Any student enrolled in grades 6-12 in any public, private, or home-school in the Mid-Columbia region of Washington is eligible to enter his/her original project that has not been displayed in previous Regional Fairs. MCSF does not allow team projects. Counseling and guidance will be provided upon request.
Presentation Requirements
For the 2022 virtual Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair, students will submit an Abstract, Virtual Slide Presentation, photos of their scientific journal / notebook using the STEM WIZARD interface. They will also submit a 3 minute video that gives an overview of their project on the MCSF FlipGrid page. More details about these requirements are below and on the Virtual Fair Information page.
Rules for ALL projects in grades 6-12
PRESENTERS WHO DO NOT MEET THESE REGULATIONS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE (Note: earlier deadlines apply for projects requiring SRC/IRB approvals).
The MCSF board has decided to waive the $5 per student student entry fee for the 2022 fair. We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors that allows this change for this year!
- All projects in grades 6-12 must comply with the RULES of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Some projects, for example those involving human subjects or vertebrate animals, require much more stringent overview than others. The best way to determine which particular rules you must pay attention to and which approval forms you must fill out is to step through the ISEF “Rules Wizard” , which you will do the first time you enter the Files and Forms milestone in your STEM Wizard account.
- Information involving state and federal regulations, controlled and hazardous substances, lasers, recombinant DNA, pathogens, animal and human research, gasohol, and tissue samples can be found on the Regeneron ISEF website.
- STEM Wizard will be used as the interface for uploading and updating projects forms, research plans, abstract and registration. Access STEM Wizard via the Mid-Columbia STEM Wizard website: https://mcsf.stemwizard.com/
- After your experiment is complete, submit a copy of your abstract on STEM Wizard of the research- including objective (purpose), hypothesis, procedure, results( data), conclusions, reflections or applications- using not more than 250 words.
- Your Research Plan and all forms must be uploaded to STEM Wizard by Feb. 14, 2022. Experimentation may continue until final project uploads are due (March 2, 2022).
- A written REPORT (Project Display Slides) based on the scientific method and a Journal are required. For the virtual fair, you will upload a PDF that includes photos of at least 5 of your most important journal pages.
- Adult Sponsor Checklist, Research Plan, and Approval Form 1B MUST be signed before experimentation begins, and submitted on STEM Wizard.
- BEFORE RESEARCH BEGINS – ALL research involving live vertebrate animals, human subjects (including yourself), recombinant DNA, human or animal tissue, pathogenic agents, and controlled substances must be reviewed and approved by the regional Scientific Review Committee. February 14, 2022 will be the last day for submitting these forms to SRC or IRB. Submission will be through STEM Wizard. Check with your adult sponsor for the proper forms. No bacteria culturing is allowed in a home setting. (Projects involving research with human participants – note there are updated rules for the 2022 fair. See the Human Subjects Projects section of the Scientific Review Committee Page.)
For more information concerning rules or general science fair questions, contact the Fair Director.