Garrett Park Elementary School PTA

The non-competitive K-4 Science Fair began in 2002. Please note the rescheduled date for this year's Science Fair:  

 It will be held on: Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 from 7-9pm.

You can click on the following links to download: 

Registration Form

Letter to Parents

General Instructions

Display Guidelines

Science Fair Project Ideas

Science Fair Project Websites

(these are only suggestions -

there are lots more out there!)

http://www.biglearning.com/sciencefair.htm

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/index.html

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html

http://www.thinkingfountain.org/

http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/ideasframe.htm

http://www.billnye.com/

http://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/index.html

http://madsci.org/libs/areas/sci_fair.html

http://www.scifair.org/

http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/

http://www.scienceclub.org/

         The K-4 Science Fair is a fun

                tradition at GPES.

If you'd like more information about theFair or would like to volunteer, contact the coordinator, Anita Iverson at: iversonkane@msn.com.

In the weeks leading up to the fair, volunteers will visit every classroom and do a science project demonstration to get kids excited about the fair.

The night of the fair, the multipurpose room and media center are filled to the brim with excited students and their projects. GPES parents and community members who work as scientists at local institutions such as NIH, NASA, and the Univ. of MD interview each student.

Every participant also receives a Science Fair button, Science Fair pencil, and a certificate. The K-4 Science Fair gets kids excited about science, and teaches them the scientific method in a fun, hands-on way.

 A Science Fair Logo Button contest is held before the Fair.  It is judged by a class of Towson University graphic design students.  The winning design becomes a button that is given to all participants. The designs are displayed at the fair.