Science Fair 2026

Science Fair Projects are REQUIRED for all fifth grade students!

January 21st: Science Fair Info Sent Home
January 28th: Handout #1 Due
February 9th: Handout #2 Due
February 9th- March 12th: Conduct Experiment
March 13th-March 22nd: Create Board/Google Slides
March 24th: Final Project Due

All projects should have the following:

• Title: (name of project)

• Purpose: Reason for the project/what do you want to find out?

• Hypothesis: A prediction that you make of the results before conducting the experiment.

• A report: A report on the research of your project.

• Books and Resources: A list of the books you read and the websites you used.

• Materials: A list of supplies needed for the experiment.

• Procedure: The steps or directions that you used to conduct the experiment.

• Variables: The parts of the experiment that will stay the same and what will be tested to get the results.

• Results: Graphs or charts showing what happened after you conducted your experiment.

• Conclusion: Telling what happened….did it work? Were you right? What did you learn?

• Application: Explain how your experiment relates to the real world.

• Pictures: Pictures and more pictures!

My grading rubric is based off of the items above!

Below are some examples of what an award-winning board looks like: