2021 Dates TBD
Come join the excitement! This is the largest STEM event held in Western North Carolina,
attracting some 250+ projects from 25+ schools across 16 counties. We routinely host
some 600 of the best and brightest Science, Technology, and Engineering students together
with their parents and teachers.
The presentation this year will be given by Balsam Mountain Trust, a local nonprofit organization that works to preserve wildlife and offers educational
outreach to surrounding counties. We look forward to seeing what they will teach
us about local wildlife and preservation!
Information about our students that competed in the 2020 Intel International Science
and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
Please contact WCU Educational Outreach at 828.227.7397 or email hensley@wcu.edu if you have questions.
To sign up as a student, judge, or vendor/exhibitor, please click the REGISTER ONLINE
link which will open Monday, December 2, 2019. In the upper right-hand corner, click
on "Registration" and then choose Student, Judge, or Volunteer (for exhibitors/vendors)
to begin your registration. You must register through STEM Wizard.
REGISTER ONLINE!
NOTE: STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER ON PROJECTS MUST REGISTER AS A TEAM AND ENTER ALL
TEAM INFORMATION AT ONE TIME.
Bring students to the event even if they are not submitting projects! Students can
enjoy the speaker session, participate in the scavenger hunt, view projects in this
year's event, and even stay for the award ceremony. And it's all FREE!
Please contact our Fair Director Kelley Dinklemeyer at 828.227.3679 or kdinkelmeyer@email.wcu.edu if you have any registration questions.
Schedule - Both Days:
8:00-9:00 a.m. Check-in and set up projects in the Ramsey Center
9:00-10:30 a.m. Judges only in the Science Project Area
9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15-10:15 a.m. PRESENTATION: Balsam Mountain Trust
10:15-10:30 a.m. Announcements
10:15-11:15 a.m. Participating Students should stand beside their projects to answer
judge’s questions. (Students only - no parents or teachers please)
Scavenger Hunt (Answers found within exhibits)
Interactive Exhibits open for Teachers and Non-Participating Students
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lunch on your own (Find a sheet listing restaurants for lunch
at the registration desk)
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. All Science Projects Open to the Public
12:45 - 1:15 p.m. Awards Ceremony
Projects:
In order for student projects to be eligible for regional, state, and national competitions,
students need to use the ISEF forms. Please read the information for each grade level.
The forms are used to verify that the student’s work has been planned prior to starting
experimentation and supervised by someone with knowledge of safety issues and regulations.
For forms and other information click here!
View a previous sample judging rubric here. Please note that the rubric is subject to changes before the fair
Weather:
Inclement weather is always unpredictable across our region. Unless the university
itself is closed (which is highly unlikely) the fair will be held as scheduled with
set up time from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day. Transportation to and from the fair is
the responsibility of the students and/or parents. Teachers or parents may bring and
set up projects during the check-in time, but students must be present during the
judging starting at 10:15 a.m.
Protection of Minors on Campus
