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Awards

Purple - $3.00  Blue -$2.50    

Red - $2.00  White - $1.50

  1. The name and county of each exhibitor should appear separately on the back of each board, poster, or article and on the front cover of the notebooks so owner of the exhibit may be identified if the entry tag is separated from the exhibit. 
  2. Several classes require a display board which should be a height of 24” and not to exceed 1/4-inch thickness. A height of 24 7/8” is acceptable to allow for the saw kerf (width) if two 24” boards are cut from one end of a 4’x 8’ sheet of plywood. Nothing should be mounted within 3/4 inch of the top or bottom of the board. (Example: Woodworking & Electricity.) 
  3. Fabricated board such as plywood, composition board, or particle-type lumber may be used for demonstration displays. 
  4. Demonstration boards should be sanded and finished to improve their appearance. The finish on a demonstration board will be judged as a woodworking exhibit. 
  5. Demonstration boards should include an overall title for the display, plus necessary labeling. 
  6. Reports should be written using the scientific method whenever possible (Background, the Question or hypothesis, what you plan to do and what you did, Method used and observations, Results: what you learned. All reports should be computer generated and enclosed in a clear plastic cover. The reports should be attached securely to the display. 
CLASSES 

H900001       Create and Compare Energy Resources Poster – Poster should explore 2 alternative/renewable energy resources. Compare and contrast the 2 resources including two of the following information: amount of energy created, costs of production, usability of the energy, pros/cons of environmental impacts, etc. Posters can be any size up to 28”x 22.” 

H900002      Experiment Notebook – Notebook will explore the scientific method involving alternative/renewable energy sources. Information required. 1.) Hypothesis 2.) Research 3.) Experiment 4.) Measure 5.) Report or Redefine Hypothesis. 

H900003       Solar Energy Display/Poster – Item should be the original design of the 4-Her. Include the item, or a picture if item is in excess of 6’ tall or 2’ X 2’. Include a notebook of why the item was designed and how it harnesses the power of the sun. Examples include solar ovens, solar panels, etc. 

H900004       Water as Energy Display/Poster - Item should be the original design of the 4-Her. Include the item, or a picture if item is in excess of 6’ tall or 2’ X 2’. Include a notebook of why the item was designed and how it harnesses the power of water. 

H900005       Wind as Energy Display/Poster – Item should be the original design of the 4-Her. Include the item, or a picture if item is in excess of 6’ tall or 2’x2’. Include a notebook of why the item was designed and how it harnesses the power of wind. 

H900006       Other Nebraska Alternate Energy - Notebook should explore Nebraskan alternative energy source besides wind, water, and solar power. Include information on type of power chosen, infrastructure for distribution, what resources are needed to create this alternative resource, cost of production, and potential uses of bio-products. Examples include geothermal, biomass, ethanol, biodiesel, methane reactors, etc.