You're in college now, so it's time to get serious. I'd treat your "science fair" like its grad-school and postgraduate equivalent: The "poster session".<p>Which is to say: You can probably go far by reading a page like this one:<p><a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm</a><p>Definitely not for middle school students. You're in the big leagues now! Unfortunately, you may not cease to feel like a dressed-up middle schooler on parade until after you get tenure, if then. ;)<p>Don't worry about the fact that your project is highly abstract. Almost any science project which is not a toy is highly abstract. [1] But do try to bring it down to earth. Pretend that you're trying to explain the project to the average HN reader's parents -- probably generally smart, but probably barely know what "bioinformatics" means and may not even use the computer that much.<p>---<p>[1] If you can explain your science project completely to a kindergartener <i>and</i> it is not a toy, you've got it made, because the grant money is going to <i>fly</i> in.