Strait Regional Science Fair 2025: Celebrating Student Scientific Achievement, Creativity and Innovation
April 8, 2025: Updated Schedule for the SRCE Science Fair
As a result of today’s class cancellation, the SRCE Regional Science Fair will now take place tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, April 9 and 10, 2025, in the cafeteria at the Nova Scotia Community College, Strait Area Campus.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Project set-up by students at NSCC Strait Area Campus
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Judging both in-person and online
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - The public is invited to an open house to view the Grades 3 to 12 student projects.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The in-person Science Fair Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the SAERC Auditorium.
Initial News Story Below
During the last several months, young scientists in the Strait Region have been busy preparing, fine-tuning and presenting their projects at local school fairs. Winners of the school fairs will compete at the upcoming Strait Regional Science Fair scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 2025, which will be a hybrid model of students presenting projects both in-person and virtually. Up to three students from Grades 7 to 12 may go on to compete at the Canada Wide Science Fair scheduled for May 31 to June 7, 2025, in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the public is invited to an open house to view the Grades 3 to 12 student projects from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Nova Scotia Community College, Strait Area Campus. The in-person Science Fair Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the SAERC Auditorium.
Students from Grades 3 to 12 are eligible to participate in the Strait Regional Science Fair. Grades 3 to 6 projects are judged on scientific skill, layout and design, originality, interview and artistic value. The Grades 7 to 12 projects are separated into three levels, Junior, Intermediate and Senior, and six divisions to facilitate judging. In addition, students are asked to classify their project as one of three types - experiment, innovation or study, for the purpose of evaluating the scientific thought portion of the judging. Projects are then evaluated across the following nine divisions, each reflecting a specific area of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM):
1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
2. Curiosity and Ingenuity
3. Digital Technology
4. Disease and Illness
5. Energy
6. Environment and Climate Change
7. Health and Wellness
8. Natural Resources
9. Aerospace
The Strait Regional Centre for Education recognizes the science behind traditional Indigenous Knowledge. A prize will be awarded again this year to a student whose project shares Indigenous Knowledge about environmental management or relates Indigenous Knowledge to any of the project categories above; connects Two-Eyed Seeing to a scientific concept; or is relevant to Indigenous community needs.
Participation in the Fair provides students with an excellent educational opportunity, helps them develop their critical thinking, problem-solving skills and appreciation for science; and can spark a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The Strait Regional Centre for Education would like to thank members of the 2025 Science Fair Committee for their ongoing dedication to providing students with an excellent educational opportunity. The Strait Regional Science Fair Planning Committee members include Andrew Clarey, Chair, Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy; Tracy MacIsaac, SAERC; Stephanie MacDonald, Dalbrae Academy; Brandon MacKinnon, Fanning Education Centre/Canso Academy; Shannon MacLennan, Inverness Education Centre/Academy; Justin Fougere, Vice Principal Chedabucto Education Centre/Guysborough Academy; Laurie Baccardax, French Mentor; Scott Goyetche, Coordinator of Programs, Brian van den Heuvel, Coordinator of Technology, and Darryl Breen, Coordinator of Science/Math Programs.
The SRCE also extends special thanks to the local business community, St. Francis Xavier University, Dalhousie University, St. Mary’s University, and the Nova Scotia Community College (Strait Area Campus) for their continued support of the event and for their commitment to sponsoring the student awards. Sincere thanks to the judges who volunteer their time to review the outstanding projects and to Bob MacEachern for donating his time to emcee the Awards Ceremony.