Marion Area Science &
Engineering Fair

Forms

A signed Consent & Release form and forms developed by the Society for Science & the Public (formerly Science Service) are required for participation in District Science Day. Below are links to pdf versions of these Science Service forms, which require Adobe® Reader®, a free download from the Adobe® Web site:

Follow the links below for pdf versions and descriptions of individual forms. SSP forms may also be downloaded as a complete package:

All SSP Forms

Note: Information can be typed into these forms before printing. Please take advantage of this feature!

Important: Do not send in originals of your signed forms with your registration materials; send in photocopies instead. If your project is selected for the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair or the SSP Middle School Program, then you will need to make additional copies from your originals to send in with your registration. You will also need to make copies of your original forms if you are selected for State Science Day through the North Central District Science Day.

The current rules are available as a pdf file Rules. To help a student determine which rules apply to a project and what forms are needed, SSP has developed a Rules Wizard. Additional information may be found at Rules and Guidelines.

Forms required for all projects

The following must be included with registration materials for all projects:

Consent and Release

Form 1: Checklist for Adult Sponsor

Form 1A: Student Checklist

Form 1B: Approval Form

Forms required for some projects

Follow these links to descriptions of the requirements for each of these forms and to pdf versions of the forms.

Form 1C: Registered Research Institutional/Industrial Setting Form

Form 2: Qualified Scientist Form

Form 3: Risk Assessment Form

Form 4: Human Subjects Form

Form 5: Vertebrate Animal Form

Form 6A: Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents Form

Form 6B: Human and Vertebrate Animal Tissue Form

Form 7: Continuation Projects Form

Registered Research Institutional/Industrial Setting Form

If research is conducted in a registered research institution (e.g., universities, medical centers, NIH, etc.) or industrial setting, the following must be completed by the scientist supervising the student research:

Form 1C: Registered Research Institutional/Industrial Setting Form

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Qualified Scientist Form

A Qualified Scientist is required to supervise projects involving potentially hazardous biological agents and controlled substances. A Qualified Scientist is required to supervise some projects involving nonhuman vertebrate animals, and human subject studies with more than minimal risk. The Qualified Scientist must sign the following form prior to the start of student experimentation.

Form 2: Qualified Scientist Form

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Risk Assessment Form

This form is required for all projects using hazardous chemicals, activities or devices or regulated substances. A Designated Supervisor or Qualified Scientist must sign the form prior to the start of experimentation.

Form 3: Risk Assessment Form

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Human Subjects Form

For all research involving humans, including projects involving surveys, the following form is required. Approval by an Institutional Review Board is required before experimentation. The Adult Sponsor, Qualified Scientist, or Designated Supervisor cannot serve on the Institutional Review Board.

Form 4: Human Subjects Form

If you are planning to collect data from an internet survey, then you need to download the following:

Guidelines for Informed Consent

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Vertebrate Animal Form

If your project will not be conducted at a regulated research institution, use form 5A. Your project must receive prior approval by a Scientific Review Committee, who will determine whether your project requires supervision by a Veterinarian, a Designated Supervisor, and/or a Qualified Scientist.

Research conducted at a registered research institution must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at the institution. Form 5B needs to be signed by a Qualified Scientist or the Principal Investigator of the research project, and by the IACUC chair or coordinator. A copy of the IACUC approval must be attached.

Form 5: Vertebrate Animal Form

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Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents Form

Form 6A is required for all research involving microorganisms, rDNA and fresh tissue, blood and body fluids. Approval by a Scientific Review Committee is required before experimentation. The SRC must conduct a risk assessment and determine the appropriate biosafety level for the biological agents used in the research. Approval of a Qualified Scientist or a Designated Supervisor is required before experimentation.

Form 6A: Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents Form

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Human and Vertebrate Animal Tissue Form

Form 6B is required for all projects using fresh tissue, primary cell cultures, blood, blood products and body fluids. Students using any of these tissues must also complete form 6A. Approval of a Designated Supervisor or Qualified Scientist is required before experimentation.

Form 6B: Human and Vertebrate Animal Tissue Form

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Continuation Projects Form

If a project is a continuation in the same field of study as a previous year's project, then this form must be submitted.

Form 7: Continuation Projects Form

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SSP Forms are also available at Intel ISEF Document Library

Fair Director

Dr. Brian W. McEnnis
Department of Mathematics
The Ohio State University
1465 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Marion, Ohio 43302-5695

mcennis.1@osu.edu

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