science fair

noun

Definition of science fair

: a typically competitive exhibition of science projects usually prepared and presented by schoolchildren

Examples of science fair in a Sentence

She won first place at the science fair.

Recent Examples on the Web

Sun once made a flamethrower as part of a school science fair, said Cheng, his former tutor. — Washington Post, "Taiwan suspect in US school attack plot had ‘unusual ideas’," 30 Mar. 2018 Sunday morning, time is called at 10:00, and the programmers set up their creations like students at a science fair. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "Behind the Scenes at the Most Important Hackathon on Earth," 20 Nov. 2015 Here, the German automaker will deliver your new car to you on a glass elevator with plenty of pomp in the BMW Welt, an architecturally beautiful exhibition center that's part showroom, part science fair exhibit meant to show off BMW's newer models. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "How To Get a (Mostly) Free European Road Trip When You Buy a Car," 24 Sep. 2018 For so many high schoolers, the science fair is a rite of passage. — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, ""Science Fair" Is the Upcoming Documentary About Kids Using Science to Make the World a Better Place," 27 July 2018 The same confidence emerges when a child completes his own science fair or other school project. — Andrea Atkins, Woman's Day, "6 Things Kids Really Need," 26 Mar. 2010 With science fair just around corner, Jules challenges Verne to race around world. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this weekend: Jan. 5-7," 2 Jan. 2018 Fernandes worked on a project dedicated to independent research and then presented it in March at a regional science fair. — Staff Report, chicagotribune.com, "Shout Out: Nelson Fernandes, science enthusiast and aspiring engineer," 20 June 2018 And the science fair portion of the program was sparse. — Tom Simonite, WIRED, "Big Tech Trades Splashy Conference Demos for Introspection," 31 May 2018

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