Innovative students hope to dazzle judges and the public at the 2006 Inland Area Science and Engineering Fair on April 18-19 at the National Orange Show Events Center.  More than 75,000 students in grades 4-12 from Riverside, Inyo, Mono and San Bernardino counties competed for the more than 700 slots available to students.

Awards will be presented on April 19, to students in the elementary division from 5:30-7 p.m. and to students in the junior and senior divisions from 7:30-9 p.m. in the National Orange Show’s Renaissance Room.  The public is invited to view the exhibits April 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., as well as the awards programs.  About 80 winners in the junior and senior divisions will advance to the California State Science Fair to be held in Los Angeles in May.

Individual and group projects fall into 19 categories of science, from microbiology to zoology, math and physics to electronics, and consumer science to earth science.  Each project is judged by a team of representatives from education, industry and science communities, as well as other members of the public.  Criteria include research knowledge, use of the scientific method, knowledge of the subject, writing strategies and the creation of original data.

Thirty-one students from Fontana Unified School District will be participating in this year’s fair, along with students from Adelanto, Apple Valley Unified, Barstow Unified, Bear Valley Unified, Chino Valley Unified, Colton Joint Unified, Etiwanda, Helendale, Hesperia Unified, Lucerne Valley Unified, Morongo Unified, Redlands Unified, Rialto Unified, San Bernardino City Unified, Snowline Joint Unified, Upland Unified, Victor Valley Union High and Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified. The Academy for Academic Excellence in Apple Valley will also take part, as well as a number of private schools in San Bernardino County.

The fair is sponsored by San Bernardino County and Mono County superintendents of schools and the Riverside County and Inyo County offices of education.

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