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

2026 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)

2025 Regional Science Day results slides

Saturday, March 28, 2026

The $30 per student registration fee is being waived this year thanks to the generosity of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University.

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

Click here to create or re-activate your ProjectBoard account

ProjectBoard instructions for creating account
ProjectBoard instructions for re-activating an account
- 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)
2025-2026 OAS Timeline of Events
Required files for 2026 Regional Science Day project submission:
- Abstract
- Final research report
- OAS Consent form
- ISEF forms and/or OAS Combined Approval FormTake-home
Infographic guide to ISEF forms
Help with choosing and completing ISEF forms
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.)

Student Schedule

7:30 am – 8:45 am Registration/setup

9:00 am – 11:30 am Judging of projects (a list of things to do for parents and families will be provided the day of the event)

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch

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

What to Bring

• Tri-fold board or charged laptop/Chromebook with presentation file or ProjectBoard login information pre-loaded

• Printed copy of final research paper

• Printed copy of abstract

• Research notebook/journal

Information for

Judges

The 2026 Ohio Academy of Science Regional Science Day at Rio Grande will be in person on Saturday, March 28, 2026. 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.

Judge registration will open in January 2026!

OAS Regional Science Day at Rio Grande 2025 Judges’ Schedule
7:30 am – 8:15 am Check-in
8:15 am – 8:45 am Judges’ orientation
9:00 am – 11:30 am Judging of projects
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Awards ceremony

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

Judging Resources and Score Cards

Teachers and Parents