Martin County Regional Secondary STEM Fair
2023 -2024
The MCRSEF is a competition for students in grades 6-12. The Senior Division is for students in grades nine through twelve (9-12). The Junior Division is for students in grades six through eight (6-8). The participant must be enrolled as a student in grades 6-12 in a public, private, or home school located in Martin County. The students present current projects describing and illustrating their independent research. Exhibits on an approved scientific subject prepared by students may be entered in the Martin County Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
MCRSEF Coordinators
Mrs. Shannon Parks: parkss@martinschools.org
Mrs. Danielle Buddin: buddind@martinschools.org
Would you like to donate? Martin County Science and Engineering Fair Donation Form
Many thanks to the Education Foundation of Martin County for supporting the 2023 - 2024 MCRSEF!
(Link to digital timeline)
Date(s) | Details |
|---|---|
Monday, August 28, 2023 | 23-24 STEM Fair Information (Rules and School Protocols) shared with STEM Activities Coordinators |
Friday, September 22, 2023 | Intent to Participate (project proposal) form closes. The purpose of this form is to be sure your project is not prohibited and get an idea of how many participants we will have. |
October TBD | Monthly Zoom Support Meeting at 6:30pm |
September 8 - November 17, 2023 | Submission of SCR-SRB paperwork for projects involving people, animals, dangerous chemicals or activities. Your project must be approved BEFORE you start! If you are not sure if this applies to you, please contact parkss@martinschools.org |
Friday, December 8, 2023 | If your paperwork was returned to you for corrections, please make an appointment for final resubmission of corrected paperwork of SCR-IRB paperwork, if you are not sure, email us. |
Friday, December 22, 2023 | ALL PROJECT APPROVALS COMPLETED All PHBA, Human, HCAD, or Vertebrate projects must be approved by either the school-based SRC/IRB OR the Regional SRC/IRB. |
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | Last day to hold a school-wide fair. |
Friday, January 19, 2024 | Deadline for School Site STEAM Activities Coordinators to register students advancing to the Regional Martin County Science and Engineering Fair (MCRSEF) All Student forms due for students advancing to MCRSEF. Registration form to be emailed to School Site STEM Activities Coordinator directly |
Tuesday, February 6 2024 | Project display board, abstract & log books Certification (School Site STEM Activities Coordinator set appointment for drop off) |
Wednesday, February 7 2024 | Martin County Science and Engineering Fair Open to the Public Where: Indian Riverside Park Frances Langford Pavillion Time: 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
Thursday, February 8 2024 | Regional STEM FAIR Project Judging Where: Indian Riverside Park Frances Langford Pavillion Student Hours: 9:30AM - 12:45PM |
Thursday, February 22, 2024 | Awards ceremony at 6:30pm at Martin County High School Ten State fair participants will be contacted directly after the regional fair has occurred. |
February and March 2023 | Ten selected participants will prepare for the upcoming STATE fair. Shannon Parks and Danielle Buddin will work one-on-one with participants to prepare. |
April 2– April 5, 2024 | State Science and Engineering Fair at the RP Funding Center, Lakeland, FL |
May 12 - 17, 2024 | ISEF (International Science & Engineering Fair) at Los Angeles, CA |
School STEM Activities Coordinators
School | STEM Activities Coordinator | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
AMS | Tonya Belvin | |
HOMS | Michelle Jerrells | jerrelm@martinschools.org |
IMS | Sara Patterson | patters@martinschools.org |
MMS | Kimberly Stark | starkk@martinschools.org |
SMS | Sheryl Odza | |
JBHS | TBD | |
MCHS | Shannon Parks | |
SFHS | TBD |
Project Categories
Category | Code | High School | Middle School NO BSL-2 Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
Animal Sciences | ANIM | YES | YES |
Behavioral & Social Sciences | BEHA | YES | YES |
Biomedical & Health Sciences | BMED | YES | YES |
Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry | CMBI | YES | YES |
Chemistry | CHEM | YES | YES |
Earth & Environmental Sciences | EAEV | YES | YES |
Engineering | ENMS | YES | YES |
Environmental Engineering | ENEV | YES | YES |
Intelligent Machines, Robotics, and Systems Software | IMRS | YES | YES |
Mathematics & Computational Sciences | MACO | YES | YES |
Microbiology | MICR | YES | YES (Reminder: BSL-1 or ISEF Exempt microorganisms ONLY!) |
Physics & Astronomy | PHYS | YES | YES |
Plant Sciences | PLNT | YES | YES |