STEM Fest 2026
Date: Saturday Mar. 21 2026
Location: James M. Hill – Miramichi
Registration: Opens Late February
Grades: K-12
STEM Fair Project Display Template (coming soon)
Intro to STEM Projects – Canva Presentation (K. Nowlan)
Registration: Opens late February and closes Mar 16th 2026
Maximum number of student projects that can be registered from your school is 8 projects from each of the 3 grade categories: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12. * Maximum of 2 students per project. **Only Gr 7-12 may advance past the district event.
Project Categories
Discovery: A Discovery project seeks to answer a question by collecting and analyzing data from an original investigation or original research. It has a Testable Question and Hypothesis.
Innovation: An Innovation project seeks to solve a problem by designing and testing a new device or method or enhancing an existing device or method. It has a Problem/Purpose and Design Process.
Student Showcase
Showcase submissions are open to K-12 students and classes to highlight some of the amazing Science and STEM learning happening in their school. These projects are not judged in the district event but students participating have the opportunity to share their learning, participate in STEM activities, and are eligible for door prizes during the day. Maximum of 4 students per showcase. K-5 students will need to have an adult supervisor in attendance.
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STEM Fair Guidelines and Resources
Safety & Ethics – Your safety is important. When working on your idea, it is important to always put safety first. It is your responsibility to take steps to keep yourself and others safe. Ethics deal with social agreements on right and wrong. In the STEM community, there are rules on how to work in an ethical, or right, way. In general, your project should never cause harm people or animals. It is your responsibility to make sure you are doing ethical STEM when working on your idea.
My STEM Space – Ideas to get started, categories, project library and more!
Challenges and Topics Ideas – The best project ideas are something you’re passionate about! Check out these different Challenges for topics that might inspire you.
Judging Rubric – See how judges will evaluate your STEM project.
STEM Fair Project Display Template (coming soon)
Intro to STEM Projects – Canva Presentation (K. Nowlan)
Process
Initiate and Plan – Start with what you are passionate about and what you’re good at. This is the step where anything is possible. Dream big. Follow your passions. Ask questions. What do you want to explore?
Perform & Record – Get messy and dive into your project! This is where you test your discovery or innovation plans.
Analyze and Interpret – Now it’s time to look at your results. What happened and why?
Communication – You’ve made it! All of your hard work led to this, and now it’s time to share what you’ve learned.
Other Resources