Westridge Elementary has announced the 2026-27 STEM Fair for students in kindergarten through sixth grade, according to a September 25 statement. The fair invites students to participate individually or in teams of two or three through science investigations or engineering projects.
The event includes a parent STEM Fair Open House on Thursday, November 12, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., where families can view completed display boards and data notebooks. The Westridge STEM Fair will follow on Friday, November 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., during which students will share their work at school. Students who submit their project forms by Tuesday, October 13, will receive a free display board.
Participants may choose between a science project using the Scientific Method or an engineering project using the Engineering Design Process. Project categories include chemistry, computer science, earth and environmental science, engineering, life science, physics, astronomy, and mathematics, as well as product testing and consumer science. Students are required to use a data notebook to record measurements, observations, and steps throughout the process.
Safety regulations prohibit live experiments at the fair; instead, students may use a Chromebook to show recorded demonstrations. Only the display board, a data notebook, and a Chromebook may be displayed. Special approval is required for projects involving people, vertebrate animals, bacteria, mold, fungi, viruses, parasites, human or animal tissue or fluids, medicines, alcohol, tobacco, hazardous chemicals, weapons, firearms, lasers, or radiation.
The Central Utah STEM Fair toolkit provides a roadmap for families, offering resources from the first idea through judging. For questions regarding safety forms or project permissions, individuals can contact Westridge STEM Fair Coordinator Mr. Hoehne at jonathanh@provo.edu.
The project schedule requires students to complete research and planning by October 13. Testing and recording should occur between October 14 and October 30, followed by the finalization of the project and presentation preparation from November 1 through November 11.
