Homestead Elementary is excited to announce our 2nd Annual STEAM Showcase, where students think outside the box, explore real-world challenges, and build creative solutions using the Engineering Design Process.

This year’s theme is Upcycle the Future, “Yesterday’s scraps, tomorrow’s solutions.”

What is the STEAM Showcase?

Unlike a traditional science fair, the STEAM Showcase empowers students to:

• 🔧 Design and build a project using recycled or repurposed materials

• 🌎 Solve a real-world problem creatively

• 💡 Share their innovative idea with families during Open House

• 🎤 Present their thinking in a low-stress, confidence-building format

This event is open to all grade levels (K–5) and welcomes students of every learning style—including hands-on learners, artists, builders, coders, and future engineers!

What is the timeline for the project?

• December 19, 2025 - Deadline to participate.

• Winter Break - Begin brainstorming ideas and begin documenting in your EDP notebook.

• January 20, 2026 - Submit final project idea!

• January and February* - After school from 3:00 - 3:45 pm support for research and development of the project. Permission forms will be sent home for a change in dismissal. *(One day in January and one day in February, more details on dates to come)

• February 26, 2026 - Project board or Google Slides presentation and project submission.

• March 2, 2026 - March 5, 2026 - Judging period. 

• March 5: Open House/ STEAM Night - All projects will be showcased, awards will be presented.