The South Carolina Middle and Elementary School Academy of Science is sponsored by the South Carolina Academy of Science. The goal of the academy is to communicate science and mathematics through a variety of activities.
This year’s contest is over. The contest results may be downloaded by clicking here.
Each Winner Grand, State, Region or School received an honors certificate sent to the principal of the school to present at a school assembly (162 Honors Certificate’s were mailed).
On-Line Contest
The Center for Science Education at the University of South Carolina and the SC Academy of Science will sponsor the 2024 On-Line Contest for grades 4 -8 including all students in South Carolina. The contest will be emailed to all schools in early January 2024. Students will have until Monday March 11, 2024, to complete the online contest.
The contests cover several topics, including biology, chemistry, medicine & health, behavioral science, general science questions, measurement, and fun questions. Students will be asked to answer sixty multiple-choice questions. Questions are designed and developed to meet the state of SC guidelines.
South Carolina Academy of Science Online Contest / Center for Science Education at USC
This contest challenges students with fun math and science questions. All schools that have a grade 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 can participate. In 2024, we will publish the online contest and email it to all schools in South Carolina in early January 2024. The online contest must be completed on or before Monday, March 11, 2024.
There are two online contests:
- The E contest for grades 4 – 6
- The M Contest for grades 6 – 8
(a sixth grader can enter E or M but not both)
Each school that participates will have at least one winner, and each student that enters the contest will be recognized with a participation certificate given by their sponsoring school.
After the contest deadline, we will select winners in the four categories: School, Region, State, and Grand and produce Honors Certificates for each student winner. We will mail the Honors Certificates to the principal of the school to present to the winning student at a school assembly.
Winners will be announced on the Center for Science Education website & SCAS website. In addition, results will be published in the South Carolina Academy of Science Newsletter in the May/June/July issue.
For more information contact:
Dr. Don Jordan
Email (Best Contact): djordan@sc.edu
Mailing address: Dr. Don Jordan / Director SCAS Online Contest
Science Education Center / College of Arts & Sciences
Coker Life Science Building, CLS 108 / 715 Sumter Street, c/o Biology Department / 4th Floor CLS, USC, Columbia SC, 29208
2024 Contest Documents
No 1 Sponsor Verification Form
No 3 Online Participation Certificate
No 4 How to Pay for SCAS 2024 online contest
How to Get Started Quick with the SCAS 2024 online Contest
Direct Link to South Carolina 2024 ONLINE E-Contest for Grades 4 – 6 : Contest is over.
Direct Link to South Carolina 2024 ONLINE M-Contest for Grades 6 – 8: Contest is over.
Just for Fun Activity for students in the E or M Contest (Does not count for the contest)