The Territorial Science Fair opened Monday morning at the DYWA Center in Tafuna with Explorer’s Day for Kindergarten to Grade 2 students displaying their science projects.
This level is not a competition, just an exhibition of the efforts of the young scientists with the hope that it will cement their interest in STEM fields.
“How to make ice cream with milk,” “How plants drink water”, “The Invisible Ink”, “Which drinks hurt teeth the most”, “The DNA of papaya”, “Can a water fountain work without electricity”, “Which of cold water or warm water blows up a balloon faster”, were among the many projects on display.
And the young ones did not need any prodding explaining their research. 
Students from public and private schools on Tutuila, Aunuu, and Manu’a entered projects and outstanding work will receive awards.
Alice Moeolo, the Science Fair Coordinator said even at the K-2 level, the students’ projects show a high standard of knowledge.
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A total of 289 projects are entered for the Elementary Division and 176 projects are included in the High School Division.
Clusters 3-5 and 6-8 in the Elementary Division will be displayed Tuesday with judging taking place from 8:45am to 11:30 am and the fair will be open to the public from 11:30am to 12:30 pm, Tuesday also at the DWYA Gym in Tafuna.
The High School Science Fair is on Wednesday with judging taking place from 9am to 12pm and the fair will be opened to the public from 12:00 to 1 pm. The awards ceremony for the Elementary and High School Division takes place Thursday from 1 to 3pm, at the DYWA Gym in Tafuna.
