Announcing Our 2025 Science Fair Winners!


We're thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of young scientists who participated in this year's fair. Each project showcased exceptional creativity and scientific inquiry.

Grand Champion

Madeline Male (High School Sophomore)
Project: PM2.5 Near Wood-Burning Fire Pits

Best of Class Winners

Elementary Best of Class: Ella Sulovarii (Kindergarten)
Project: Are You a Taster?

Middle School Best of Class: Rishaan Dave (Grade 8)
Project: Waste To Watts: Harnessing Organic Waste For Sustainable Energy

Best of Class Reserve

Elementary Reserve: Charles Davila (Grade 3)
Project: Lego Ships

Middle School Reserve: Essiemae Norris (Grade 7)
Project: Mushrooms: The World's Fastest-Growing Food


About HST Virtual Science Fair 2025


This year, K–12 students from across the country designed and conducted their own experiments, following the scientific method and presenting their findings in short videos. Projects were judged by real scientists and educators — and the creativity, curiosity, and scientific thinking on display were truly inspiring.

From exploring air quality and renewable energy to buoyancy and biology, students brought science to life in fresh and exciting ways. We’re proud to celebrate their achievements and the spirit of discovery they represent.

The 2025 HST Virtual Science Fair


The Details
Entry Fee: $0 
Eligibility: Open to all K-12 students, including homeschoolers. 
How to Enter: Submit your 1- to 5-minute video between March 15th and April 15th.
Video Requirements: Video must include your hypothesis, experiment summary, and results.

Meet The Judges

Home Science Tools 

Blake Hoge has taught over a decade of upper division sciences for high school, including classes such as microbiology, physics, anatomy & physiology and extending to dual credit offerings in chemistry, organic chemistry, and biotechnology. He strives to develop hands-on, phenomenon-centric lessons that leave a powerful and lasting impact on students. Blake is excited to leverage his experience and knowledge to encourage the next generation of scientists with experiments of their very own.

Stella Maris Environmental Research

Ashley Britt Chelberg is a marine scientist, homeschooling mom, and founder of Stella Maris Environmental Research. With a passion for environmental conservation, education and community engagement, she develops hands-on science programs and outreach initiatives focused on coastal conservation, especially sea turtles. Ashley brings her expertise in research and science communication to inspire young learners as a virtual science fair judge.

Science Buddies

Science Buddies' mission is to inspire and educate students of all ages with hands-on STEM explorations that reflect their unique personal interests. Together, our team is committed to fostering student discovery, engagement, and learning in STEM subjects. Our volunteer judges bring diverse expertise across various STEM fields.

The Prizes
​In our Virtual Science Fair, we recognize students' achievements with the following awards:
Grand Champion - awarded to the overall winner across all age groups.
Best of Class - awarded to the top project in each age group.
Best of Class Reserve - given to the first runner-up in each age group, recognizing notable achievement.
Grand Champion 
1st Place Trophy
1st Place Certificate
Home Led Microscope

Best of Class
Best of Class Certificate
$100 HST Gift Card


Best of Class Reserve
HST Beaker Mug
$25 HST Gift Card



The Science Fair Has Ended


The 2025 HST Virtual Science Fair is now complete, and we were blown away by the creativity and curiosity of every student who entered.
Stay tuned — we’ll be sharing the winning project videos soon!

Need ideas?
We’ve got suggestions for every age group—see them below.

SHOP BY TOPIC:  Biology Kits | Chemistry Kits | Alternative Energy | Robotics & Coding

Last Year’s Champion 
Jeremiah wowed the judges with his clear and concise presentation, going above and beyond by explaining his hypothesis in depth.

His experiment, “Does the number of paddles affect the speed of a rubber band-powered boat” demonstrated impressive research and creativity—truly deserving of the top spot!
Winning Project Ideas

    • Rainbow Fire Kit

      “We used this experiment for the 8th Grade Science Fair - testing certain chemicals to make colored fire for fireworks. It worked great, plenty of chemicals to work with. Highly recommend for an engaging experiment to explore chemical reaction, electromagnetic spectrum, and color theory.”

      — Laura K.

    • Electrolyte Challenge Kit

      “Kit was very easy to assemble, all instructions can be read online, provided with detailed pictures. This experiment in particular, in my opinion is one of the best for high school project. Shipment was fast (within 3 days). Would HIGHLY recommend to the others!”

      — Irena E.

    • Sugar Metabolism Kit

      “Great kit that really helped with this year's science fair project. The site gave us great instructions that we printed that were written simply and in depth that my middle schooler could follow easily. Would definitely recommend and will look at other available kits for future projects.”

      — Suzanne W.

    HST Science Fair Terms & Conditions 

    HOW TO ENTER: Fill out the form between March 15th and April 15th to be entered in the contest. Entry to the Science Fair constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these Terms & Conditions. 

    SUBMITTED VIDEOS MAY BE SHARED: Videos submitted to the Virtual Science Fair using the form above may be shared. If you would like your videos to be shared by Home Science Tools, upload them to   TikTok, Instagram or Facebook and tag us @homesciencetools. 

    VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR CONTEST PERIOD: Winners will be judged based on the thoroughness and creativity of their science fair project from all entries correctly submitted and received between 3/15/2025 and 4/15/2025. 

    ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: Upload a video of your student presenting their science project and demonstration, if applicable. The project should be presented as though the student is presenting to judges at a typical Science Fair. Find additional resources here. 

    *These details can either be included in your video or as a written summary when you submit your project.

    VIDEO REQUIREMENTS: The video should be at least 1 minute long, but no more than 5 minutes long. Video format can be .mov, or mp4.

    PRIZES: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be shipped to the Virtual Science Fair finalists. Prizes can only be shipped to an address in the United States. While all students are eligible to enter and win, we can only ship prizes to addresses in the United States. Prizes are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash.

    PARTICIPANT OBLIGATIONS: By participating in the Virtual Science Fair, you agree to be bound by these Official Terms & Conditions and the decisions of Home Science Tools. By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to release and hold Home Science Tools and affiliates harmless from all losses, damages, rights, claims, actions, and liabilities of any kind in connection with the contest or receipt of or redemption of the prize. The winner assumes all liability for any injury, death, or damage caused, or allegedly caused, by participating in the Virtual Science Fair or use or redemption of the prizes. 

    GENERAL RULES: By entering or participating in the Virtual Science Fair, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and by the decisions of Home Science Tools, which are final and binding in all respects. 

    Sponsor: Home Science Tools. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with, Meta, or Twitter.