California State Science Fair

The California State Science Fair is the final science fair of the academic year for students throughout the State of California in grades 6 - 12, serving California's future scientists since 1952. It is hosted by the California Science Center (formerly, the California Museum of Science and Industry).

The 61st annual California State Science Fair is being held in the California Science Center on April 30 - May 1, 2012. It's here! This year we expect 993 participants from 421 schools throughout the State to meet in competition for awards totaling $50,000.

Special thanks go to the following organizations for their generous donations and volunteer efforts.

The 2012 California State Science Fair is presented by:

with support from:

Haven't been to the Fair? Here are some of the photographs from the 2011 Fair and the 2010 Fair taken by our photographer (and by some participants as well). For the historically-minded, here's a short photo essay using photographs taken nearly twenty years ago. Or watch the Awards Ceremonies again, just as they were Webcast live from the Fair in recent years.

California State Science Fair

Information About the Fair for:

Help for Your Science Project

CSSF Reference Library

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