Schedule
Toronto Science Fair Schedule
Set Up Day
Grade 7-12 only
Friday, March 28 • 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Grade 7-12 projects will be set up in the Event Centre in Highland Hall at the University of Toronto Scarborough
Grade 5-6 students will set up their projects on Saturday, March 29 • 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Fair Day - Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time
8:30 - 9:00
Exhibitors
Grade 7-12 students arrive and go to the Academic Resource Centre (ARC) Room 223 in AC building.
Judges
Judges arrive and go to briefing room in Room HL-B101, Highland Hall
Time
9:00 - 10:00
Exhibitors
Morning Briefing – Room 223
Guest Speaker: Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology, Director of the ALT Lab, University of Toronto Scarborough
Judges
Judges’ Briefing – Room HL-B101, Highland Hall
Time
10:00 - 12:00
Exhibitors
Group A: Grade 9-12 Projects – Exhibitors in Event Centre, Highland Hall for judging
Group B: Grade 7-8 Projects – Workshops
10:00 - 10:15 – Organization in ARC
10:15 - 10:30 – Travel time
10:30 - 11:30 – Workshop
11:30 - 11:45 – Travel to Lunch
Lunch starts at 11:45
Students will have escorts to lead them to their workshops.
Judges
Judging of Grade 9-12 projects. (Group A) in Event Centre, Highland Hall
Time
11:45 - 1:00
Exhibitors
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 – Group A: 9-12 Lunch
11:45 - 1:00 – Group B: 7-8 Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 – Grade 5-6 students register and set-up projects in Event Centre in Highland Hall
Note: Grade 5 / 6 exhibitors should eat their lunch before they come.
Judges
12:00 - 1:00 Judges’ Lunch in Room HL-B101
Time
1:00 - 3:00
Exhibitors
Group A – Grade 9-12 – Workshops
1:00 - 1:15 – Organization in ARC
1:15 - 1:30 – Travel
1:30 - 2:30 – Workshop
2:30 - 2:45 – Travel to Highland Hall:
2:45 - 3:00 – Break – No entry to Event Centre before 3:00 pm.
Students will have escorts to lead them to the workshops.
1:00 - 3:00 Group B - 7/8 Judging in Event Centre, Highland Hall
1:00 - 3:00 Grade 5/6 Student Activities - Sharing session and Hands-On Science Workshop. All Gr. 5-6 activities take place in Highland Hall. Students will be divided into small groups called pods and will be closely supervised by committee members and student teacher pod leaders.
Judges
Judging of Grade 7/8 Projects (Group B) in Event Centre, Highland Hall
Time
3:00 - 3:30
Exhibitors
Project Sharing: Grade 7-12 students will view each other's projects. Grade 5-6 students will view Grade 7-12 projects supervised by their pod leaders.
Judges
Judges make sure all materials are handed in and then are free to leave.
Time
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Exhibitors
Grade 5-6 students pack up and go home. Parents may enter the exhibit hall to pick up their children.
Time
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Exhibitors
Open House: Grade 7-12 exhibitors will explain their projects to visitors. Event Centre
Time
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Exhibitors
Awards Ceremony in the ARC - Room 223. This lecture hall is only large enough to seat the Exhibitors. The program will be filmed and streamed live into Room AA112 for parents and other visitors. It will also be posted on the TSF website afterwards.
Time
6:30 PM
Exhibitors
Grade 7-12 students pack up and go home
Time
6:30 - 7:00 PM
Exhibitors
Team Toronto - Initial Canada Wide Science Fair Meeting – Room 223-ARC
This meeting is for the Gold Medal Winners chosen to represent Toronto at the CWSF in Fredericton, New Brunswick,
May 31 – June 7, 2025.
Canada-Wide Science Fair
The Canada Wide Science Fair will be held in Fredericton, New Brunswick this year from May 31 to June 7, 2025.