2026 Maple Glen Science Fair 

Information & Guidelines

All Maple Glen students are invited to participate in the Science Fair. 

Process: 

1. Think about what Science Project you would like to do.  A great starting place is: 

What are you curious about? 

Do you have any questions about how something works? 

Here are some sites to help:

• Science Buddies Science Projects

• 3M Science Experiments for Kids at Home

• NASA JPL How to do a Science Fair Project

• Science for Kids - Science Fair Projects Ideas

2. Pick which type of science project you will do (scroll down for descriptions):

   • Experiment

   • Display

3. Register anytime online before  March 6, 2026: 

MGES Science Fair 2026 Registration Form by clicking HERE

4. Do your Science Project at home anytime between now and March 12th.

 Remember to document the process of your Science Project.

5. Projects should be presented on a display board.         

 Make sure to put your name, teacher’s name and grade/section on your project. All exhibits are entered at the risk of the exhibitor.  Do NOT display anything valuable. Access to electrical outlets will not be provided at the fair. 

Exhibits must follow these safety regulations:  

no open containers of liquids; no working volcanoes; no living organisms (except plants); no mold, fungus or microbial cultures; no flame producing equipment, dangerous chemicals, acids, or caustic materials  (NOTE: If you would like to make a working volcano or study microbial cultures, you could exhibit your project in the form of photographs on a display board).

6.  You can download a template or create your own for your science fair display board.

• Science Experiment

• Display

7. Bring your display board to the gym on the morning of the fair between 8:45 AM and 9:00 AM, Thursday, March 12th.  

8. Visit the Science Fair with your family from 6:00 - 7:30 PM on Thursday, March 12th to see the projects displayed. 

9. **Bring your project home with you at the end of the Science Fair.**

Project Types:

SCIENCE EXPERIMENT is one where you do not know the result before you test it and it follows the Scientific Method: 

• Observation: Ask a question based on observations around you. Make sure your questions can be tested using experimentation. 

• Hypothesis: Make a hypothesis that can be proven or disproven by your experiment.

• Experiment: Create an experimental design or plan. Make a list of materials you will need.

• Variables: Do you have a dependent and independent variable? Controls? 

• Test: Perform the experiment, preferably 3 times on separate days if possible. Collect data and take pictures!

• Analyze: What was the outcome? Make a graph, table, or picture to help you look for patterns.

• Conclusion: Discuss your findings. What did you learn? Was your hypothesis supported?

Examples: What type of soda and mentos combination results in the biggest geyser, what laundry detergent works best, which batteries last longest, what paper towels absorb the most, what liquid do plants grow best in, what household material works as the best invisible ink, etc.

DISPLAY would include choosing a topic, collecting information, writing down what you have learned, and making a display. Display projects can be a collection of something related to science or a model (homemade or purchased). Suggested ways to collect information include: library research, museum trips, internet research. 

Examples: a display showing how dinosaur fossils are found and excavated, a rock collection, a model of the solar system