Tag: Isef Judging
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ISEF Continuation Projects: Deciding Whether to Extend Last Year’s Research
Is extending last year’s research the right move? Learn how to evaluate if your project has enough new data and depth to qualify as a strong ISEF continuation entry.
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“I Built a Thing” Is Not an ISEF Project: How the Engineering Rubric Actually Scores Your Prototype (2026-27)
The ISEF engineering rubric scores a practical need, solution criteria, constraints, alternatives explored and testing in multiple conditions. Per our coaching experience, most first drafts miss three of the five.
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Variables, Controls and Trials: Designing the ISEF Experiment Before You Collect a Single Data Point (2026-27)
ISEF gives 15 points to design and methodology and 20 to execution, and both are largely decided before your start date. How to build variables, controls and trials that hold up.
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What ISEF Judges Look For at the Booth: The Interview Decoded (2026)
Decode the ISEF booth interview: judges score it 25 of 100 points. Learn the exact sub-criteria, how to prepare, and where Embark coaching fits.