Middle and high school students from charter, private and public schools in Los Angeles County presented their science fair projects to judges at the 74th annual Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair on March 11 at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center in Los Angeles.
Participating middle and high school students, including students who are home-schooled, had six months to work on their own choice of projects within the science fair’s 21 junior categories for middle school, or the 15 senior high categories.
There were 927 students presenting 694 projects at the 2024 fair, with participation in the fair “almost double that of last year,” wrote Eric Hartung, the science fair’s 2023-2024 president of the executive board, in an email.
Categories for the senior group included animal biology, plant biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering applications, engineering research, mathematical/computer science and earth/space science.
One goal of the fair is to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and math education (STEM) for students who may not have considered STEM areas as future career options.
Winners in 36 categories and also special awards will be announced on March 24 during a virtual ceremony.
The first and second place category winners in Los Angeles County will advance to the California State Science and Engineering Fair. Winning students from the California state event then advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair.
Special awards that are judged and given by representatives of the sponsoring award.
Students represented school districts from all around L.A. County including Alhambra, Altadena, Antelope Valley, Arcadia, El Segundo, Glendale, William S. Hart, Inglewood, La Canada, Los Angeles, Montebello, Palos Verdes, Pasadena, Temple City, Torrance and Whittier. Students from independent/private schools and Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic schools also entered their science projects.
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