Ribbons Awarded

All children at the CCE Science Fair will be awarded one of the following ribbons:

• Blue Rosette – a first place winner selected to proceed to the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival. Twelve to fifteen of these ribbons will be awarded.
• Blue Ribbon – a first place winner
• Red Ribbon – a second place winner
• White Ribbon – a third place winner

It is important to realize that at the elementary level, projects are strictly judged against the category criteria. If your child fulfills all the criteria for his/her category, then s/he will be awarded a first place ribbon. There are no pre-set limits to the numbers of 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place ribbons. It is theoretically possible, for example, that every project in the CCE Science Fair might receive a 1^st place ribbon. It is like getting an “A” on schoolwork. The same holds true in the elementary division of the Austin Regional Science Festival.

The only element of the CCE Science Fair which is competitive is the selection of the 12-15 projects who receive the honor of representing CCE at the Austin Regional Science Festival. These winners will receive a blue rosette, indicating a first place project proceeding to regionals.

Additional special awards will be given for the best project in each of the following categories:

• Best Environmental Project
• Best Use of Alternative Energy
• Best Interactive Project
• Best Use of Electricity

At the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival, additional special awards are available. You may find an explanation of these awards at the Austin Energy website www.sciencefest.org