STEM Fair
Find information about Granite District's STEM Fair below.
See the regional stem fair site for information from USEF.
GSD STEM Fair Winners
Congratulations to all of the GSD STEM Fair winners! These students are eligible to advance to the University of Utah Science & Engineering Fair (USEF).
An email with instructions to register for USEF was sent to all of the addresses included with your project registration. If you did not receive an email, please reach out to Emily at eharward@graniteschools.org ASAP.
Registration for USEF is due February 12. No late registrations will be accepted, so we encourage you to register early in case there are any technical issues with your registration.
Important Dates
January 16, 2024: School fairs completed
January 18, 2024 (3:00 pm): Project submissions for the GSD virtual fair are due; if possible, submit virtual projects early
January 22, 2024: District virtual winners notified
January 26, 2024 (3:00 pm): Registration for the In-person District Fair is due
January 31, 2024: In-person District Fair
TBD: USEF regional fair early bird registration due
TBD: USEF on-time registration; USEF registration closes at midnight
TBD: Senior Division paperwork due
March 4-8, 2024: USEF regional fair
stem fair timeline 2024.pdfHandbook
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-Approval Forms (for 5th - 8th Grades)
Elem_Jr Registration Form_2020_final .pdf2020_elementary_junior_division_spanish.pdfProject 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.
Elementary Notebooks
Science notebook template for elementary (grades 5-6). Students can use this notebook to guide their work, or use a blank notebook.
Engineering notebook template for elementary (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
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