Students who enter the Alaska
Science & Engineering Fair have many opportunities to win a wide
range of awards. The Alaska Science & Engineering Fair sponsors the
Main Category Awards.
One set
of Main Category awards for Middle School (grades 7-8) and one set of Main
Category awards for Senior High (grades 9-12) are given in the following
categories (see middle and
senior high judging
rubric):
-
0100
- Animal Sciences
-
0200
-
Behavioral and Social
Sciences
-
0300
- Biochemistry
-
0400
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
-
0500
-
Chemistry
-
0600
- Computer Science
-
0700
-
Earth and Planetary
Science
-
0800
-
Engineering:
Materials, Bioengineering, Electrical, and Mechanical
-
0900
-
Energy and Transportation
-
1000
-
Environmental
Management and Sciences
-
1100
-
Mathematical
Sciences
-
1200
- Medicine and Health Sciences
-
1300
-
Microbiology
-
1400
- Physics and Astronomy
-
1500
- Plant Sciences
There are also main category prizes for the Grades K-6. Elementary projects are judged a
little differently (see Elementary
judging rubric). They do not have to fit into the "0100 - 1500"
categories.
Special Category Awards
Past
Winners
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