2019-2020 NNHS Science and Invention Fair

The 2019 NNHS Science and Invention Fair will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 6:00 PM PT at Young Explorers - 130 W. Gepford Pkwy, Sun Valley, Nevada

Please register by providing the information below by Wednesday, November 13, 2019

This event is FREE! Homeschoolers will work on a project of their choice at home, with parent supervision.

Projects may be set up between 5:30 and 6:00 pm (tri-fold poster, experiment notebook, & report).

By entering the Science Fair, you agree to allow judges and the public to review your project and display during the entire fair.

Awards Ceremony to take place by 8:00 pm. Projects must be removed at 8:00 pm.

Please note, due to declining participation in the Western Nevada Regional Science & Engineering Fair, it has been suspended after 50 years of operations. Unfortunately, this means both the resources on their website and the next level of competition is no longer available.

For guidance and ideas, please visit: https://www.sciencefaircentral.com

To allow as many students to participate as possible:

Grades K-3: Can choose to do research on a state, create an invention, or complete a science project – State: each student will read a book about a state then make a tri-fold poster with information about the state. Invention: each student will create his/her own invention, make a model of it using items around the house and make a tri-fold poster explaining the invention. (This section will not be judged. Every entrant will receive a participation ribbon and will learn a great deal by participating).

Grades 4-12: Will do a science project – each student will present a tri-fold poster accompanied by a scientific notebook & report. (This section will be judged. The grades will be split into 3 groups: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12).

Qualified Judges Needed: We will need at least 3 judges per grade group for the science fair. They can overlap as long as they are not related to entrants. Each judge should have a basic science, technology, or engineering background. Know a professor or grad student at UNR; are you or your spouse qualified; do you have a local friend, neighbor or relative who is qualified? If you have someone in mind, please contact Alicia Hansen (contact info below).

NOTE: Experimenting with vertebrate animals, humans, or animal tissues or organs is NOT recommended.

A big thank you to Carol Williams for hosting this event and donating the space at her homeschool resource center. You can find out more information about her center at: https://youngexplorers.wildapricot.org

Please contact Alicia Hansen with questions at mach95 at me dot com