Atomic Corporation of America14725 Arminta StreetPanorama City, California
Atomic Corporation of America
14725 Arminta Street
Panorama City, California
Abbott LaboratoriesBox 1008Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Abbott Laboratories
Box 1008
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Bio-Rad Laboratories32nd & Griffin AvenueRichmond, California
Bio-Rad Laboratories
32nd & Griffin Avenue
Richmond, California
Nuclear Consultants Corporation9842 Manchester RoadSt. Louis 19, Missouri
Nuclear Consultants Corporation
9842 Manchester Road
St. Louis 19, Missouri
U. S. Nuclear Corporation801 N. Lake StreetBox 2022Burbank, California
U. S. Nuclear Corporation
801 N. Lake Street
Box 2022
Burbank, California
Nuclear-Chicago Corporation333 East Howard Avenue at Nuclear DriveDes Plaines, Illinois
Nuclear-Chicago Corporation
333 East Howard Avenue at Nuclear Drive
Des Plaines, Illinois
New England Nuclear Corporation575 Albany StreetBoston, Massachusetts
New England Nuclear Corporation
575 Albany Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Union Carbide Nuclear CompanyOak Ridge National LaboratoryIsotope Sales DepartmentP. O. Box XOak Ridge, Tennessee
Union Carbide Nuclear Company
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Isotope Sales Department
P. O. Box X
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
ChemTrac Corporation130 Alewife Brook Pkwy.Cambridge 40, Massachusetts
ChemTrac Corporation
130 Alewife Brook Pkwy.
Cambridge 40, Massachusetts
Nuclear Consultants, Inc.33-61 Crescent StreetLong Island City 6, New York
Nuclear Consultants, Inc.
33-61 Crescent Street
Long Island City 6, New York
Finalists who enter the ISF must follow these rules without exception.
Finalists who enter the ISF must follow these rules without exception.
The following code refers to the ISF rules listed below:
S—School Fairs (recommended)R—Regional Fairs (recommended)I—ISF (required)
S—School Fairs (recommended)
R—Regional Fairs (recommended)
I—ISF (required)
Categories established for grouping and judging science projects at the ISF are:
BotanyZoologyMedicine and HealthBiochemistryChemistryPure PhysicsApplied Physics and EngineeringMathematics and ComputersEarth and Space Sciences
Botany
Zoology
Medicine and Health
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Pure Physics
Applied Physics and Engineering
Mathematics and Computers
Earth and Space Sciences
Entries in any of these categories, if nuclear-related, will be considered for AEC Special Awards at the International Science Fair.
Entries in any of these categories, if nuclear-related, will be considered for AEC Special Awards at the International Science Fair.
Project exhibit size is limited to 30 inches deep (front to back), 48 inches wide (side to side), and 12 feet high (floor to top). Any project exceeding these dimensions is oversize and does not qualify for entrance in the ISF.
Each exhibitor must assemble his or her exhibit without major outside help, except for transportation and unpacking.
A typed abstract of the project, using not more than 250 words, is required and must be displayed with the project.
Anything which could be hazardous to public display is prohibited. This includes:
Live poisonous animals may not be displayed.
No dangerous chemical substances such as caustics, acids, highly combustible solids, fluids or gases may be displayed. If such materials are required, inert substitutes should be used.
No open flames are permitted.
Any project producing temperatures exceeding 100°C must be adequately insulated from its surroundings.
Highly flammable display materials are prohibited.
Tanks which have contained combustible gases must be purged with carbon dioxide. No combustible fuel may be displayed.
High voltage equipment such as large vacuum tubes or dangerous ray-generating devices must be shielded and safety checked by a qualified inspector. Students should be cautioned in advance about the dangers of experimenting with such equipment and their work carefully supervised.
No live, warm-blooded animals may be displayed at the ISF. Projects involving the use of such animals may display photographs, drawings, charts or graphs to illustrate the conditions, developments, and results of the investigations. This eliminates the needless shipping, housing, care, harm, discomfort or loss of animals.
During judging the exhibit area is closed to all except judges and authorized personnel. Exhibitors may be present only at a specified time during which they are to remain at their exhibits.
All exhibitors must be interviewed at their projects by at least one judge. The purpose of all interviews is to determine the exhibitors’ familiarity with the project, the science involved, and to give the student an opportunity to meet the judges, react to questions and to discuss their work with a recognized leader. Care must be taken to allow a reasonable interview time within the time limits allotted for judging.
Not more than two students, male or female, may be certified as finalists to the ISF from an affiliated science fair. They must be students in 10th, 11th or 12th year classes in a public, private or parochial school.
A student who will have reached age 21 on or before May 1, preceding the ISF is not eligible to participate as a finalist in the ISF.
A student may enter only one project and it must be his own work. Group projects involving two or more students give experience to beginners and are acceptable in S or R fairs but may not be entered in the ISF.
The identical repetition of previous year’s project is not permitted. However, a student may again exhibit work on a continuing problem provided the work demonstrates considerable progress when compared with the previous year.
