The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) is the country’s largest annual youth science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) event, bringing together top young scientists and their projects.
Three days of school and public viewing welcome over 40,000 virtual and in-person visitors. See below for more information.
Students in grades 5-11 and their teachers. We’ll even help cover the cost of a bus. Teachers, see below for more information
Parents and general public
WHEN AND WHERE?
May 17-19, 2023
Edmonton Convention Centre
WHY ATTEND?
Project Zone – Visit top STEM projects by grade 7-12/Cégep students from across Canada
STEM Expo – Discover STEM educational institutions and STEM-focused companies
Activities – Explore the event through a Scavenger Hunt game with a chance to win a prize
Free student and teacher resources
COST?
Absolutely free!
Virtual Visit
WHO ATTENDS?
Students in grades 5-11 and their teachers
Parents and general public
WHEN AND WHERE?
May 15-19, 2023
Come for an hour, stay for the day, or spend all week with us – it’s up to you
The Virtual CWSF 2023 is available on any web browser.
WHY ATTEND?
Project Zone – Visit top STEM projects by grade 7-12/Cégep students from across Canada
Activities – Explore the event through a Scavenger Hunt and other activities with a chance to win prizes!
Free student and teacher resources
Join us on Thursday, May 18 for the Awards Ceremony
COST?
Absolutely free!
Details will be available April 2023
In-person School Visits
TEACHERS
Canada’s largest youth STEM event is coming to Edmonton. Bring your students. It’s free and we’ll even help cover the cost of a bus.
The CWSF will feature three days of school viewing, allowing visitors to explore Canada’s top STEM projects by student in grades 7-12/ Cégep, engage with interactive exhibits and much more!
Scheduled May 17-19, 2023, this free event will cover learning outcomes from your science curriculum. All content and activities are provided in bilingual format (FR & EN).
BUS SUBSIDY
A subsidy of up to $250.00 per bus is available to eligible schools, on a first-come, first-served basis. Bus subsidy requests must be made by January 31, 2023. Schools selected to receive funding will be notified no later than February 15, 2023. A minimum of 30 students per bus is required to qualify for the subsidy. We encourage multiple classes from the same school to share bus resources.
CWSF STEM Expo features hands-on interactive activities including experimenting, making, coding, games, robotics, Indigenous knowledge, inspiring presentations, exciting demonstrations and more by companies, organizations, agencies, institutions, museums and other STEM-related organizations
Testimonials
For my Grade 6/7 class, exploring the science fair projects in Project Zone and STEM Expo was a welcome addition to our remote learning science curriculum. My students really enjoyed playing the scavenger hunt and the escape room activities. Navigating the site and learning about new ideas and innovations, provided us with rich learning discussions!
Michelle, Gr 6/7 Teacher, ON
My students were SUPER eager to engage in the CWSF activities this week!
Kelsey Knoblauch, Gr 6 Teacher, SK
Our Power of Ideas team couldn’t say enough about what an amazing experience it was interacting with the students. They were so engaged.
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
This is one of the most important annual events in Canada, bringing together thousands of kids interested and engaged in STEM. For Science Odyssey, it is an honour to be partnering with YSC and CWSF, and together contribute to foster a strong science culture in Canada.
José-Manuel Gil, Science Odyssey – Powered by NSERC
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