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Find information about Granite District's STEM Fair below.
See the regional stem fair site for information from USEF.
Important Dates
Important Dates
January 9, 2026: School fairs completed
January 12, 2026 (3:00 pm): Project submissions for the GSD virtual fair are due; if possible, submit virtual projects early
January 16, 2026: District virtual winners notified
January 23, 2026 (3:00 pm): Registration for the In-person District Fair is due
January 30, 2026: In-person District Fair
January 30, 2026: USEF regional fair senior division pre-registration DUE.
February 11, 2026: USEF registration; USEF registration closes at midnight
March 9-13, 2026: USEF regional fair
Handbook
Handbook
Parents and students: See the handbook for information about competing in STEM Fair, including information about project types, links to scoring rubrics, informed consent forms, templates, and everything else you need.
Pre-Registration (for 9th - 12th Grades)
Pre-Registration (for 9th - 12th Grades)
USEF Now Requires Pre-Registration for ALL Senior Division Projects.
USEF Now Requires Pre-Registration for ALL Senior Division Projects.
USEF has changed the process to review senior division projects and will now require ALL senior division projects to Pre-Register before attending their district level fair.
Students will log in at https://usef.utah.edu/login.
After entering an email address, students will enter their name (team projects will enter the email for the team leader) and cell phone number. A 6 digit code will be sent to the student registering.
Senior division students will enter all aspects of their project, including project title and abstract. After the student has participated at their district level fair, they will log back into their account and after receiving a new 6 digit code, they will log back in to their project where they can do the following:
Update their project title (if desired)
Update their project abstract (if desired)
Select Special Awards they qualify for
Pay their $30 per student registration fee
The full list of ISEF required forms can be found here. Form 1B is the only form that will be required to upload during pre-registration.
Pre-Approval Forms (for 5th - 8th Grades)
Pre-Approval Forms (for 5th - 8th Grades)
Elem_Jr Registration Form_2020_final .pdf2020_elementary_junior_division_spanish.pdfOther Forms (for 5th - 12th grades)
Other Forms (for 5th - 12th grades)
Project Templates (for virtual projects)
Project Templates (for virtual projects)
English Science Project Template: Use this template to create your virtual science project. Click here to make your own copy of the science project template.
English Engineering Project Template: Use this template to create your virtual engineering project. Click here to make your own copy of the engineering project template.
Spanish Science Project Template: Use this template to create your virtual science project. Click here to make your own copy of the science project template.
Spanish Engineering Project Template: Use this template to create your virtual engineering project. Click here to make your own copy of the engineering project template.
K - 6th Grade Notebooks
K - 6th Grade Notebooks
Science notebook template for grades 5-6 . Students can use this notebook to guide their work, or use a blank notebook. Click here for the Spanish version of this notebook.
Engineering notebook template for grades 5-6. Students can use this notebook to guide their work, or use a blank notebook. Click here for the Spanish version of this notebook.
STEM Fair notebook template for grades K-4. Students can use this notebook to guide their work, or use a blank notebook.
Science Fair Friday Video Series
Science Fair Friday Video Series
USEF's Science Fair Friday Video Series includes short videos on a variety of topics to help students do their projects. See the videos below. Their YouTube channel also includes instructional videos to help senior division students submit their paperwork.
Week 1: Don't Freak Out!
Week 2: Investing in a Topic
Week 3: Doing the Research
Week 4: Asking the Right Question
Week 5: Designing Your Experiment
Week 6: Hypothesis and Design Goal
Week 7: Writing a Research Plan
Week 8: Approval & Paperwork
Week 9: Collecting & Recording Data
Week 10: Data Analysis and Graphing
Week 11: Writing a Research Report
Week 12: Displays and Interviews
In Depth: School Fairs
In Depth: Engineering Projects at a Science Fair
2025 In-Person Fair Winners
2025 In-Person Fair Winners
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