Finalists must be accompanied to the ISF by an official adult escort designated and/or sponsored by the regional fair. Responsibility and liability for entry in the ISF rests with the affiliated fair organization which finances the entry, provides transportation for the finalists and their projects, and living expenses during ISF.
Students planning to enter exhibits in the ISF which contain materials that may be regulated by a quarantine should first consult with a Federal or State plant pest control or animal health inspector, a county agricultural agent, or write to the Director, Plant Pest Control Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Center Building, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.
This guide was prepared and approved by the National Society for Medical Research, the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (National Research Council), and the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (1968).
1. The basic aims of scientific studies involving animals are to achieve an understanding of life and to advance our knowledge oflife processes. Such studies lead to respect for life.
2. Insects, other invertebrates and protozoa are materials of choice for many experiments. They offer opportunities for exploration of biological principles and extension of established ones. Their wide variety and the feasibility of using larger numbers than is usually possible with vertebrates makes them especially suitable for illustrating principles.
3. A qualified adult supervisor must assume primary responsibility for the purposes and conditions of any experiment that involves living animals.
4. No experiment should be undertaken that involves anesthetic drugs, surgical procedures, pathogenic organisms, toxicological products, carcinogens, or ionizing radiation unless a trained life scientist, physician, dentist or veterinarian directly supervises the experiment.
5. Any experiment must be performed with the animal under appropriate anesthesia if pain is involved.
6. The comfort of the animal used in any study shall be a prime concern of the student investigator. Gentle handling, proper feeding, and provision of appropriate sanitary quarters shall be strictly observed. Any experiment in nutritional deficiency may proceed only to the point where symptoms of the deficiency appear. Appropriate measures shall then be taken to correct the deficiency, if such action is feasible, the animal(s) shall be killed by a humane method.
This booklet is one of the “Understanding the Atom†Series. Comments are invited on this booklet and others in the series; please send them to the Division of Technical Information, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D. C. 20545.
Published as part of the ABC’s educational assistance program, the series includes these titles:
AcceleratorsAnimals in Atomic ResearchAtomic FuelAtomic Power SafetyAtoms at the Science FairAtoms in AgricultureAtoms, Nature, and ManBooks on Atomic Energy for Adults and ChildrenCareers in Atomic EnergyComputersControlled Nuclear FusionCryogenics, The Uncommon ColdDirect Conversion of EnergyFallout From Nuclear TestsFood Preservation by IrradiationGenetic Effects of RadiationIndex to the UAS SeriesLasersMicrostructure of MatterNeutron Activation AnalysisNondestructive TestingNuclear ClocksNuclear Energy for DesaltingNuclear Power and Merchant ShippingNuclear Power PlantsNuclear Propulsion for SpaceNuclear ReactorsNuclear Terms, A Brief GlossaryOur Atomic WorldPlowsharePlutoniumPower from RadioisotopesPower Reactors in Small PackagesRadioactive WastesRadioisotopes and Life ProcessesRadioisotopes in IndustryRadioisotopes in MedicineRare EarthsResearch ReactorsSNAP, Nuclear Space ReactorsSources of Nuclear FuelSpace RadiationSpectroscopySynthetic Transuranium ElementsThe Atom and the OceanThe Chemistry of the Noble GasesThe Elusive NeutrinoThe First ReactorThe Natural Radiation EnvironmentWhole Body CountersYour Body and Radiation
Accelerators
Animals in Atomic Research
Atomic Fuel
Atomic Power Safety
Atoms at the Science Fair
Atoms in Agriculture
Atoms, Nature, and Man
Books on Atomic Energy for Adults and Children
Careers in Atomic Energy
Computers
Controlled Nuclear Fusion
Cryogenics, The Uncommon Cold
Direct Conversion of Energy
Fallout From Nuclear Tests
Food Preservation by Irradiation
Genetic Effects of Radiation
Index to the UAS Series
Lasers
Microstructure of Matter
Neutron Activation Analysis
Nondestructive Testing
Nuclear Clocks
Nuclear Energy for Desalting
Nuclear Power and Merchant Shipping
Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear Propulsion for Space
Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Terms, A Brief Glossary
Our Atomic World
Plowshare
Plutonium
Power from Radioisotopes
Power Reactors in Small Packages
Radioactive Wastes
Radioisotopes and Life Processes
Radioisotopes in Industry
Radioisotopes in Medicine
Rare Earths
Research Reactors
SNAP, Nuclear Space Reactors
Sources of Nuclear Fuel
Space Radiation
Spectroscopy
Synthetic Transuranium Elements
The Atom and the Ocean
The Chemistry of the Noble Gases
The Elusive Neutrino
The First Reactor
The Natural Radiation Environment
Whole Body Counters
Your Body and Radiation
A single copy of any one booklet, or of no more than three different booklets, may be obtained free by writing to:
USAEC, P. O. BOX 62, OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE 37830
Complete sets of the series are available to school and public librarians, and to teachers who can make them available for reference or for use by groups. Requests should be made on school or library letterheads and indicate the proposed use.
Students and teachers who need other material on specific aspects of nuclear science, or references to other reading material, may also write to the Oak Ridge address. Requests should state the topic of interest exactly, and the use intended.
In all requests, include “Zip Code†in return address.
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