Science Fair 2025

Share your knowledge and experiments! We are excited to offer the BHC Science Fair for the 2025-2026 school year for all ages and grade levels. We do require you to register your student’s project by September 22 if possible. The $5 registration fee will help BHC cover the expenses of the venue, judges, and prizes – yes, this event includes some friendly competition!

Science Fair Information

All projects must be a controlled research experiment that follows the scientific method. This is not for models or for research complications. If the project is not an experiment, your student will receive constructive comments but will not be eligible for judging. Watch videos for more information about the scientific method:

For more information about controlled experiments:

CLICK HERE for lesson on Controlled Experiments.

Project Ideas

• ScienceBuddies.org – click on Find A Project Idea, then browse by topic or grade level
• Education.com/Science-Fair
• Pinterest.com – just make sure it’s a controlled experiment

Science Fair Guidelines

• Make sure the project is age appropriate. The student should understand what they are doing and be able to discuss it with you. The student should pick a project that they are interested in and do the work themselves as much as possible.
• Please do not harm any living things for your project.
• A student may enter just one project. Students may work together on a project, but the project will be judged for the age group of the oldest child involved.
• Projects will be judged and prizes awarded for winners. All participants will receive a certificate for participating.

• All presentations must be in English and the student must be prepared to answer age-specific questions about their project during the judging process. Make sure to write everything in your own words to avoid plagiarism.
• You do not have to have your project judged if you do not want to. Just mark that on the registration form.
• The presentation must be presented on a tri-fold, stand alone cardboard display board that can be found at Wal-Mart and other local stores for around $3.
• Please follow the below example as closely as possible to simplify judging. If the child cannot write, someone else can write for them or they can draw pictures to demonstrate what they did. Photographs are also good to use.
• You can bring materials to show the judge, but they must fit easily in front of the poster, they must not need to be plugged in or require other resources, and they must not make a mess.
• On fair day, please be there at 1:00 to get set up set up and ready for judging. The judges will walk around to each project and discuss with the student.
• Please note that the measurements for the poster board are 48″ long and 36″ tall. The diagram below has a mistake- the middle section measures 24″, not 36″.