The Central Florida Fair Agriscience Fair is where student researchers put the scientific method to work on the questions that matter to farms, food, and natural resources — then defend their findings in front of real judges.
Students design and run an original, hands-on research project connected to agriculture, food, or natural resources — then submit a written report and stand for questioning in front of a judging panel, the same way scientists defend real research. Projects are judged locally, on display throughout the fair.
Every student in grades 6–12 has a division. Pick individual or team of two — teammates must be from the same club or chapter.
| Division | Grade | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 6–8 | Individual |
| 1B | 6–8 | Team of two |
| 2A | 9–12 | Individual |
| 2B | 9–12 | Team of two |
Choose the pathway that fits the question you actually want to answer.
Health, nutrition, genetics, or care of animals.
Water, soil, wildlife, or pollution.
Food safety, quality, or production.
Crops, soils, hydroponics, or plant growth.
Machinery, energy, or structures.
People's attitudes, education, economics, or the history of ag.
Every strong project — and every strong report section — follows the same backbone. Here's how the process maps directly onto what judges will read and hear.
Pick a real problem in ag, food, or natural resources that you can actually test this school year.
→ IntroductionFind out what others have already learned before you design your test.
→ Review of Others' WorkState what you predict will happen, and why — this belongs in your abstract and introduction.
→ AbstractRun your experiment safely and ethically, with a method someone else could repeat.
→ Materials & MethodsTurn your raw data into honest tables and graphs — no cherry-picking, no falsifying.
→ ResultsExplain what your data actually shows, and what it means for agriculture.
→ Discussion & ConclusionsDefend it. Judges will ask why you chose your topic, what you learned, and how it benefits agriculture.
→ Interview & PresentationYour report is scored out of 250 points, and your display & interview out of 150 — 400 total. Here's exactly what's required and how it's weighted.
| Completeness of application | 10 |
| Clarity of proposal | 10 |
| Abstract | 20 |
| Introduction & importance | 20 |
| Review of others' work | 20 |
| Materials & methods (ethical & safe) | 20 |
| Results (honest tables & graphs) | 20 |
| Discussion & conclusions | 20 |
| Acknowledgments & references | 10 |
| Visual clarity & organization | 10 |
| Communication of scientific method | 20 |
| Explanation of topic choice | 10 |
| Knowledge & learning | 20 |
| Benefit to agriculture | 20 |
| Professionalism (FFA dress/business casual) | 10 |
| Communication skills | 20 |
| Scientific integrity | 20 |
| Ethical conduct | 20 |
| Division | Placing | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1st | $100 |
| 1A | 2nd | $75 |
| 1A | 3rd | $50 |
| 1B | 1st | $200 |
| 1B | 2nd | $150 |
| 1B | 3rd | $100 |
| Division | Placing | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2A | 1st | $100 |
| 2A | 2nd | $75 |
| 2A | 3rd | $50 |
| 2B | 1st | $200 |
| 2B | 2nd | $150 |
| 2B | 3rd | $100 |
Fill out the application below. It only takes a few minutes — have your pathway and division decided before you start.