The competition is on to find the best young scientists.
On Friday, Feb. 28, students from across Riverside County presented their scientific findings to judges as the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair got underway.
Seventh graders Amiya Suggars and Adriana Vasquez, from Vista Heights Middle School in Moreno Valley, test their heart rate monitor Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair in downtown Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
High school students at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair wait Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, for judges to review their work at the Riverside Convention Center. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cynthia Ortiz, a student at Palm View Elementary School in Coachella, demonstrates her group project on trajectory Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair in downtown Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Vivian Long, a 10th grader from Riverside’s Poly High School, explains her project “What color is Math?” on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
High school students at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair wait Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, for judges to review their work at the Riverside Convention Center. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Seventh graders Aiden Anderson and Jedidah Thomas from Bear River Student Center, part of Springs Charter Schools, show their earthquake simulator project at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in downtown Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Hayden Cox, a ninth grader from Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, explains her project on a reimagined solar panel to Bob Ma, a Boeing engineer and judge at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Engineer Jeff Johnson takes notes on the project of sixth grader Aidan Anderson, from Corona’s Susan B. Anthony Elementary School, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Seventh graders Amiya Suggars and Adriana Vasquez, from Vista Heights Middle School in Moreno Valley, test their heart rate monitor Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Hayden Cox, a ninth grader from Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, explains her project on a reimagined solar panel Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Civil engineer Chandana Ghata, left, examines the project from Palm View Elementary School sixth graders Camela Romero, Cynthia Ortiz and Danna Figueroa on trajectory at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Bhavesh Patel judges the project of Sai Srinika Bommineni, a ninth grader at Eastvale’s Roosevelt High School,
on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair at the Riverside Convention Center. Her project, “Diabetes Decoded,” dealt with creation of an artificial pancreas. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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Seventh graders Amiya Suggars and Adriana Vasquez, from Vista Heights Middle School in Moreno Valley, test their heart rate monitor Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair in downtown Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
They explored topics as varied as Chuck E. Cheese animatronics, the amount of fizz in bath bombs and mathematical equations that could predict mpox outbreaks, a Riverside County Office of Education news release states.
The fair at the Riverside Convention Center concludes Saturday, March 1, when the public can view projects between 9 a.m. and noon. An awards ceremony is scheduled to immediately follow.
The contest drew 490 students from public, charter and private schools. In all, they presented findings from 352 projects spanning 22 categories from biochemistry and electrical engineering to physics and plant science, the release states.
In neighboring San Bernardino County, students will compete in a regional science fair Thursday, March 6, at Cal State San Bernardino. They take part in the San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono Counties Science and Engineering Fair, set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
An awards ceremony will be at 6 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Ontario.
