April 27: Minnesota State Mankato to Host 73rd Annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair: Elementary Division

Saturday, April 27, 2024
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Exhibits available for public to view

Mankato, Minn. – The 73rd Annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair: Elementary Division (grades 3-6) will be held Saturday, April 27 in Myers Field House on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus.

The exhibit hall will be free and open to the public from 12-2 p.m., and all are welcome to stop in and support the hard work of these future scientists. An award ceremony that begins at 2 p.m. in the Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena is also open to the public.

The Southern Minnesota Regional Science and Engineering Fair, hosted by Minnesota State Mankato’s College of Science, Engineering & Technology, will include approximately 240 individual and 40 team projects.

According to event organizers, this is the only elementary division fair in Minnesota, and an opportunity that significantly contributes to a student’s educational experience in understanding the scientific method through formulating ideas, creating projects and hands-on experimentation. Students will display projects and provide oral presentations while competing to earn awards from event sponsors.

The Southern Minnesota Regional Science and Engineering Fair Program is affiliated with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) and follows its rules.

For more information about any of the science fairs held at Minnesota State Mankato, please call 507-389-2849 or send an email to science.fair@mnsu.edu.

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,635 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.