Welcome to Regional Science Day at Ohio Northern University!
The Ohio Academy of Science Regional Science Day at Ohio Northern University is for students in grades 5-12 in Williams, Fulton, Lucus, Defiance, Henry, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky. Paulding, Putnam, Hancock, Seneca, Van Wert, Allen, Hardin, Wyandot, Mercer, Auglaize, and Logan 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.
Event Information
Date: March 22, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Host: Ohio Northern University
Location: Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences
Account Creation/Re-Activation link: Opens August 15 2024, Closes January 31, 2025.
Project Submissions Open: December 9, 2024
Project Submissions Close: February 25, 2025
Contacts: Dr Jamie Siders (j-siders@onu.edu) Phone: 419-772-3016.
Important Registration Information
Important Registration Information
Use the links below to ensure you have all of the needed information for registering for your District Science Day!
ISEF Topic Categories-Subcategories
To begin a project or to prepare to submit a project for the 2025 Regional Science Day:
The student must create an account and “start a project” in ProjectBoard. Students can work in the Makers Space to develop a project, but this template cannot be submitted for competition. To submit to competition, students must complete the blue “Science Day” submission template. This template opens on December 9, 2024.
‣ Complete the necessary required “tiles/sections” in their project template
‣ Make sure that none of the “tiles” are in “Ready for Review” mode. They can be “completed” or in “draft” mode
‣ Make sure ISEF forms, final report and abstract are uploaded in the tile section, not in the comments section
‣ Check student profile information for completeness
‣ Submit the project
Regional Science Day Schedule - Tentative
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration & Student Project Set-Up | Registration: Mathile Center for Natural Sciences – Lobby
Project Set-up: Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences (Room dependent on location assignment given at registration) |
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome – Participants, Parents & Teachers | Meyer 107 |
9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Public Viewing of Projects & Poster Judging | Various locations in Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences and Meyer Hall of Science ***Students must be standing by their posters by 9:15 a.m.!**
Students must be with their projects for the entire time slot. |
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Student Project Removal & Participant Lunch Break | Note: Students MUST remove projects from rooms prior to the awards ceremony
Participants are responsible for their own lunch. Lunch is available for purchase in the University cafeteria, located in McIntosh Center. Numerous establishments are located on Main Street in Ada (directly in front of the University). |
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Awards Assembly | Hakes-Pierstorf 151
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Parking Information
All participants and judges should park in Lot P or Lot G, located just off Lincoln Avenue at the east side of Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences.
Street Address for Navigation:
511 West Lincoln Avenue, Ada, OH 45810
GPS Coordinates: 40.7688539, -83.8289062
ENTERING THE BUILDING: Please follow the signs and enter the building on the east side nearest Lot G.
REGISTRATION: Registration will in the lobby of the Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences between 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Look for the signs.
Judging Information
- Judge registration
- Sample score card
- Judging contacts: hohman_larry@dublinschools.net & msaelzle@cscc.edu
If you need additional information about Science Days, visit our Science Day website at: https://ssd.ohiosci.org/