SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCES

Science Fair Committee

1/21/2026 11:03 pm

We are grateful and excited to have a committee of enthusiastic, committee parent volunteers and our Vice Principal, Mr. Patel. We have worked together as a team for 3 years now, and look forward to hosting many more wonderful Science Fairs at Hayes!

If you have any questions or need help at any point, please don't hesitate to reach out - we love this!

1/21/2026 10:39 pm

A science fair is a place for students to present their science projects to professional scientists and to the community. Its main purpose is to get you excited about science by doing it rather than simply learning about it. A scientist first asks a question about some aspect of the world, and then tries to find its answer. At the science fair, each student presents a project, both visually and orally, with the question and answer displayed in an interesting way. Students should be able to explain their projects, and answer questions.

1/21/2026 10:35 pm

Science Fair runs on volunteer blood! If you're interested in dedicating your smarts, energy, and time to the best activity of the year, please sign up here:

Volunteer Sign-up

We are so grateful, and guarantee you instant warm glow!

1/21/2026 10:31 pm

Each project is evaluated by 2-3 individual judges. The judges review a scientist's materials, preparation, presentation, and findings.

Students in grades K-4 receive feedback from the judges and participation recognition.

Students in grades 5-8 are included in a formal competition and evaluated using the judging criteria below. Judging takes place by grade. A first, second, and third prize will be awarded for each grade from grades 5-8.

All participants are recognized during an awards ceremony at the end of the Fair. Everyone is encouraged to attend the ceremony.

1/21/2026 10:24 pm

There are many, many resources online, in the library, and at school on how to select a project and how to prepare. Included here are a few that have been useful to Science Fair alumni - tell us if you found others you found helpful, and we will add them!

1/21/2026 10:13 pm

The Hayes Science Fair Committee will host 3 workshops to help young scientists with direction, answers, and encouragement. Parent volunteers with multiple years' experience in running Science Fair will host each session, guided by three broad topics. As always, our volunteers will answer any questions and meet any scientist at any point in their process!

1/21/2026 9:20 pm

Every project, whether team or individual, should include a few different components modeled after the requirements of the Massachusetts Science + Engineering Fair (MSEF). The more documentation and advance preparation you have, the better. Find out a few "must have's" and "should have's" for each science project.