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 - 1:15Organization in ARC

1:15 - 1:30Travel

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.