The Academy of Science - St.Louis Science Fair

Science-Technology-Engineering-Math

Inquiry-Based Learning at it's Best!

Welcome to the Fair

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

1. • 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. 
     

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. 

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.

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.

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