Elementary Teacher with her students

Sarasota County STEM Fair

STEM FAIR Logo

Sarasota County Schools strives to continue our long-standing commitment to stimulating student, teacher, and public interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) with the annual county STEM Fair. The format of the 2024-2025 STEM fair will have both virtual and in-person elements. Sarasota County public, charter, and private school students, grades 3-12, are encouraged to participate in school-based STEM Fairs. Each participating school enters their top projects into the regional competition, where students in grades 6-12 may be chosen to advance to the State Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) and/or the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

Watch the STEM Fair Reel here:

Elementary Information (grades 3-5)

Middle and High Information (grades 6-12)

Important Dates

  • September – December: Students complete projects

  • October – January: Open Registration for Judges (see below for the link to volunteer to be a judge)

  • January 20-22, 2025: ROUND 1 Judging: Online Judging

  • February 11, 2025: ROUND 2 Judging: In-Person Final Judging at Robarts Arena

  • March 25-27, 2025: State Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) in Lakeland, FL

  • May 10-16, 2025: International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Ohio

We are looking for community support for judging our student projects.  The virtual aspects of this year’s STEM Fair will offer a much more flexible opportunity for you to help.  Student projects, with virtual displays and videos, will be available from January 20-22, 2025 for judging. You can judge at your convenience on your own device.

Would you like to be a judge?  Click the link below to learn how to register All questions or inquiries about our STEM Fair can be directed to Email STEM Fair

Directions to Register as a Judge
Judge Registration on zFairs
SSEF Florida

Society for Science

Junior Innovators Challenge

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