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Wednesday September 4th

School Registration Opens!!!

SJCOE STEAM Fair & Expo

School Registration CLICK HERE

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Sat. February 8, 2025

SJCOE STEAM Fair & Expo

September - November 2024

On-line school registration open

December 2, 2024

On-line student registration open.

January 17, 2025

On-line student registration closes.

No late registrations will be accepted to ensure a fair & valid competition.

Friday February 7, 2025

Check in projects at the Wentworth Education Center

Saturday February 8, 2025

8:00 - 5:00pm (Detailed schedule on website)

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SAFETY 1st

Projects that are not allowed for ANY grade level

NO blood products, human tissue, and bodily fluids. EXCEPTION: Student researchers may ask a medical professional to do the taking of the blood or bodily fluids of other individuals or vertebrate animals and do the analysis to GIVE the data to the student researcher (with pre-approval from the SJCOE STEAM Fair.)
NO Vertebrate animal parts. (Exception is Zebrafish eggs up to the 7th day (168 hours) after fertilization. After this time Zebrafish eggs are considered to be vertebrate animals too.)
NO Pathogenic agents (Biological Safety Level {BSL} 2+).
NO Recombinant DNA (rDNA).
NO Ingestion (tasting, eating, inhalation or drinking) of any substance by human or vertebrate animal subjects.
NO Carcinogenic, mutagenic and potentially toxic chemicals/fumes.
NO Explosive or flammable chemicals/gasses.
NO Radioactive materials.
NO Compressed gas (including, but not limited to CO2)
NO guns, potato cannons, paintball guns, bows/arrows – or other dangerous projectiles.
NO High voltage equipment.
NO Lasers (except class I with eye/skin protection) or use of ionizing radiation X-rays or nuclear energy.
NO introduction of non-native and/or invasive species, pathogens, toxic chemicals or foreign substances into the environment.
NO prescription drugs, alcohol or controlled substances.
NO dry ice or liquid nitrogen or other dangerous liquid gasses.

***Pre-Approval of restricted projects with all accompanying paperwork will no longer be required. Teachers can always feel free to reach out with questions about safety to the STEAM Fair Coordinator, Bella Githere (bgithere@sjcoe.net) but all student safety should be monitored closely by the teacher/adult sponsor.