Regional Science Day

The Ohio Academy of Science Regional Science Day at Rio Grande serves Adams, Gallia, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, and Scioto Counties.

Science Day and the preparation for it is a unique and fulfilling experience for students. Through their projects, students have the opportunity to explore fields of science and to learn and practice critical thinking, inquiry, technological design, and investigative skills. Students will learn research methods, including how to obtain data, keep a research log or notebook, graph data, and develop conclusions. Science fair projects foster imagination and elevate creative thought. Students will develop and enhance organizational and communication skills, and they will learn to work independently as well as in a group. They will meet other students interested in science, and students can earn recognition for academic excellence.

Pictured is the 2023 District 14 Science Day

2027 OAS Regional Science Day at Rio Grande

University of Rio Grande & Rio Grande Community College Lyne Center Gymnasium (441 East College Street, Rio Grande, OH 45674)

The $30 registration fee is waived for the 2027 Regional Science Day at Rio Grande courtesy of funding from the Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service

Saturday, March 20, 2027

Links and forms below are being updated will be available very soon!

Students must be part of a teacher's classroom in ProjectBoard; therefore, both students and teachers must have accounts.

Click here to create or re-activate your ProjectBoard account (Link will be updated before ProjectBoard opens on September 30)

ProjectBoard instructions for creating account (Link will be updated before ProjectBoard opens on September 30)
ProjectBoard instructions for re-activating an account (Link will be updated before ProjectBoard opens on September 30)
- Take-home student form (recommended for teachers to keep for all students in case students lose login information)
- Ohio Academy of Science Consent and Release Form (required for all students)
2026-2027 OAS Timeline of Events
Required files for 2027 Regional Science Day project submission:
- Abstract
- Final research report
- OAS Consent form
- ISEF forms and/or OAS Combined Approval Form
Infographic guide to ISEF forms (Document will be updated Fall 2026)
Help with choosing and completing ISEF forms (Document will be updated Fall 2026)
ISEF forms (1, 1a, and 1b required for all students; make sure approval dates are before experimentation is started)
OAS Combined Approval Form (The OAS Combined Approval Form may be completed and submitted in place of ISEF Forms 1, 1a, and 1b.) (Document will be updated Fall 2026)

Student Schedule

8:00 am – 8:45 am Check-in

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Judging of projects (a list of things to do for parents and families will be provided the day of the event)

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Awards ceremony and meeting with SSD qualifiers

What to Bring

• Tri-fold board or printed poster

• Printed copy of final research paper

• Printed copy of abstract

• Research notebook/journal, if available

Information for

Judges

The 2027 Ohio Academy of Science Regional Science Day at Rio Grande will be in person on Saturday, March 20, 2027. The competition is open to students in grades 5-12 whose schools are in Adams, Gallia, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, and Scioto counties. We are inviting you to join us in judging this event.

Orientation will be provided for all judges. Breakfast and parking will be provided on the day of the event. Judges should plan for a half-day commitment. When you report to the Lyne Center, please watch for the signs that point you to check in and orientation. Lunch will be on your own afterward.

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN EARLY 2027

OAS Regional Science Day at Rio Grande 2027 Judges’ Schedule
7:30 am – 8:15 am Check-in
8:15 am – 8:45 am Judges’ orientation
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Judging of projects
12:00 am – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Awards ceremony

Judging will be conducted in two one-and-one-half-hour sessions. Judges will be needed for the full three hours of judging.

Judging Resources and Score Cards

Teachers and Parents

Students

Getting Started

Templates and Samples

Science Day Rules and Forms (some links are being updated and will be available soon)

OAS Science Day Standards
Help with choosing and completing ISEF forms
ISEF forms
OAS Combined Approval Form (may be submitted in place of ISEF Forms 1, 1a, and 1b)
OAS Consent and Release Form
2027 Scorecard