Questions?  Email sciencefair@portolahillspta.org

Our Science Fair is a fun and meaningful hands-on learning activity for students at ALL ability levels. Encourages students to wonder, explore and discover new ideas and new knowledge. Helps to promote a deep, lifelong passion for science and engineering. 

Our fair will be held on campus 

January 13, 2026 at 5:00pm

$5.00 to register 
Poster boards will be provided by PTA

Steps to participate:

1. Consider a topic and develop a scientific question to study (“Does _____ affect _____?”).  Alternatively, identify a problem to be solved by an engineering design.  

   See our resource and idea document HERE.

2. Complete the participant entry/registration form by Monday, December 1, 2025. 

Note: All participants must receive safety approval for their Science Fair project. 

Do not begin a project until your project has been approved. 

Email sciencefair@portolahillspta.org with questions.

3. Conduct a Scientific Experiment / Develop an Engineering Design.  Remember to have adult supervision and good safety practices. 

Adult supervision and safety practices are a must. For safety reasons, experiments involving fire, mold, or other types of bacteria will not be approved. 

4. Prepare a Display Board. Project Boards will be distributed on December 15th and December 18th, 2025 after school hours. Separate communication will be sent closer to the dates. 

5. Display Board Drop-off instructions will be provided separately.

6. Attend the Science & Engineering Fair during the school day and the evening program on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.   Student scientists and engineers will have the opportunity to showcase their projects and explain their findings to their 

7. Participants must take projects home on the evening of January 13, 2026.