Three pages of 2010 photos are now available    

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2010 Award Winners
2010 TCRSF Photos 

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2010 Photos are available

2010 TCRSF Program  

printed version: 2/2/10)

2010 Projects List for Judges (updated: 2/11/10) We will provide this for the judges at the fair.

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Judges & Volunteers:

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Teachers and mentors play a vital role in the science fair process.  By registering as a teacher/advisor/mentor with TCRSF, we will be able to provide you timely information regarding the registration and SRC processing of your students.  You will be able to access reports regarding the status of your students, as well as receive optional email notifications when your students register or when their SRC status changes.

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Upcoming Student Events

JSHS Tri-State North Central Regional March 19 - 20, 2011, at the SHERATON BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH (research paper competition, grades 9-12)

Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair (Sun.-Tues.) March 20 - 22, 2011, at the SHERATON BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
7800 Normandale Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55439 (NEW VENUE: (Tall white hotel off of 494/100) Room rate quoted to JSHS/State: 99.00 (up to 4 people per room) and FREE PARKING for everyone (State competition is for project exhibits in grades 7-12 and for research papers for grades 7-8.)

I-SWEEEP 2011 - May 4-8, 2011: Online registration is open October 26, 2010 - March 4, 2011. Those who attended ISWEEEP in 2009 & in 2010 from TCRSF gave it rave reviews!

2011 forms & rules are posted on the Forms page.

If you have photos from TCRSF or advanced competitions that you would like to share, please email webmaster@tcrsf.org for instructions. Thank you for sharing your photos!  

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February  2011:

We are waiting for the University to set the schedule in the Field House for February.  Our possible 2011 fair dates are:   1) February 25-26,        2) February 18-19, or 3) February 11-12.  The research paper deadline will be in January 2011 for written paper submission.

Location: Field House, 

Minneapolis campus

University of Minnesota

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Our LINKS page contains links for additional competitions, links to sites for science fair ideas, science methodology (how to do...), and links to some science magazines. These can spark good ideas for your next science project!

------------------------------- Science Fair (TCRSF) Thanks Our Sponsors

Without our sponsors and volunteers, we could not have a science fair!  Our financial sponsors at the Platinum Level are the Medtronic, 3M Foundation, and Ecolab. Thank you,  Medtronic, 3M,  and Ecolab for your continuing support of science education! 

Our financial sponsor at the Gold Level is Dow Water & Process Solutions Thank you, for your support in encouraging students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Our financial sponsors at the Silver Level are Alliant Techsystems and Midway Party Rental, Inc.

And, our financial sponsors at the Bronze Level  are   University of Minnesota, Twin City Catering, Office Max Impress Maple Grove, City of St. Paul Youth Fund, the Slattery Sales Group and Ed's Trophies Inc. in St. Paul Park, MN  (email: edstrophies@comcast.net, call Donna) 

Special thanks to our NEW SPONSOR for all your printing and office needs:  Office Max Impress Maple Grove!

If you are interested in becoming a financial sponsor of the science fair, please contact Mike Lohman at 763-421-3338. 

If you are interested in providing an award for the next science fair, please send an email to awards@tcrsf.org.

Prithwis Mukhopadhyay, 11th grade, Woodbury High School, was one of two students in the Midwest  12-state area selected as a Regional finalist in the 2010 sanofi-aventis BioGENEius Challenge. The other student is from Michigan. Prithwis will received an all-expense paid trip to compete at the sanofi-aventis International BioGENEius Challenge in Chicago, IL (May 2-4, 2010) where he won $500 national honorable mention. A press release from the Midwest competition is available.

In 2009, Stephen Trusheim, 12th grade, Breck School in Golden Valley, won first place of $7,500 in the 2009 sanofi-aventis International
BioGENEius Challenge with his project entitled "Engineering and Validating Predictive Infection Surveillance Strategies for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)”

Stephen Trusheim, now a student at Stanford, was an Intel Science Talent Search 2009 Finalist (See YouTube Science Talent Search Interview with Stephen Trusheim. ) and he earned a 1st grand award at the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair among many other awards. Stephen will return to ISEF in May 2010 to conduct a workshop symposium. 

Congratulations to these science scholars!

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2010: Sonja Dunlap (Murray Jr. High School, St. Paul) wins the 

"Almost Perfect" Award

TCRSF Committee awarded Sonja Dunlap (Murray Junior High School, St. Paul) the "Almost Perfect" award for having all her students paperwork nearly perfect! Sonja was responsible to oversee 49 project and research paper entries for TCRSF. That's a lot of paperwork to be done nearly perfectly!!! Congratulations to Sonja Dunlap on a job well done!

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Twin Cities Regional Science Fairs - Benefits of Doing Both a Science Project and a Research Paper

Is science fair just for geeks or nerds? NO WAY!  Doing a good science fair project teaches real life skills that apply to EVERYONE!

First of all, what is a science project?  A science project is the process of running a controlled experiment, proposing a new theory based on library or experimental research, or developing a new concept, invention, program, or design (engineering).  A science project is not a report about an area of science. A science project is not building a model that demonstrates something, unless the point of the project is a new engineering design. Models of volcanoes, or of the solar system, or of the heart are not a science project. Use of a model to demonstrate a new theory or finding is, however, acceptable.  At the school and regional levels of competition in a science fair, the science project is more about the process of science and project work than it is about the specific findings.

The purpose of doing a science project is to teach the student several skills. The first skill to be learned is the planning, execution, and evaluation of a project. Every project, including remodeling or decorating a room in your house or apartment or building a deck, requires the same basic process.

Doing a science project teaches the student extremely valuable skills integrating  reading, writing, spelling, grammar, critical thinking, scientific methodology, graphic arts, math, statistics, ethics, logic, computer science,  self-learning of one or more technical or specialty fields, and  public speaking and defense in front of expert judges. When a student completes a science fair project, year after year, through junior and senior high school, the science fair process yields mature, self-confident, skilled, and competitive young leaders who have career goals and the preparation, discipline, and drive to attain them.

Did you know that doing an excellent science project in high school is likely the highest paying job your high school student can get?  A top project and paper can net a quarter of a million dollars just in winnings, and that doesn't count what it does for a student's resume, college application, and self-confidence! Many students earn $5000 or more!  Some of these projects take as few as 6 weeks to complete.  Now that pays more than a summer job!

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