This regional science & engineering fair is held at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota. The website is in the process of being updated; please check periodically. Forms have yet to be changed to reflect the modifications of forms, rules and guidelines. School Coordinators should have the new year's informational packets in the fall. If you do not receive your school's packet by November 1, 2011, please give us a call (507-389-2849) or email us (science.fair@mnsu.edu). If your school is participating at the regional level, all student registrations must go through the school. Parents: did you realize that even if your student's school is not participating, your student is eligible and encouraged to participate regionally. Give us a call at 507-389-2849 to find out how.
We hope this website will be interesting and helpful to you. Should you have additional comments or questions, please contact us. If you are having difficulties with registering, please let us know. If you find discrepancies, please let us know.
THE 2012 SC/SW Minnesota Regional Science & Engineering Fair - MIDDLE SCHOOL/SENIOR HIGH DIVISION is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2012! NEW: SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS may compete at the FORMERLY Junior/Senior High Division (now called the Middle School/Senior High Division) OR compete at the Elementary Division. Deadline to register student projects and student research papers for the Middle School/Senior High Division will be Monday, January 9, 2012. No fees will be refunded after January 17, 2012. Payment fees are to be paid by January 17, 2012.
Schools should expect to receive their fall E-mailing no later than November 1, 2011 which will contain an electronic version of the fair program from last year and the Important Dates for our region. It will also contain instructions of where to go on the home page to download your school registrations instructions. All forms will be available online. The Science Fair School Coordinator will need to have Acrobat Reader on the computer to download, open and print the PDF files. Homeschool Associations are encouraged to request the information packet for their children. We highly recommend that all registrations and payments be submitted online. For the fourth year, t-shirts may be ordered and paid for online.
NEW!!! In accordance to Society for Science & the Public, the Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair is accepting SIXTH GRADERS this year! We understand that each school district may group its SIXTH GRADERS with the elementary grades, by themselves or grouped with the MIDDLE SCHOOL. Hence, we will permit SIXTH GRADERS to compete at EITHER of our regional fairs: Elementary Division or the Middle School/Senior High Division. If schools PREFER to send SIXTH GRADERS to the Middle School/Senior High Division, then these SIXTH GRADERS will compete with seventh and eighth graders. If schools PREFER to keep their SIXTH GRADERS at the Elementary Division, then everything will remain the same for those students and these students will compete only with SIXTH GRADERS. We will offer the opportunity at either level to meet the needs of ALL OF THE SCHOOLS!
The cost per student per event has increased to $20. This increase helps cover some of the operating costs of the fair.
Certification forms are due to our office by January 20, 2012 for the Middle School/Senior High School Division. These forms are available online at: http://www.mnsu.edu/sciencefair/forms
Each Middle School/Senior High School project will need the following Certification forms:
The 2012 SC/SW Minnesota Regional Science & Engineering Fair - ELEMENTARY DIVISION (Grades 3-6) event date has been scheduled for Saturday, April 28, 2012. The list of winners will be emailed to all participating schools. If you would like an electronic copy, email science.fair@mnsu.edu
It is time to start thinking about your Science Fair projects again. Do research into something you are interested in. Be sure to get prior approval for all projects so that everyone and everything is safe. Students are encouraged to begin their research now!
