Another part of the fair, for 4th to 6th grade entrants, will be held at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Tuesday, March 4. An awards ceremony follows on Thursday, March 6. Thomas Anderson Jr. , associate vice president for community relations, is founder and chairman of the science fair, which has been hosted by Temple for 12 years. Anderson said the purpose of the fair is to provide enriched learning experiences through scientific inquiry and discovery. Some 9,000 young people have taken part since the fair's inception.
Participants compete for prize medals, college scholarships and other awards.