What is STEAM Fest? 

• An opportunity for students to be curious and explore their interests in science, technology, engineering, art and/or mathematics 

• A celebration of experimentation, research, and demonstration

Who can participate in STEAM Fest?

• All students enrolled with Laurel Springs School grades K through 12

Where is STEAM Fest?

• You will submit/upload your project, in an appropriate format, to be a static presentation shared with the LSS community on this website to view year-round

GUIDANCE:

Project types: 

• Experimentation 

  • Follows the scientific method

  • Includes a presentation or written report to present the results

  • Follow LSS Guidelines for formal lab report 

• Informational, expository, research 

  • Sharing information about a specific science/technology/engineering/mathematics topic of interest 

  • Includes a presentation or written report to disseminate the information

• Demonstration 

  • Sharing a science/technology/engineering/mathematics (one of those topics' intersection with art) phenomenon of interest

  • Includes an appropriate explanation for WHY the phenomenon occurs

Ways to showcase:

• Written 

  • Paper (document)

    • Lower School and Middle School 5 pages max; Upper School 15 pages max

  • Presentation (PowerPoint with audio) 

    • Lower School and Middle School 5 min max; Upper School 10 min max

• Presentation 

  • Prerecorded video 

    • Lower School and Middle School 5 min max; Upper School 10 min max

SHOWCASE REQUIREMENTS:

• Title

• Detailed science/technology/engineering/mathematics explanation

  • What did you do and why? 

  • What is the science/technology/engineering/mathematics behind your project?

• Citations

AWARDS: for Middle and Upper School in each project type and STEM category; certificate of participation for all
Review this link for the scoring rubric for MIDDLE SCHOOL experimentation and demonstration projects

Review this link for the scoring rubrics for HIGH SCHOOL experimentation and demonstration projects

Review this link for the scoring rubric for informational projects

Planning and Presentation Support

JUDGING RUBRIC -- Experimental/Demonstration

Middle School

High School

JUDGING RUBRIC -- Informational 

SPRING 2025 INFORMATION 

CLICK TO WATCH THE 2025 Q&A

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION: Mrs. Moxley (cmoxley@laurelsprings.com) or Mrs. Romito (jromito@laurelsprings.com). Sponsored by Science Academic Department Chair Mrs. Brown (sbrown@laurelsprings.com)