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Eligibility for the North Texas District Science Fair for Homeschoolers
- Home-educated students in Grades 3 through 12 who live in Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, or Rockwall counties (TEA region 10) during the 2008/2009 School Year may enter.
- Students who attend public schools (including on-line) or full-time private schools may not enter.
- Students who enter a project in any other science fair that feeds into the Beal Bank Regional Science & Engineering Fair or the Texas Science & Engineering Fair are not eligible to enter the NTD Science Fair.
- Homeschool students entering the Fort Worth Regional Science Fair from TEA region 11 may practice with us and earn awards; see Fort Worth Regional.
Competition division and student grade level
| Division |
Grade |
Minimum expectations |
Winners |
| Investigator |
3 and 4 |
Some research with simple experiment, display, 6-minute presentation with minimal questioning |
3 receive medallions |
| Explorer |
5 and 6 |
Research with experiment, display, 7-minute presentation, answer some questions |
3 receive medallions |
| Junior |
7 and 8 |
Research with original experiment, display, paper, 9-minute presentation, show knowledge of subject answering questions and ISEF Forms |
3 receive trophies, at least 2 advance to DRSEF |
| Senior |
9 to 12 |
Research with original experiment, display, paper, 10-minute presentation, exhibit familiarity with subject answering questions and ISEF Forms |
3 receive trophies, at least 2 advance to DRSEF |
All student projects MUST conform to the safety guidelines. If in doubt about something, send us a note. We will do our best to help you comply at the fair (time permitting), but your project may be weakened or disallowed. |
