SCI://TECH Exposition
The SCI://TECH Exposition is a partnership with the Conroe Independent School District and area private schools that offers 13 hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math competitions and events each year. Each SCI://TECH competition offers learning beyond the classroom and teaches critical thinking skills that will enable students to thrive in any career field. Learn more about SCI://TECH 2025 here.
The traditional junior and senior high science fairs remain key components of SCI://TECH that encourage students to explore real-world questions that interest them through rigorous research, experimentation, summarizing of conclusions and practice of presentation skills. Run by educators and EfTA volunteers, the organization’s involvement in SCI://TECH offers schools valuable resources, while reaching thousands of students each year. SCI://TECH includes the largest science fair in the Texas reaching thousands of students each year and qualifying students to compete in the Science & Engineering Fair of Houston, as well as state and international competitions.
The traditional junior and senior high science fairs remain key components of SCI://TECH that encourage students to explore real-world questions that interest them through rigorous research, experimentation, summarizing of conclusions and practice of presentation skills. Run by educators and EfTA volunteers, the organization’s involvement in SCI://TECH offers schools valuable resources, while reaching thousands of students each year. SCI://TECH includes the largest science fair in the Texas reaching thousands of students each year and qualifying students to compete in the Science & Engineering Fair of Houston, as well as state and international competitions.
Event Descriptions:
Biotechnology Competition - Ninth through twelfth grade students solve problems using their skills to analyze DNA samples.
BLOCX Competition - Student teams design and build robotic vehicles to solve missions in timed competitions.
Elementary Science Festival - Visitors stop by interactive booths where K-fourth grade students share knowledge and enthusiasm for scientific discovery.
Junior High Science Bowl - Seventh and eighth grade students work in teams of four to answer fast-paced, timed questions on astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and current events.
Junior & Senior High Science Fair - Seventh and eighth grade students, and ninth through twelfth grade students, respectively, submit research projects in one of the life science or physical science categories. Volunteer judges rank students on their research and presentation skills, and prizes are awarded. The event serves as the district science fair for Conroe ISD and The John Cooper School, and with about 1,200 students each year is the largest science fair in Texas and one of the largest in the nation. Each year, approximately one quarter of students participating in the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston qualify via their participation at the SCI://TECH science fair. Sign up here as a 2025 SCI://TECH Science Fair judge.
Math Bowl - Seventh through twelfth grade students earn spots on teams to compete in a game-show style competition on algebra, statistics, and more in 30-second intervals.
Private School Science Fair - Seventh and eighth grade students from participating private schools submit research projects in one of the life science or physical science categories. Volunteer judges rank students on their research and presentation skills, and prizes are awarded. The event qualifies students for the Science & Engineering Fair of Houston. Sign up here as a 2025 SCI://TECH Science Fair judge.
Poster Competition - Students submit original artwork based on an annual theme. The winning design is seen on promotional posters, t-shirts, and other event materials.
Sci.Math.e.Lon - Fifth and sixth grade student teams solve fun challenges using math and science skills.
Sci.Story - Seventh and eighth grade students use various multimedia elements to create a documentary focusing on a scientific, technological, engineering or mathematical concept.
Senior High Engineering Design Competition - Students teams design and build robotic vehicles to perform specific tasks in timed competitions on customized tracks.
Senior High Science Bowl - Ninth through twelfth grade students work in teams of four to answer fast-paced, timed questions on astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and current events.
Technical Writing - Students submit research papers based on a completed science fair project.
Learn more about becoming a SCI://TECH volunteer here.
Biotechnology Competition - Ninth through twelfth grade students solve problems using their skills to analyze DNA samples.
BLOCX Competition - Student teams design and build robotic vehicles to solve missions in timed competitions.
Elementary Science Festival - Visitors stop by interactive booths where K-fourth grade students share knowledge and enthusiasm for scientific discovery.
Junior High Science Bowl - Seventh and eighth grade students work in teams of four to answer fast-paced, timed questions on astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and current events.
Junior & Senior High Science Fair - Seventh and eighth grade students, and ninth through twelfth grade students, respectively, submit research projects in one of the life science or physical science categories. Volunteer judges rank students on their research and presentation skills, and prizes are awarded. The event serves as the district science fair for Conroe ISD and The John Cooper School, and with about 1,200 students each year is the largest science fair in Texas and one of the largest in the nation. Each year, approximately one quarter of students participating in the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston qualify via their participation at the SCI://TECH science fair. Sign up here as a 2025 SCI://TECH Science Fair judge.
Math Bowl - Seventh through twelfth grade students earn spots on teams to compete in a game-show style competition on algebra, statistics, and more in 30-second intervals.
Private School Science Fair - Seventh and eighth grade students from participating private schools submit research projects in one of the life science or physical science categories. Volunteer judges rank students on their research and presentation skills, and prizes are awarded. The event qualifies students for the Science & Engineering Fair of Houston. Sign up here as a 2025 SCI://TECH Science Fair judge.
Poster Competition - Students submit original artwork based on an annual theme. The winning design is seen on promotional posters, t-shirts, and other event materials.
Sci.Math.e.Lon - Fifth and sixth grade student teams solve fun challenges using math and science skills.
Sci.Story - Seventh and eighth grade students use various multimedia elements to create a documentary focusing on a scientific, technological, engineering or mathematical concept.
Senior High Engineering Design Competition - Students teams design and build robotic vehicles to perform specific tasks in timed competitions on customized tracks.
Senior High Science Bowl - Ninth through twelfth grade students work in teams of four to answer fast-paced, timed questions on astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and current events.
Technical Writing - Students submit research papers based on a completed science fair project.
Learn more about becoming a SCI://TECH volunteer here.
SCI://TECH Partners & Sponsors
Thanks to the community partners, companies, and individuals that make SCI://TECH a success! In addition to our annual sponsors, Education for Tomorrow Alliance is grateful to the following partners whose generosity are making the 2024 SCI://TECH Exposition possible: Huntsman, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., Conroe Independent School District, Consolidated Communications, Entergy, H-E-B Tournament of Champions, IRONMAN Foundation, The John Cooper School, Lone Star College - Montgomery, The Lone Star Convention Center, MilliporeSigma, Ovintiv, PBK, Peirce Capital Management, LLC, Repsol, GJ Snyder, Wellborne Integrity Solutions, The Young Learners, and Wright’s Printing.
Thank you to all the volunteers who joined EfTA in encouraging bright young minds!
Check out SCI://TECH in motion thanks to this video from Robert Harrington of Bella Vista Productions and Repsol.
Thank you to all the volunteers who joined EfTA in encouraging bright young minds!
Check out SCI://TECH in motion thanks to this video from Robert Harrington of Bella Vista Productions and Repsol.