GUIDELINES FOR COLLECTIONS
Choose any natural object for your collection, that is possible for YOU to gather or photograph, and that you have an interest in. Please do not use a commercial collection that you have purchased, or use plastic toys. Once you have collected several objects for your collection, use whatever sources you can to find out information about your objects. Consult sources to find the scientific names for your items, of your collection. You should also write down information that tells about your objects.
Organize your collection according to the information you gathered. For example, in reading about rocks, you found that there are three types; organize your rock collection into those three types. Carefully and neatly label each item in your collection with the following information: scientific name, date collected and geographical location collected. Small cards work best for labels.
On your display, include information about the items in your collection; what they are, and the reason you organized the collection as you did.
For objects that would be physically difficult to display (like snowflakes, tree bark, or geologic land forms) clear photographs taken by the exhibitor can be substituted, as long as they are properly labeled.
