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Guidelines

2023-2024 SECME Guidelines

  • The 2023-2024 SECME Regional Competition will be hosted on the UCF main campus. Please refer to the FAQs for more details. Rules and dates are subject to change.
  • Each school/organization may bring a maximum of 15 students to the SECME Regional Competition at UCF. Each student may participate in a maximum of 3 events ON SITE (mousetrap car, water bottle rocket, glider, bridge, egg drop).
  • The minimum number of students that must be registered from a school/organization is 3.
  • Click HERE to register for the SECME Regional Competition at UCF!

National Events

The 2023-2024 National Guidelines are available! Access can be found at the SECME National website.

Essay Competition
  • Grades K-2 Illustration with 2 sentence caption and cover page
  • Grades 3-12 Essay with Works Cited and cover page
  • Only 1 student per essay/vision board and maximum 5 essays/illustrations per school
  • Entries submitted prior to Regional Competition (see Important Dates)
Mousetrap Car Competition
  • Must have 3 students per team and maximum 2 teams per elementary school or 3 teams per middle/high school
  • Mousetrap car kits available at: Kelvin Mousetrap Racer Kit
  • Engineering Notebook to be submitted at Regional Competition
  • Presentation to be submitted prior to Regional Competition (see Important Dates)
  • Video of presentation only necessary for elementary team that proceeds to the National Competition
  • Train the Trainer Presentation (2017-2018): Mousetrap Car Construction Step by Step 
Water Rocketry Competition
  • Must have 3 students per team and maximum 2 teams per elementary school or 3 teams per middle/high school
  • Engineering Notebook to be submitted at Regional Competition
  • Presentation to be submitted prior to Regional Competition (see Important Dates)
  • Video of presentation only necessary for teams who proceed to the National Competition (all grade levels)
  • Past Train the Trainer Presentation: Water Bottle Rocketry – A Beginner’s Guide
Poster Competition
  • Maximum of 1 poster per school submitted by an individual student
  • Electronic PDF submission of poster and video presentation prior to Regional Competition (see Important Dates)

Local Events

The 2023-2024 guidelines for all local events are now available!

Banner Competition
Bridge Competition
Egg Drop Competition
Energy Transfer Machine Competition
Glider Competition
Math Competition

*Guidelines page last updated 12/8/23

SECME SECME Registration Guidelines Results
  • Dates:
  • Opening in October
  • September 19, 2023
    Train the Trainer Workshop Registration Closes at midnight

    – Email STEM@ucf.edu for registration details

  • September 23, 2023
    Train the Trainer Workshop
  • December 8, 2023
    SECME Regional Competition Registration Deadline

    – Schools with student/team numbers must be submitted online

  • December 14, 2023
    Invoice Request Deadline

    – All payments must be initiated with your bookkeeper
    – $20 per student

  • January 12, 2024
    Registration Fees Due

    – Check must be in the office by 4pm
    – No exceptions will be made

  • January 17, 2024
    All team and student names must be entered/finalized by midnight
  • January 22, 2024
    Essays (all grade levels) and presentations (MTC and WBR, all grade levels) due by midnight via your account on the SECME registration site.
  • February 2, 2024
    Emergency name changes due by 5pm (name changes may be requested via email only)
  • February 2, 2024
    Energy Transfer Machine submissions due by 5pm. See guidelines for details on how to submit videos.
  • February 4, 2024
    Poster and video submissions due by midnight. Please submit via your account on the SECME registration site.
  • February 10, 2024
    SECME Regional Competition

    – School/Team Check-in 7am
    – Opening Session 8am
    – Award Ceremony 2-3pm

  • Dates and times are subject to change. Registered teams will be notified via email in the event of a change.