• Junior High STEM Fair

    Seventh and eighth-grade STEM projects are introduced to Honor students at the beginning of the school year. The project may cover any topic in the science or engineering field. Students should consider their own personal areas of interest and work to identify a problem to solve or a question they want answered. Guided assignments for each portion of the project will be provided in class leading up the the fair. Inquiry and the Scientific Method must be presented in the execution of the project.

    Students that execute a project well, will also have the option to participate in science competitions to win money and other prizes.  Some of the competitions are Invention Convention, Reading Berks Science and Engineering Fair (RBSEF), Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS), and more.

    *Students outside honors class and in 9th are eligible as well.*


    Below are brief descriptions of what an experimental project and an engineering project are.

    Experimental Project     - Students will be required to perform an ongoing experiment where they compile data over the course of 6 weeks (minimum) pertaining to their experiment. They will be responsible for following the timeline and completing the minimum requirement listed on the grading sheet.

    Engineering Project     - Students will be required to construct a working prototype pertaining to the subject matter of their project. It must be constructed in a way that shows skillful planning and a clear connection to the Scientific Method and demonstrates how it will address the student-identified problem. They will be responsible for following the timeline and completing at least the minimum requirements listed on the grading sheet.