General

Elementary Division (Grades K-5)

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Collection Studies	K-2	3-5
Experiment OR Observation Studies	K-2	3-5

Secondary Division (Grades 6-12)

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The Collection Study	6-12
The Experiment Study	6-12
The Observation Study	6-12

NEW FOR 2021!

2021 Scoring sheet (Rubric) for NEW K-12 Research Paper Category COMING SOON!
OVERVIEW: NEW Research Paper Category is for students who want to investigate bacteria, virus, fire or hazardous materials. If a student is interested in bacteria, virus, fire or hazardous materials, they are not allowed to handle, sample or test. However, they can study data that is available from reliable sources and submit a Research Paper.

MAKER Division - New!

Do you have a MAKER Space in your school? You can now submit your "MAKER" projects at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair! Showcase the engineering, invention and models that your students have been working on.

Scoring rubrics follow the Updated (2020) Missouri Learning Standards: Grade-Level Expectations AND TeachEngineering STEM curriculum for K-12 Engineering Design Process template that emphasizes open-ended problem solving.

All MAKER projects are eligible for ribbons and Awards!

TO DOWNLOAD, Click on GRADE for SCORING SHEET (RUBRIC)

Grades K-5 MAKER Division-Engineering/Invention	K-5
Grades K-5 MAKER Division - Model	K-5
Grades 6-12 MAKER Division - Engineering/Invention	6-12
Grades 6-12 MAKER Division - Model	6-12

The Academy of Science - St.Louis Science Fair

Science-Technology-Engineering-Math

Inquiry-Based Learning at it's Best!

Welcome to the Fair

General Information for Teachers and Schools

SAFETY

NEW FOR 2021 - Projects will not be allowed to participate in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair that handle or test bacteria, virus, fire or hazardous materials . There will be no handling, sampling or testing of bacteria, virus, fire or hazardous materials allowed. If a student is interested in bacteria, virus, fire or hazardous materials they may submit a research paper in the new "Research Paper Division" where students can study reliable data from university labs, the CDC or other scientific entities. Click here for additional safety rules.

SAFETY FORM: ALL projects need a signed safety form - worth 10 points! New 2021 Safety form coming soon! SCAN AND UPLOAD WITH LOGBOOK SIGNED SAFETY FORM

REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL

Each school that will upload projects to The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair must register their school. One teacher should represent your school and complete the on-line registration.

- School Registration is open September 1, 2020 thru January 28, 2021
- Click here for on-line school registration
- When you register your school, you request a certain number of spots. Most schools will request 5 to 25 depending on the size of your school. Usually we can honor all requests; however, there is a limited total number of projects that we can handle.

SCHOOL COORDINATOR DASHBOARD

Once you have successfully registered your school, you are able to sign in at any time and view your school information on the web, and edit if need be. Click here to log in to your school coordinator dashboard to see your info.

STUDENT PROJECT REGISTRATION

DEADLINE:
Each project must be registered between September 1, 2020 and March 18, 2021
Each project must be registered to participate

NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON A PROJECT:
NEW FOR 2021: Teachers may submit a class project for Grades K-4. ALL OTHER PROJECTS WILL BE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, NO TEAM PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

ONE PROJECT FOR EACH STUDENT:
Students may not submit more than one project.

PASSWORD: Each school that registers for The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair will receive the number of projects that they are allowed to upload and a school password to be used by their students when they register their projects. Available on the School Coordinator Dashboard after you register your school.

SEQUENCE NUMBER: After student registered their project, they will receive a sequence number. They should write this down and save it - they will need it when they upload their project. The sequence numbers can also be found on the School Coordinator Dashboard after the student registeres their project.

STUDENT ADDRESS: Use student e-mail and mailing address if possible. This will make it easier for teachers! We will be e-mailing the electronic ribbon certificate after the fair. We will be mailing scholarship awards to the address that is used for the student registration. If the teacher's address is used, then the scholarship award will be mailed to the teacher and then the teacher will have to mail to the student.

UPLOAD PROJECTS

ALL students participating need upload their powerpoint and word doc or pdf log book by April 22, 2021
Limit of 10 pages for powerpoint and 10 pages for log book
See "how to" videos on home page.

JUDGING

COVID-19 UPDATE - JUDGE REQUIREMENT WAIVED FOR 2021. The Academy of Science - St. Louis will recruit science organizations and universities to judge projects.

Tip - click here for judging rubrics - make sure students have a copy as they prepare their project for the fair.

AWARDS

Amount: Close to $40,000 in scholarships and awards will be presented to students with top projects. Awards will be mailed to the address that the student used to register their project. Ribbon certificates are presented to all.COVID-19 UPDATE - will be e-mailed to the e-mail address that the student used to register their project. If the teacher uses the teacher address, awards will be mailed to the teacher who will then mail to the student.

2019 SF Happy Girl

Who: Check the home page on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 to see ribbon placement and awards announcement.

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QUESTIONS:

Contact:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Fair Director, Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair 314-533-8291
peggyn (at) academyofsciencestl.org