Region I Science and Engineering Fairs
School Information
Registration
The information page, SRC Committee, and IRB Committee pages must be completed properly in order for Region I to accept the form. School Registration forms may be emailed, mailed, or dropped off to the Region I office no later than the deadline listed above. Check the "forms" sections for any and all forms.
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Participant Fees
Each participant project submission will cost $5.00 per project
The $5 per participant must be paid on the due date of project registration for the Upper and Lower Fairs. Payments may be mailed OR dropped off at our office location at Johnson Science Tower 309. If the fee is being paid by the district, you may email the paperwork with the PO# to us at Kendrick.buford@usm.edu by the paperwork deadline. You, as the key teacher, are responsible for making sure the district receives the invoice for payment and that the check is cut and mailed to our office.
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Project Categories
Projects must fall under the following categories at the school, regional, and state fairs:
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Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Biochemistry
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Inorganic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
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Earth and Environmental Science
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Animal Sciences
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Biomedical and Health Sciences
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Microbiology
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Physics and Astronomy
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Engineering Mechanics
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Mathematics and Systems Software
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Robotics and Intelligent Machines
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Plant Sciences
Display and Safety Guidelines
Due to the fairs being held virtually this year, we will not have Display and Safety Guidelines in place, HOWEVER you must make sure that your student follows these rules during their video submission.
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The experiment should be done BEFORE submitted your project, the video IS NOT the time to recreate your volcano, rainbow in a jar, or show us how your robot moves.
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The experiment items may be placed on the table with their board if the school allows, BUT they may not touch or move them during the video.
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The video is time for you to discuss your project, not demonstrate how you did it.
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Project Judging
Each project will be judged based on their video submission and photos. If a Best of Fair Candidate is at your school, we will contact the Key Teacher to set up a private ZOOM meeting with the Student, Judge, and Key teacher for further judging.
Please view the judging rubric below to assist your students on what needs to be discussed during their project video.
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Awards
Awards will be announced once all judging and tabulations are completed. Virtual judging may take longer than the allotted week so we will send an announcement to all schools when the awards telecast will be available. All awards will be mailed to the schools after announced.
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How to implement a Science Fair
Do you need assistance or information on how to implement a science fair in your school or at home? Please follow the link below for details that can help you as a teacher, parent, or student during the science fair process.
