9-10 | Grades 11-12 |
| Exhibition |
Yes
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No
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No
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No
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| Product Evaluation |
No
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Yes
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No
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No
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| Life Sciences |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Physical Sciences |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Engineering |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Types of Project | ||||
| Experiment | Undertake an investigation to test a scientific hypothesis by the experimental method. At least one independent variable is manipulated; other variables are controlled. |
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| Innovation | Develop and evaluate new devices, models, theorems, physical theories, techniques, or methods in technology, engineering, computing, natural science, or social science. |
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| Study | Analysis of, and possibly collections of, data using accepted methodologies from the natural, social, biological, or health sciences. Includes studies involving human subjects, biology field studies, data mining, observation and pattern recognition in physical and/or socio-behavioural data. |
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