LOGBOOK

Logbook Upload Limit for 2025

Limit Logbook to 10 pages and 100 MB. (Can be PDF OR Word doc.) 

Start your logbook right away! A logbook is a record or journal of your experiment/project. It should include a detailed, day-by-day record of your work on your project. Your logbook may be typed on the computer or handwritten in a notebook and scanned into a PDF or Word Document. For handwritten logbooks, it is recommended that you use black or blue pen for best legibility when scanning. Logbooks that are not readable by our judges will not recieve full points. You will upload your logbook when you upload your other project elements. Do not list your name, your teacher's name, your school name or show photos of faces of people in your project. Logbook upload should be limited to 10 pages and a file size of 100 MB.

Be sure to include the following in your logbook!

Be sure to write (or type) your sequence number and project title at the top of your logbook. You will receive your sequence number when you register your project.

It's important that you keep track of where you received your information from. Collaboration is important in the scientific community and it is important that we give credit to those who helped us. Make sure that you write down every website, book, encyclopedia, magazine, or expert interview that you use for information. A minimum of 3 sources is required for this project.

It's important that you are following all safety guidelines for the fair. Include in your logbook a description of the safety procedures you followed during your project.

Be sure to include a date for every entry you make in your logbook! Your detailed observations made throughout your project are the most important part of the logbook. This includes what you are doing, materials used, and any data collected/observed. Write down details about what your senses are telling you. What did you see? What did you smell? What did you hear? What did you feel? Did you encounter any problems?

If you have photographs in your logbook or on your display, you should not be able to identify any people involved. Students often take photographs of just their hands performing the work, in order to ensure that no faces are visible. Some students put a round sticker, or label over the face in a photo to block the identity.

Optional Logbook Template

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