STEM Fair Categories
Innovation, Engineering & Coding
These projects develop and evaluate new devices, models, methods in technology, engineering, or explore coding.
These projects undertake an investigation to test a scientific hypothesis by the experimental method. One independent variable is manipulated; other variables are controlled.
Planning Documents
These documents includes a criteria based rubric adapted from Spotlight on Skills, BLM worksheets for all skills, and a teachers resource with examples and explanations for each individual scientific skill.
Experiments
Innovation Engineering and Coding
Rubrics
Criteria-based summative rubrics designed from Spotlight on Skills
Experiments
Innovation Engineering and Coding
Case Study
Primary and Beginning Level Rubric
ASD-N Regional STEM Fairs
ASD-N Coordinates 4 regional STEM Fairs that span Kindergarten to Grade 12. Traditionally, students plan an experiment or design a product that they test at school. Regional Fairs are divided by age with Elementary Fairs for students in K-5 having their own non-competitive fair and Middle and High School aged students vying for chances to compete at Provincial Science Fair. Usually, each school has their own STEM fair to determine the projects that will represent the school at their Regional STEM fair.
What to expect at STEM Fair
All ASD-N Regional STEM Fairs run for a half school day and operate using this similar model: Along with presenting the findings of their project, students will participate in 3 STEM related activities. In past years, students have programmed robots, built structures, used telescopes, and studied the effects of texting and driving, just to name a few. Each session lasts about 45 min, so students are one the move and engaged in as much learning as possible.
Our events have a public viewing after the session wrap up, parents and spectators are more than welcomed to view the projects during this time. We finish with a closing ceremonies where judges speak to the participants. This year at the middle/high school level we give out golden tickets in place of medals or trophies. Projects receiving a golden ticket will be promoted to the River Valley Science Fair and will be showcased at the ASD-N STEM Expo in May.
ASD-N Regional STEM Fairs Event Info
North Shore Regional STEM Fair (6-12)
Date: March 23
Location: Chalmers Ed Centre
Registration Deadline: REGISTRATION CLOSED
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Miramichi River Regional STEM fair (6-12)
Date: March 30
Location: James M Hill
Scheduled Timetable: 12pm - 4pm
Registration Deadline: REGISTRATION CLOSED
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North Shore Regional Elementary STEM Fair
Date: April 12
Location: Terry Fox Elementary School
Scheduled Timetable: 10am - 1pm
- 9:30-10:00 - Project Set-up
- 10:00-12:30 - Project Presentation and STEM Activities
- 12:30-1:00 - Public Viewing & Conclusion
Registration Deadline: April 10th
Maximum Number of Project per School: 8
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Miramichi River Regional Elementary STEM Fair
Date: April 14
Location: Nelson Rural School
Scheduled Timetable: 12pm - 4pm
- 12:00-12:30 - Project Set-up
- 12:30- 3:30 - Project Presentation and STEM Activities
- 3:30-4:00 - Public Viewing & Conclusion
Registration Deadline: April 12th
Maximum Number of Project per School: 8
Register Here