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

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 (January 2019) 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!

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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

Honors Division (Grades 9-12)

Students in Grades 9-12 self-select in with teacher recommendation. Students who have completed collegiate level projects are eligible for the Honors Division which is held during the first Saturday in February. Click here for Honors Division key facts, registration forms.

Round I Rubric
Round I Rubric for Engineering Projects
Final Round (Finalists) Rubric

The Academy of Science - St.Louis Science Fair

Science-Technology-Engineering-Math

Inquiry-Based Learning at it's Best!

Welcome to the Fair

Quick Reference
School Registration	Open August 1, 2019 thru January 21,2020 If you need assistance, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
# of Projects your school is allowed to bring to the Fair (posted on website under School Coordinator Dashboard)	Available on School Coordinator Dashboard after you register your school.
Judge Registration	August 1, 2019 thru April 10, 2020
Student Project Registration	Open August 1, 2019 - April 10, 2020
You need to hold your school Fair before this date	April 10, 2020
E-Fair - download ppt and word document log book	Open August 1, 2019 - April 10, 2020
Row & Position Number available	After April 10, 2020
Project Drop Off at the Fair	Tuesday, April 28, 2020	7:30 am - 7:30 pm
Judging	Wednesday, April 29, 2020	10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Open for Field Trips & project pick-up	Friday, May 1, 2020	10:00 am - 7:30 pm
Grades K-5 Blue Ribbon and Special Awards Ceremony	Friday, May 1, 2020	6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Grades 6-12 Awards Pick-up	Saturday, May 2, 2020	between 9:00 am and BEFORE Noon
All Project Pick-up All projects need to be picked up BEFORE Noon on Saturday, May 2, 2019 or they will be discarded	Saturday, May 2, 2020	open between 9:00 am and Noon. At NOON ON SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2020 PROJECTS REMAINING WILL BE DISCARDED.
Click here to print Fair Schedule

General Information for Teachers and Schools

In order for your students to participate in The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair, you need to:

Register your school

Each school that will send 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 August 1, 2019 thru January 21, 2020
- Click here for on-line school registration
- Note: You must hold your "school fair" before April 10, 2020
Confirmation

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.
# of Spaces for your School

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 only 1,800 available spots at Queeny Park. If the total request is over 1,800 we sometimes have to cut back a few spots for some schools. School Coordinators who register the schools will be notified by e-mail if we need to make an adjustment.
Judges

For you school to participate, you will need to provide 1 judge for every 5 spaces you request during the School Registration process.

Judge Registration: Each judge will register on-line (there is a "judge dropdown box" on the home page). Judges can be teachers, parents or adults interested in science!
Link: Here is the judge registration link if you would like to forward to your judges: http://www.sciencefairstl.org/judges/judge-registration
- Judge Registration will open August 1, 2019.
- Each judge will select the school that they represent.
  - Date: Judge day is Wednesday, April 30, 2020
  - Location: Queeny Park, Greensfelder Recreation Complex, 550 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011
  - Time: between the hours of 10:00 am - 8:30 pm
  - How long does it take to judge: judges are asked to judge at least 15 projects which takes about 2 hours. Of course they can judge more projects if they would like!
  - Free dinner provided at Queeny Park for all judges!
  - Children - Please make arrangements for your children as the judging portion of the fair is open to adults only. However, your children are welcome on Friday when the fair is open to all!
  - High School students are allowed to judge Grades K-5 science fair projects.
  - Valuable Prizes! For fun - free drawings for prizes throughout the day!
1. Tip - click here for judging rubrics - make sure students have a copy as they prepare their project for the fair.
Student Project Registration
Each school that registers for The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair will receive the number of projects that they can bring to the Fair 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.
2. Number of students on a project: students in Grades K-4 may enter as a class project. Students in Grades 6-12 may participate individually or work in groups of up to 3.
3. Password: The system will recognize your school password and will allow your allocated number of projects to be registered. (Note: you can view the number of student projects allowed for your school and the school password at the 'SCHOOL COORDINATOR DASHBOARD' found on the drop down menu under schools after you register your school.)
- Registration: The students who are going to compete at Queeny Park at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair need to register their project on-line.
1. - Students may not submit more than one project. (For example, if a student completes 2 projects, they may only submit one to the K-12 Fair. If a student completes a project as part of a team, they may not also submit an individual project. Honors Divison students in addition to the Honors Division competition in February, you will bring your project to Queeny to be placed in the special Honors Section, you may not also submit a different project in the K-12 Fair. These rules apply to e-fair submission as well)
  - Student project registration will open August 1, 2019 through April 10, 2020
  - Tip: Students registering projects will need school password and will need student name (if team project, names of all team members), home contact information, school name, project title, project type (i.e. experiment, observation, etc), project grade level and project category (i.e. Chemistry Dental, etc.), e-mail address and sequence number)
    - Tip: click here for judging rubrics - make sure students have a copy as they prepare their project for the fair.
  - E-Fair - students participating in the e-fair option need to register and download their powerpoint and word doc log book by April 10, 2020.
Details - Week of the Fair

Location: The Fair is located at Queeny Park, Greenselder Recreation Complex, 550 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63110
Click here to print out Fair Schedule

Display & SAFETY FORM

Click here for Display Card - Row and position will be available on April 15, 2020
Click here for Safety Form - ALL projects need a signed safety form - worth 10 points!

Awards

Amount: Close to $50,000 in scholarships and awards will be presented to students with top projects. Ribbons are presented to all.

Grades K-5: Awards Ceremony
Open to Blue Ribbon students as well as Special Award recipients. Ceremony is open to students/parents/siblings/grandparents/teachers/principals and will be held at Queeny Park on Friday, May 1, 2020 at 6:30 pm. Photographer will take group photos.

Grades 6-12: students with Blue Ribbons and Special Awards will pick up awards between 9:00 am and BEFORE noon on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Queeny Park. You do NOT need to be present all morning, just stop by between 9:00 am and BEFORE noon. Photographer will photograph winners individually at the photo booth!

Who: Check the home page on Thursday evening to see ribbon placement and awards announcement.

Project Pick-up

All projects need to be picked up BEFORE
Noon on Saturday, May 2, 2020

or they will be discarded as we do not have a storage facility.

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Honors Division

Students in Grades 9-12 self-select in with teacher recommendation. Students who have completed collegiate level projects are eligible for the Honors Division which will be held February 28-29, 2020. Click here for Honors Division key facts, registration forms. For the Honors Division, the school does not need to register. Students register individually to compete in the Honors Division.

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