Congratulations
to over 500 student participants in the 2025 SJCOE STEAM Fair.

THANK YOU
to the all volunteers and staff who made this year's STEAM Fair a success!!!!
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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 ​

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. 
  • is intended as a secondary fair.  Schools in our county should hold independent Science Fairs before submitting projects to SJCOE.
  • is a qualifying fair for the California State Science and Engineering Fair.​

NEW 2025 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)
We have revised rubrics for the Investigative Projects, check them out and share with your students.

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)

NEW Showcase Project Category: Invention Convention
Based on the seven-step invention process from the Invention Convention curriculum. This curriculum's foundation is students learn to think critically by identifying problems in their world. They discover the impact of inventions in their lives. And they have the opportunity to apply STEM, invention and entrepreneurial skills to build real-world solutions.
Visit website for more information.  https://inhub.thehenryford.org/icw/home
If you have questions, please contact


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

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