Oakwood School will host the 2018 South Valley Science Fair on Jan. 11, 2018, in partnership with the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce and other STEM advocates and professionals.
The science fair will be held at Oakwood School’s 105 John Wilson Way campus in Morgan Hill.
Participation is open to all middle school and high school students in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy. Registration can be done online at tinyurl.com/svsf-registration. The registration deadline is Dec. 20.
Categories for entry are biology, chemistry, physics, engineering/math/computer science and behavioral science. Projects will be reviewed for safety.
An informational event for teachers and families who are interested in participating in the South Valley Science Fair and want to learn how to produce a competitive science fair project will be held at Oakwood School 7pm, Nov. 8. An additional informational event focused on engineering will be led by Synopsys Championship also at Oakwood School Nov. 27 at 7pm.
On the day of the science fair, doors open to the public at 6pm. Awards will be announced at 6:15pm. The displays will be available for viewing until 7pm.
South Valley Science Fair is moving toward becoming an official feeder fair into the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship, according to the Oakwood School press release. The Championship sends students on to the California State Science Fair, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and several other events.
Those interested in securing a place at the regional fair can fill out an application at science-fair.org.
