State Science & Engineering Fair

Minnesota Academy of Science

To recognize, promote and Influence excellence in science.

75 years of Science: Encouraging Excellence, Transforming Minds

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MN State Science & Engineering Fair 75 years of Science: Encouraging Excellence, Transforming Minds Sun Mar 18 - Tue Mar 20, 2012 Doubletree by Hilton (formerly Sheraton Bloomington)

ATTENTION EVERYONE attending MN Academy of Science JSHS and State Science & Engineering Fair March 17-20, 2012 at the Doubletree by Hilton (Formerly Sheraton in Bloomington) -

The hotel blocks at the DoubleTree are completely full but no worries - we still have rooms for you! The Sofitel Minneapolis (next door to the Doubletree by Hilton) is gracious enough to assist the Minnesota Academy of Science with their overflow block for the State Science & Engineering Fair and JSHS.

The guest room block is in place – and active, and for the same rate of $99.00 +room, tax. Incidental charges will be at the guest’s expense as well.

Should any of the guest rooms’ charges be settled by an individual school, Sofitel requests the school’s contact (whose staying at the hotel) utilize a credit card for payment. If the school would rather settle payment with a check, Sofitel will require the check to be received prior to arrival.

To reserve your room (s):
Call Sofitel direct – 952-835-1900 (ask for reservations).
If you have a group that you would like to stay together, Please contact Whitney Merrick, assistant revenue manager at 952-656-5924 or whitney.merrick@sofitel.com (Fax: 952-835-2696).

Thank you for your understanding.

What is the Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair and the North Central Regional Junior Science & Humanities Symposium?

The State Science & Engineering Fair is an annual event that showcases Minnesota's best and brightest students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math. It is the culmination of Regional MN Fairs occurring throughout the state. Participants in the State Science & Engineering Fair are Middle School or High School Students. Middle School Students may participate with a project, a research paper or both. High School Students may participate with a project. High School Students wishing to participate in a research paper competition participate in the Junior Science & Humanities Symposium.

From approximately 2,500 regional participants, 500 6th - 12th graders are selected to present at the State Science & Engineering Fair. At the fair, over 75 organizations and businesses present over 300 awards to students with outstanding projects.

More than a competition, the State Science & Engineering Fair champions young scientists' work throughout the year with teacher and mentor support and the opportunity to present and dialogue about their work. Students conduct their own original research and present it before a number of judges. They learn individually and from others by discussing the nature of the scientific inquiry, defending their reasoning, and articulating their specific findings orally and graphically with a display board. Students are evaluated on four criteria: the process of science; effectiveness of communication; context of the project and their scope of understanding.

Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the MAS State Science & Engineering Fair, a student must first participate in a Regional Science Fair (that's affiliated with the MAS) and then be selected at that Regional Science Fair.

Upcoming Scholarship deadlines by Region

Important Dates *


	Feb 15-19, 2012	AJAS (Am Jr Science Academy) (Vancouver, British Columbia )

	May 2-6, 2012	JSHS (Bethesda, Maryland)

	May 2-7, 2012	I-SWEEEP (Houston, TX)

	May 13-18, 2012	ISEF (Pittsburgh, PA)

* Dates Subject to change without notice

News

Congratulations to Spencer Berglund and David Campeau for taking First Place in Engineering at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium!

Congratulations to MN Students who won at Fair 2012! View Awards

For our 75th Anniversary, we are proud to announce a need-based scholarship available to students to help with registration fees at this year's event. For more information click here.
Start up funds for the scholarships have been donated by 3M and Seagate.

Support the scholarship fund