NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE: NATURAL SCIENCE



NATURAL SCIENCE AWARDS-YOUNG EXPLORERS

NATURAL SCIENCE

All educational exhibits will consist of: 1) a 14"x22" poster, or 2) a notebook,or 3) display of the articles made or collected unless otherwise specified by the class description.



PLANT SCIENCE Basic Plant Science - Educational Exhibit Relating to Parts of a Seed, Germination, Propagation, Etc.
Educational Exhibit of 20 Labeled Weeds
Crop Science Educational Exhibit Relating to Crop Production, Soils, Fertilizers, Etc.


CONSERVATION Basic Conservation and Youth Educational Exhibit
Forestry
Wildlife
Other Natural Resources Environmental Education Exhibits
Wildflowers Notebook
Wildflowers Educational Exhibit
Bird Study - Notebook or 14"x22" Poster Relating to Unit
Pheasant and Pheasant Habitat Project Record and Poster

Rocks and Minerals 10 Specimens Mounted and Identified Add a Minimum of 5 Rocks Each Year
Rocks and Minerals - All Ages Special Display of Specific Rocks (Metamorphis, Igneous, Sedimentary) or Special Study and Display of Rock Polishing, Jewelry Making, and Like Activites

Paper Making Recycling: Make a New Useful Item from an Existing Household Product that Would Have Become Trash
Recycling: Repair or Renew an Object that Would Have Been Thrown in the Trash so it can be Used Again or Longer (Show/Explain what Needed to be Done)

Recycling: Make a Compost or Recycle Container for Your Kitchen, Garage, or Backyard

Recycling: Exhibit Showing the Life of a Natural Resource from its Original State, to its Manufacture, to its use by Humans, to its Disposal

Educational Exhibit, Notebook or Poster (14"x22") on How to Recycle, What you Can Do to Help, Etc.


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Exhibitors may not enter more than one exhibit per class.

Notebooks that have been entered in previous years must be divided by years so the judge can tell what has been added during the current year.

All notebooks and posters will be judged on Saturday.

All notebooks presented for judging must follow the Van Buren County notebook rules. See Van Buren County Notebook Rules.

Dairy Notebook and/or Poster Beef Notebook and/or Poster Swine Notebook and/or Poster Sheep Notebook and/or Poster Veterinary Notebook and/or Poster Goat Notebook and/or Poster Rabbit Notebook and/or Poster Poultry Notebook and/or Poster Cavy Notebook and/or Poster Horse Notebook and/or Poster Draft Horse Notebook and/or Poster Dog Notebook and/or Poster Cat Notebook and/or Poster Pony/Mule Notebook and/or Poster Other Animal Science Exhibit (First Aid Kit, Etc.)


ENTOMOLOGY Basic Entomology I Collect and Exhibit as Adult Species from 8 Orders
Basic Entomology II Collect and Exhibit 50 Adult Species from 11 Orders
Basic Entomology III Collect and Exhibit 100 Adult Species from 14 Orders
Basic Entomology IV Collect and Exhibit 175 Adult Species from 16 Orders
Basic Entomology V Collect and Exhibit 250 Adult Species from 16 Orders
Basic Entomology VI Collect and Exhibit 300 Adult Species from 16 Orders
Entomology Science I Special Collections: Collect, Prepare, and Preserve 25 Different Moths and/or Butterflies
Entomology Science III Entomology Studies: Can Include Videos, Photos, Observations, Live Specimen Exhibits, Identification, Demonstration, or Drawings
Special Entomological Skills I Illustration: Prepare at Least 5 Illustrations (any medium) of Insects Showing Form, Habits, Life Cycle, or Other Interesting Information
Special Entomological Skills II Laminations: Prepare at Least 20 Wing Laminations, Including a Name for Each Species
Special Entomological III Plastic Embedments: Prepare at Least 5 Plastic Embedments of Various Insects and/or Arthropods and Include Names of Species Where Possible


WEATHER AND ASTRONOMY Weather Station
Poster Showing Cloud Formations
Any Other Weather Education Exhibit
Astronomy



DENISE MASSEY, ANIMAL SCIENCE LEADER

JULIE SHEPPARD, ASTRONOMY LEADER

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