GWCSF Categories - Elementary
- Life Science: Biology, botany, zoology, animal behavior, environment/ecology, health/medicine, food/nutrition, and social sciences such as anthropology and psychology.
- Earth Sciences: Geology, mineralogy, physiography, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, astronomy, geology, speology, seismology, geography, etc.
- Physical Science: Examines the nature and interaction of energy and/or non-living matter. This includes fields such as: engineering, physics, chemistry, etc.
- Consumer Science: Only one project per school or OST program. The testing and comparison of consumer products for their intended use.
- Team Projects: Only one team project per school or OST program. All disciplines—multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary. Projects
consist of 2 or 3 team members.
GWCSF Categories - Secondary
- Behavior & Social Science: Human and animal behavior, social and community relationships— psychology, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, ethology, ethnology, linguistics, learning, perception, urban problems, reading problems, public opinion surveys, educational testing, etc.
- Biochemistry: Chemistry of life processes—cell biology, molecular genetics, enzymes, photosynthesis, blood chemistry, protein chemistry, food chemistry, hormones, etc.
- Botany: Study of plant life—agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant pathology, plant genetics, hydroponics, algae, etc.
- Chemistry: Study of nature and composition of matter and laws governing it— physical chemistry, organic chemistry (other than biochemistry), inorganic chemistry, materials, plastics, fuels, pesticides, metallurgy, soil chemistry, etc.
- Computer Science: Study and development of computer software and hardware and associated logical devices.
- Earth & Space Science: Geology, mineralogy, physiography, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, astronomy, geology, speology, seismology, geography, etc.
- Engineering: Technology; projects that directly apply scientific principles to manufacturing and practical uses—civil, mechanical, aeronautical, chemical, electrical, photographic, sound, automotive, marine, heating and refrigerating, transportation, environmental engineering, etc.
- Environmental Science: Study of pollution (air, water, and land) sources and their control; ecology.
- Mathematics: Development of formal logical systems or various numerical and algebraic computations, and the application of these principles— calculus, geometry, abstract algebra, number theory, statistics, complex analysis, and probability.
- Medicine & Health: Study of diseases and health of humans and animals—dentistry, pharmacology, pathology, ophthalmology, nutrition, sanitation, pediatrics, dermatology, allergies, speech and hearing, etc.
- Microbiology: Biology of microorganisms—bacteriology, virology, protozoology, fungi, bacterial genetics, yeast, etc.
- Physics: Theories, principles, and laws governing energy and the effect of energy on matter—solid state, optics, acoustics, particle, nuclear, atomic, plasma, superconductivity, fluid and gas dynamics, thermodynamics, semiconductors, magnetism, quantum mechanics, biophysics, etc.
- Zoology: Study of animals—animal genetics, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, entomology, animal ecology, paleontology, cellular physiology, circadian rhythms, animal husbandry, cytology, histology, animal physiology, invertebrate neurophysiology, studies of invertebrates, etc.
- Team Projects: Only one team project per school or OST program. All disciplines—multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary. Projects
consist of 2 or 3 team members. - Consumer Science: 7th/8th Grade Only. The testing and comparison of consumer products for their intended use.
