SEVENTH ANNUAL STEM FEST
WHO
K-12 Chappaqua students, educators, parents and local STEM experts
WHAT
Groundbreaking inventions. Messy experiments. A virtual STEM FEST!
Maker activities for all students including students not able to produce a project.
Display your online work and participate in a Q/A session on March 20 to show your project to CCSD Board Members, Teachers and Local STEM Experts.
WHEN and WHERE
This year students will submit a 4-5 minute video of their inventions, experiments, research or maker projects due by March 5th.
The student produced These videos will be displayed online on a secure platform for their classmates, friends and relatives to see.
Tell us all about your project! On the week of the event, students will be invited to participate in small scale Q &A sessions with a panel of district educators, parents and administrators. Students qualifying for further science fairs will have special expert panels.
YOUR PROJECT
Please read the guidelines here.
There are three suggested categories. Read below about inventions, experiments and "maker" activities. If you need help deciding what to do, try this cool tool or click here for project ideas.
Create a trifold poster to display. This is not a competition. This will help you educate visitors in your online video.
HOW TO REGISTER
Registration will open on 10 February. Register via CHAPPAQUA PTA TOOLKIT
Eligible students must reside in CCSD and have family membership in the Chappaqua PTA. (CCSD students that are home-schooled or attend non-CCSD schools are eligible to participate in the STEM FEST with PTA membership) email here for more details on PTA membership: chappaquaptapresident@gmail.com
Entry Fee: $10 per project
Students and parents will be emailed video submission instructions and q/a zoom details for q/a after registering
SPONSOR Your generous sponsorships help us cover operating costs. Donor levels listed here. Gold $500, Silver $400, Bronze $100, Family $50 or a custom amount. You can sponsor here.
**Special opportunity for 5th- 8th graders participating in the 2021 STEM Fest!
Calling all 5th to 8th graders interested in not only presenting their projects at the STEM FEST, but also advancing to the virtual Tri-County Science and Technology Fair. Spots are limited and may fill up, so register asap! Opt-in information is in the STEM FEST registration form above.
Eligible Tri-County Categories are:
Biology
Chemistry
Health and Medicine
Earth/Space Science
Engineering/Technology
Environment
Mathematics/Computers
Physics
More information about the Tri-County Fair is available here:
http://discoveryctr.org/tri-county-science-and-technology-fair/
K-12 Chappaqua students, educators, parents and local STEM experts
WHAT
Groundbreaking inventions. Messy experiments. A virtual STEM FEST!
Maker activities for all students including students not able to produce a project.
Display your online work and participate in a Q/A session on March 20 to show your project to CCSD Board Members, Teachers and Local STEM Experts.
WHEN and WHERE
This year students will submit a 4-5 minute video of their inventions, experiments, research or maker projects due by March 5th.
The student produced These videos will be displayed online on a secure platform for their classmates, friends and relatives to see.
Tell us all about your project! On the week of the event, students will be invited to participate in small scale Q &A sessions with a panel of district educators, parents and administrators. Students qualifying for further science fairs will have special expert panels.
YOUR PROJECT
Please read the guidelines here.
There are three suggested categories. Read below about inventions, experiments and "maker" activities. If you need help deciding what to do, try this cool tool or click here for project ideas.
Create a trifold poster to display. This is not a competition. This will help you educate visitors in your online video.
HOW TO REGISTER
Registration will open on 10 February. Register via CHAPPAQUA PTA TOOLKIT
Eligible students must reside in CCSD and have family membership in the Chappaqua PTA. (CCSD students that are home-schooled or attend non-CCSD schools are eligible to participate in the STEM FEST with PTA membership) email here for more details on PTA membership: chappaquaptapresident@gmail.com
Entry Fee: $10 per project
Students and parents will be emailed video submission instructions and q/a zoom details for q/a after registering
SPONSOR Your generous sponsorships help us cover operating costs. Donor levels listed here. Gold $500, Silver $400, Bronze $100, Family $50 or a custom amount. You can sponsor here.
**Special opportunity for 5th- 8th graders participating in the 2021 STEM Fest!
Calling all 5th to 8th graders interested in not only presenting their projects at the STEM FEST, but also advancing to the virtual Tri-County Science and Technology Fair. Spots are limited and may fill up, so register asap! Opt-in information is in the STEM FEST registration form above.
Eligible Tri-County Categories are:
Biology
Chemistry
Health and Medicine
Earth/Space Science
Engineering/Technology
Environment
Mathematics/Computers
Physics
More information about the Tri-County Fair is available here:
http://discoveryctr.org/tri-county-science-and-technology-fair/
PROJECT ideas
INVENTIONS: Do you have an invention you're tinkering with? Come show us what you're building. Please read Guidelines for Students above.
EXPERIMENTS and RESEARCH: Investigate an intriguing question. Do a scientific experiment and then display your results. Please read Guidelines for Students above.
Web Resources for Project Ideas:
Middle School
https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/junior-high-projects/
https://www.education.com/science-fair/middle-school/
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/middle-school
https://www.weareteachers.com/7th-grade-science-projects/
Elementary School
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/elementary-school
https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/science-fair-projects-for-elementary/
https://www.thoughtco.com/elementary-school-science-fair-projects-609075
https://www.weareteachers.com/5th-grade-science-projects/
Middle School
https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/junior-high-projects/
https://www.education.com/science-fair/middle-school/
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/middle-school
https://www.weareteachers.com/7th-grade-science-projects/
Elementary School
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/elementary-school
https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/science-fair-projects-for-elementary/
https://www.thoughtco.com/elementary-school-science-fair-projects-609075
https://www.weareteachers.com/5th-grade-science-projects/