Please avoid disqualification by using this check-off list prior to submitting your project. Many creative and excellent projects are disqualified each year due to teams not following the rules and the following project regulations.
Please ensure that teams “check off” each item below before submitting to help ensure a qualified project. We encourage you to ask someone who has not been involved with the project to review for compliance.
• Please use this check-off list if using the K-3 Storyboard Template or the 4-6 Presentation Template. Download this Submission Check-off for template submissions (K-3 and 4-6).
• Please use this check-off list if using the Project Format, download this Check-off List for Project Format.
Toshiba ExploraVision science competition helps student teams understand key science project rules before submitting their STEM competition entries. The guide encourages teams to use a submission checklist to verify that all required elements, such as the abstract, description, bibliography, and sample web pages, meet official formatting and eligibility guidelines. It also recommends having an independent reviewer check the project to ensure compliance with competition requirements. Following these steps helps prevent disqualification, which often occurs when teams overlook rules despite having strong ideas. Careful review of submission requirements helps students create compliant, high-quality projects for the national STEM competition.