Welcome Teachers

to the 

 The Academy of Science - St.Louis Science Fair

Science-Technology-Engineering-Math

Inquiry-Based Learning at it's Best! 

IMPORTANT FOR 2022 - 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. NO testing door knobs, water fountains, cell phones, etc.  Click here for additional safety rules.

TEACHERS NEED TO REVIEW THE RESEARCH PLAN FOR EACH STUDENT AND SEND THEM AN E-MAIL APPROVAL. 

SAFETY FORM:  ALL projects need a signed safety form - worth 10 points!  Click here for 2022 Safety form! SCAN AND UPLOAD WITH LOGBOOK SIGNED SAFETY FORM

1. • School Registration is open September 1, 2021 thru January 27, 2022
     
   • 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. 
     

DEADLINE: 
Each project must be registered between September 1, 2021 and  March 17, 2022
Each project must be registered to participate

TEACHERS:  YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS WHO WILL SUBMIT PROJECTS TO THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - ST. LOUIS SCIENCE FAIR BEFORE MARCH 17, 2022 SO THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE TIME TO REGISTER BY THE DEADLINE.  In other words, hold your fair BEFORE March 17th.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON A PROJECT:

IMPORTANT FOR 2022:  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. 

NO PHOTOS OF FACES OR NAMES:  There should not be photos of faces or names of school or student on the logbook or project.

ALL students participating need upload their powerpoint and word doc or pdf log book by April 21, 2022
Limit of 10 pages for powerpoint and 10 pages for log book. 

For the new Research Paper Division, students will upload 1 file (can be word doc or pdf) with 5 pages double spaced plus 1 page with the signed safety form.

The size limit for each file uploaded is 100 MB.

See "how to" videos on home page.

Click here for handy student "how to" flyer

COVID-19 UPDATE - JUDGE REQUIREMENT WAIVED FOR 2022.  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.

Check the home page on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 to see ribbon placement and awards announcement.