Sponsored by the South Carolina Academy of Science & Center for Science Education at USC

TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Two Hundred & Forty-Seven (247)

The State-wide SC Academy of Science On-Line Contest was available in early January 2023 and was online until Monday, March 6, 2023. There were two hundred and forty-seven (247) entries, with one hundred and forty-six (146) students from grades 4-6 (E Contest) and one hundred and one (101) students from grades 6-8 (M Contest). This year, the contests enclosed a broad range of topics emphasizing biology, outer layers of the Earth`s atmosphere, barcodes and measurement and some fun questions. In 2023 students were asked sixty multiple-choice questions. Some of the questions required hands-on activities to complete. All follow the Common Core Guidelines of South Carolina. We want to extend our most sincere appreciation to the creators of the 2023 South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS) online contest. These members from the South Carolina Academy of Science and faculty from the Center for Science Education at USC played major roles in the production of the 2023 contest. Special thanks to Daniel Gregory, USC Engineering Student with skills in an online contest.

Awards were given in four categories: Grand, State, Regional, and School. A unique feature of the contest is that every school participating is guaranteed at least one winner. The Grand Award was shared with thirty-eight (38) students, with twenty students from the E contest (Grades 4 – 6) and eighteen (18) students from the M Contest (grades 6 – 8) from seven science fair regions in South Carolina. The winners of the 2023 E contest Grades 6 – 8 and 2023 M Contest Grades 6 – 8 are listed below:

The contest scores were exceptionally good overall, and some entrants qualified for an award. We had two hundred and one (201) winners out of a total of two hundred and forth-six (246) participants (approx. 81.7% of the total number of participants were winners). Certificates and prizes will be mailed to each student’s principal so that the awards can be presented at each school’s Awards Assembly. We congratulate every contestant for his or her excellent effort! We encourage every student in all South Carolina schools to participate next year. Below is a list of the winners and their schools. Followed by a list of Teachers and/or Sponsors that participated. Hats off to our teachers in South Carolina.

Questions and Answers for the online contest

• Grades 4 – 6 [pdf]
• Grades 6 – 8 [pdf]