… project. Fill out ESDSEF Forms, and give them to your teacher. If your project requires pre-approval, all ESDSEF Forms must be sent to SDSU for review before you can start experimenting. Submit your project for pre-approval. Your project must be submitted for pre-approval before Feb. 17, 2023 or two weeks before your local fair, which ever is first. Start your experiment. Compete in local school fair (if your school has one). Find out if you are bringing your project to the ESDSEF. Once you confirm that you are able to come to the ESDSEF, Register online Submit all appropriate ESDSEF Forms to website for final approval before competition. Category descriptions will help you decide where and how your project will be …
… Rules and Regulations The Eastern South Dakota Science and Engineering Fair uses the Intel ISEF rules as a guide to govern our fair. A complete set of rules can be found here: ISEF Rules Book. If you have any questions please contact the fair … Forms before any research begins: checklist for adult sponsor (form 1) student checklist (form 1A) student research plan approval form (form 1B) Exhibits on any scientific subject may be entered if they are made by students enrolled in grades 6-12 in a public, private or parochial school in a 15-county area around eastern South Dakota. (These counties include: …
… state (Exception: manufactured construction materials used in building the project or display) All chemicals including water (Exceptions: water integral to an enclosed apparatus or water supplied by the Display and Safety Committee) All hazardous substances or devices (i.e., poisons, drugs, firearms, weapons, ammunition, reloading devices, and lasers) Dry ice or other sublimating solids Sharp items (i.e., syringes, needles, pipettes, knives) Flames or highly flammable materials Batteries with open-top cells Awards, medals, business cards, flags, etc. Photographs or other visual presentations depicting vertebrate animals in surgical techniques, dissections, necropsies, or …