Science and Engineering Fair

BPCC Louisiana Region 1

The 2023 Regional Fair will return to a fully in-person this year on March 9 – 11, 2023 at Bossier Parish Community College - Bossier Campus, Building L. BPCC welcomes students from Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, Red River, and Webster Parishes to participate in our fair.

Fair Entry

All projects entering our fair must have placed at a school science fair.
All projects entering our fair must be registered by their school sponsor/teacher.
All projects must submit an official entry form along with an individual participant entry fee of $25.

Divisions

A – Grades 4-5 (Elementary)
B – Grades 6-8 (Middle)
C – Grades 9-12 (Senior)

FORMS

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, March 9, 2023	Project Set Up**	2pm – 6pm
Friday, March 10, 2023	Judging	9am – 11:30am
	Lunch	11:30am – 12:30pm
	Judging	12:30pm – 3pm
	Public Display	4:30pm – 6:30pm
Saturday, March 11, 2023	Public Display	8:30am – 10am
	Awards Ceremony	10am – 11am
	Project Pick Up	11am – 12pm

**Projects must be set up and cleared by Display and Safety on Thursday, March 9th. Projects not set up on Thursday WILL NOT be able to participate.

STUDENT INFORMATION

Welcome to the 2023 Region 1 Science and Engineering Fair!

All students entering the fair must submit the following:

An entry form into the fair along with $25 entry fee
Project Registration forms completed on Scienteer

Registration Information:

On-line project registration opens Dec. 12, 2022 using one of the sites below:

If you had an account with Scienteer last year, login using your previous username and password. If you are a new student once you click the link you will choose the “Student” block from here, you will create your account and fill out your basic information. At the end you have to get your parent’s permission. Your account will not work until your parent gives you permission.

Fill out the information and enter your parent’s e-mail. Your parent will receive an e-mail from scienteer and your parent can follow the link in the e-mail to give their permission electronically.
If your parent does not have e-mail or is not receiving the e-mail, click “My parent or guardian does not have e-mail access”. You will be given the option to print out the documents and take them home to get them signed. After they are signed bring them back to your teacher, your teacher will then create your account manually.

Display and Safety

Please follow IISEF Display and Safety Guidelines.

Maximum Size of Project

Depth (front to back): 30 inches or 76 centimeters Width (side to side): 48 inches or 122 centimeters Height (floor to top): 108 inches or 274 centimeters
All projects displays must include:
- Research Plan
- Abstract of 250 words maximum

The following are NOT allowed at your displayed project:

Living organisms, including plants
Soil, sand, rocks, cement, waste samples
Taxidermy specimens
Preserved vertebrate or invertebrate animals
Human or animal food
Human/animal parts or body fluids
Plant materials
All chemicals including water
All hazardous substances or devices
Items that have been in contact with hazardous chemicals
3-D printers
Dry ice
Sharp items
Flames or highly flammable materials
Batteries with open-top cells or wet cells
Glass or glass objects
Any other apparatus deemed unsafe by SRC or Display and Safety Committee

Reminders on Pre-Approval projects:

All projects involving Huma Subjects, Vertebrate Organisms, or Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents MUST get pre-approval by your institutional Review Board (IRB) and/or our regional Scientific Review Committee (SRC) before starting the project. Please remember that projects in which microbes are grown (except baker’s yeasts) MUST be conducted in a BSL-2 facility under the supervision of an individual with an advanced degree in microbiology or extensive knowledge and experience in microbiology.

TEACHER INFORMATION

Science and Engineering Fair

BPCC Louisiana Region 1

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