San Joaquin County Office of Education

67th Annual
STEAM Fair and Expo
​Saturday, February 7, 2026 
Wentworth Education Center, Stockton, CA ​

​STEAM Expo Family Event
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​10:00 am - 4:00 pm 

Hands-on Activities

Local Community Partners:
Stockton Astronomical Society
Stockton Lapidary & Minerals
Head Start Reading Corner
Girls Coding Network

 SJCOE FabLab 
            SJCOE Star Lab Planetarium                          SJCOE CodeStack                    SJCOE Headstart 

STEAM Fair 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Student Interviews, Project Judging, and Awards Ceremony

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Each year San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) STEAM Fair awards thousands of dollars to students of San Joaquin County who exhibit superior levels of understanding and articulation in the area of science, engineering, technology, and mathematics. 

Our vision is to celebrate opportunities in STEAM education that inspire and empower all students to be innovative, creative, and determined Makers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.  
Our mission is to provide equitable opportunities and access to develop and share STEAM Fair projects and explore hands-on STEAM exhibitions and phenomena.  

Top students with competitive projects proceed to the California State Science and Engineering Fair held virtually this year (6th - 12th grade).

Wentworth Education Center, 
​2707 Transworld Dr., Stockton, CA 95206
209.468.4880 ​

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Who Can Enter:

The SJCOE STEAM Fair is:

• open to all K - 12 students who attend school in San Joaquin County and have a teacher or qualified adult sponsor. 
• intended as a secondary fair.  Schools in our county should hold independent Science Fairs before submitting projects to SJCOE.
• a qualifying fair for the CSEF- California State Science and Engineering Fair.​

 Number of Projects Allowed per School Site:

Investigative Projects require students to explore a phenomenon and/or problem and must follow the Scientific Method and Engineering Design Process. (Think “traditional” science & engineering fair project)

Showcase Projects provide an opportunity for students to explore their interests in STEAM-related topics and develop a project highlighting their understanding and inquiry process. (Think “Project-Based Learning” such as Rube-Goldberg Machines, Reverse Engineering, Science Fiction Writing, Mixed-Media Art, Robotics and Computation).

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If you have questions, please contact:

Bella Githere
​bgithere@sjcoe.net
​or call 209.468.4880​

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