Science Fair Returning to Black River Middle School

481 students, 356 projects all on display for one day only.

The 33rd Annual Chester Science Fair, held at Black River Middle School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 2, allows Chester students from grades K-8 to present their projects to a panel of judges comprised of scientific and engineering professionals and educators from the community. 

This year the projects are in the fields of Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences and Technical Sciences. Individuals and teams will have 10 to 20 minutes, depending on age, to present their projects and each project can also enter and compete for special awards that are defined and assessed by independent judges provided by the award sponsor. 

The special awards are:

• Alstede Agricultural Achievement
• Bayer Science for a Better Life
• Chester Garden Club
• Environmental
• Montclair State University Food Science
• Psychology
• Science Makes Cents
• Veterinary Scholar
• hemistry and Physics
• Nursing Science

For Science Fair participants and attendees there will be special exhibitors throughout the day including:

• Skull Collection from Daneen Aromando
• Adjunct at Veterinary Technology – Bergen Community College
• Shark! Shark!! Shark!!! And Marine Life Touch Tables from NJ Aquarium
• Chester Garden Club and Environmental Commission
• Circus Science Activity Zone;
• Delaware Valley Raptor Center, Chester Township Police Department’s Demonstration of Stalker Radar Unit “How Fast Can You Throw”
• Morris County 4H Youth Development “Measuring Ourselves”
• Morris County Mosquito Extermination Commission
• MCAW (Morris County Arts Workshop) Robotics Competition and Food Art
• Nitrogen Magic Show with Dr. Hwang
• Rizzo’s Reptiles – Live Animal Presentation
• Schiff Nature Preserve

The fair relies critically on its corporate sponsors, with donations ranging from $250 to $5000 and above. Support is recognized through display of corporate logos on the Fair website and through banners displayed at the Fair in various project and exhibit rooms.

The Fair is free and open to the public and lunch will be available for purchase from New York Pizza and Restaurant.