Welcome to the CIRCUL KC SCIENCE FAIR!
2025 Event details below
MAY 3rd, 2025
"This project is part of Remake Learning Days Kansas City, a regional celebration of hands-on learning”
About Our Science fair
We’re happy you are interested in the CIRCUL KC Science Fair. CIRCUL KC is a 501(c)3 organization, our Science Fair is fun way to help raise funds for our community service projects, like Grandparents Closet. We hope it gives you joy knowing that all fees collected go into supporting our community. We think you will have fun – learning and doing new things and meeting new friends, maybe even winning prizes or awards. Our goal is to encourage young minds to explore the worlds of science and engineering, help students learn new skills, and experience the pride of accomplishing challenging tasks.
What You will need
Students will need to complete:
- Display Board
- Project Report
- Liability Consent Form
- OPTIONAL: Demonstration/Exhibit/Model (DEM)- NOT REQUIRED to participate
ELIGIBILITY
- Students in grades K-12th
- Students ages 5-18
- Students attending any homeschool or non-public school institutions anywhere in the greater Kansas City area (e.g. Independence, Grandview, Blue Springs, Raytown, Lees Summit, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Sugar Creek, River Bend, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Greenwood, Unity Village, Buckner, Pleasant Hill, Bates City, Odessa, and Lake Tapawingo. Or in the following counties: Jackson, Johnson, Clay, Wyandotte, Cass, Platte, Leavenworth, Lafayette, Miami, Ray, Clinton, Bates, Linn, Caldwell).
divisions
Students will be separated into their appropriate division group based on their current grade level at the time of the registration. Divisions are as follows:
- Elementary: Grades Knd-4th
- Secondary: Grades 5th-8th
- Highschool: Grades 9th-12th
categories
There are three major categories used to divide projects in the CIRCUL KC SCIENCE Fair, within these, there are many other sub-categories. Use the list below to decide what CATEGORY your project best fits. The Junior Division awards top prizes in each of the three main categories.
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LIFE SCIENCES • Behavioral & Social Science - Psychology, Human Behavior, Social Relationships • Microbiology - Study of Bacteria and Viruses • Plants Sciences - Study of Plant Life • Medicine & Health Sciences - Study of Humans and Their Biology, Diseases and Health • Cellular & Molecular Biology - Biology of Microorganisms • Animal Sciences - Study of Animals EARTH & ENVIRONMENT • Biochemistry - Chemistry of Life Processes • Chemistry - Study of the Nature and Composition of Matter and Laws Governing It • Earth & Planetary Science - Climatology, Geology, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Oceanography, Space Science • Environmental Science - Study of Air, Water and Land Pollution • Environmental Management - Recycling and Ecosystem Management PHYSICAL SCIENCE • Computer Science - Study and Development of Computer Software, Hardware and Associated Logical Devices • Engineering - Materials & Bioengineering - Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical • Mathematics - Numerical and Algebraic Computations, Statistics • Physics & Astronomy - Theories, Principles and Laws Governing the Physical Universe |
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Judging
Awards and prizes valued over $500! There are many ways to win awards at the CIRCUL KC Science Fair ( CKCSF). Our Goal is to make learning FUN and exciting by revamping what a science fair looks like. Students will be scored on their Project; Display Board, Report and interview. Judges will use a rubric system to score student Projects, you can view our rubric system in the Student Handbook, scores are tabulated by our Judges and overseen by a C.P.A.
All students are eligible for our Grand Awards, Division Awards and Special Awards. There are more ways to win prizes, students can opt-in for our Optional Awards, learn more about our Optional Awards below.
All students are eligible for our Grand Awards, Division Awards and Special Awards. There are more ways to win prizes, students can opt-in for our Optional Awards, learn more about our Optional Awards below.
awards and prizes
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Grand Award
GRAND Champion & 1st Runner up , is awarded to the students with the highest total scores in the entire Science Fair. Winners are NOT eligible to receive a Division Award but are eligible for Special Awards.
(1) Grand Champion Winner: highest overall score (1) Runner UP: 2nd highest overall score Division Awards
Once the Grand Award winners are pulled, students with the next highest score totals in each Division, will be awarded a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place,
(3) 1st place Division winners will receive a trophy, ribbon and certificate. (3) 2nd place Division winners will receive a trophy, ribbon and certificate (3) 3rd place Division winners will receive a trophy, ribbon and certificate |
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Special Awards
All students are eligible for our Special Awards, even students who win other awards. Winners will be awarded a trophy and certificate.
(1) Creative Project Award: Student with the highest score in creativity
(1) Interview Award: Student with the highest score in interview
(1) Report Winner: Student with the highest score in their report
(1) Creative Project Award: Student with the highest score in creativity
(1) Interview Award: Student with the highest score in interview
(1) Report Winner: Student with the highest score in their report
Optional Awards
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Optional awards add a little extra fun to our Science Fair and are a fun way to earn MORE great PRIZES! Only Students who pay into the optional awards will be eligible to win Optional Awards. There are many different types of Optional Awards and different types of prize opportunities, below you will learn about each Optional Award and their prizes.
Category Awards There are 3 winners one for each Category (Categories are listed above). Students with the highest score in their category, will receive a trophy and $CASH. Fee: $10 per student (Cash amount is determined by the # of students entered into award and each category, payout is 50/50 or based on a sponsored donation. must have 4 paid entries to award cash out) Peoples Choice Award This is a fun way for family and friends to help get their student awesome prizes! During the event individual's will vote on their favorite projects, the student with the most Votes will win a trophy and $CASH. FEE: There is no fee for students, there is a fee to purchases VOTES, Votes are $1.00 each. (Cash amount is determined by the # of students entered into award, payout is 50/50) DEM Award We encourage our students to bring a demonstration, exhibits or model (DEM) to show along with their Display Board. It is not required to bring a DEM, however, students who do bring one are able to win a special prize for going the extra mile. DEM's are judged and scored separately. 1 winner will receive a trophy and $Cash FEE: $10 (Cash amount is determined by the # of students entered into award , payout is 50/50) |
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READY TO JOIN THE CIRCUL KC SCIENCE FAIR?!
BEFORE YOU REGISTER YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
- Project Title
- Project Category
- Students Grade Division
- Provide a short Project Description
- Know if you will be bringing a demonstration or model
- Know if you want to enter the Optional Awards or not.
