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. School Coordinators should receive an email in the fall containing the new year's informational packets. All letters and forms will be posted on our website. If you do not receive your school's packet after registering your school, please give us a call (507-389-2849) or email us (science.fair@mnsu.edu). 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 2013 SC/SW Minnesota Regional Science & Engineering Fair - MIDDLE SCHOOL/SENIOR HIGH DIVISION is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2013! NEW AS OF 2012: SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS may compete at the FORMERLY Junior/Senior High Division (now called the Middle School/Senior High School Division) OR compete at the Elementary Division. Deadline to register student projects and student research papers for the Middle School/Senior High School Division will be Monday, January 7, 2013. No fees will be refunded after January 15, 2013. Payment fees are to be paid by January 15, 2013. There will be no refunds after January 15, 2013.
Schools should expect to receive their fall E-mailing no later than November 1, 2012 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 fifth year, t-shirts may be ordered and paid for online.
In accordance to Society for Science & the Public, the Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair is accepting SIXTH GRADERS again 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 School Division. If schools PREFER to send SIXTH GRADERS to the Middle School/Senior High Division, then these SIXTH GRADERS will compete against other sixth graders, plus seventh and eighth graders. If schools PREFER to keep their SIXTH GRADERS at the Elementary School 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 is $20. Your fees help cover some of the operating costs of the fair.
Certification forms are due to our office by January 18, 2013 for the Middle School/Senior High School Division. NEW in 2013: Students advancing on to the State Science & Engineering Fair will need to turn in copies of all certification forms to regional office so that we may send these forms in one packet to the State. These forms are available online at: http://www.mnsu.edu/sciencefair/forms
The 2013 SC/SW Minnesota Regional Science & Engineering Fair - ELEMENTARY DIVISION (Grades 3-6) event date has been scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2013. The list of 2012 winners was 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 in 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!
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