Exhibit International Rules & Requirements TCRSF follows the international rules for Safety and Display.  ISEF Display & Safety Regulations The display for the science fair is traditionally a 3-panel board that can stand on its own on a tabletop, although many other designs are possible. All parts of a science fair display must fit within the size constraints. All parts of the entire display, support structures, models, reference materials and additional project or display equipment at the fair must fit within a maximum size of 48 inches (122 centimeters) wide by 30 inches (76 centimeters) deep by 108 inches (9.0 feet or 274 centimeters) high from floor to top of project. The tables provided at a science fair are not to exceed a height of 36 inches (91 centimeters), therefore displays designed to be set on the tabletop cannot exceed 72 inches (6.0 feet or 183 centimeters). Displays may be designed to stand directly on the floor without a table top. The current trend for ISEF displays includes many projects with the small, lightweight tri-fold colored cardboard or foam-board with reference materials in binders and books on the table top. (Smaller boards represent huge savings in shipping costs!)  Display size does not convey the level of science. The display is expected to include the project title, the abstract, the hypothesis, the methods and procedures, the results, and conclusions. A sampling of the data analysis is very helpful, including sample calculations. It is a good idea to also indicate what future work would be recommended by the student based on the project results. An original or copy of all ISEF paperwork (properly signed and dated) must be available at the display/exhibit to show to science fair judges and officials during the fair. The Abstract must be vertically displayed, often in a plastic photo frame or on the board. Many students photocopy their abstract to hand out to the judges during judging. (At ISEF, the Abstract must be vertically displayed but NOT on the display boards. TCRSF & Minnesota State fairs will allow the Abstract to be posted on the boards although ISEF does not.)  Form 1C (laboratory setting) and Form 7 (continuation) must be vertically displayed at the project if those forms are required for the specific project. A copy of the abstract, research paper and the laboratory notebook used for the project are expected to be available for all to see at the display (research paper and lab notebook are not mandatory, but are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED and are EXPECTED). If you require a Form 7, be sure to have with you the ISEF paperwork and abstracts from your previous projects in the similar field of science (see Form 7 to see what is required).  Photographs, graphs, charts, and diagrams are often included on the display to clearly explain the project and the results obtained. Safety rules specify items that cannot be displayed: open flames, active Internet or email sessions, awards or ribbons or business cards or endorsements, glass objects, food or liquid, plant or animal material, chemicals (including plain water unless properly contained according to ISEF rules), sublimating solids including dry ice, bacteria cultures, lasers, gas tanks, pressurized tanks, preserved or taxidermy specimens or parts, preserved tissues including teeth, batteries with open top cells, sharp objects, drugs, firearms, ammunition, poisons, and any other potential safety hazard.   Inappropriate photographs or diagrams are also not permitted to be on display. Photographs or other visual presentations depicting vertebrate animals in surgical techniques, dissections, necropsies or other lab procedures are not permitted to be posted in the display.  (If in doubt, ASK AHEAD OF TIME... before you finish your display! Email src@tcrsf.org with your specific questions.) Photographs or video are recommended to document the project work instead of equipment, petri dishes, test tubes, open electronics, plants, food items, chemicals and so on.  All photographs (and other graphics or drawings) must have credit lines of their origins posted: “Photograph taken by…” or “Image taken from…”  If images are from the Internet, magazines, newspapers, journals, etc., then credit lines must also be attached.  Photographs of human subjects, other than the student, must have on file in the ISEF project paperwork, a signed consent form, Form 4, for each human subject that is in a photo or graphic on display, unless the person cannot possibly be identified from the photo (such as through covering all facial features or identifying other features).  If all photos are taken by the student (and a family member or student's mentor) then one photography credit may be clearly posted on the display exhibit stating: "All photographs are taken by [student's name] or [mentor's name]." Borrowed equipment brought to the science fair, such as computers, monitors, VCRs, microscopes, etc., must be accompanied by written permission from the owner. Expensive equipment, such as computers, monitors, microscopes, etc, should not be left at your exhibit overnight. Please take all valuables with you, and you may bring them back with you for the next day for the science fair open to the public hours, awards, and exhibit photographs. Neither TCRSF nor the location of the fair (currently the University of Minnesota) is NOT responsible for any items brought to the science fair. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE.   Home | Registration | Rules | Awards | Parents | Sponsors | Volunteer | Judges | Maps | FAQ | Contact Us