Cutest science fair ever
Tashfin Hasan is a science fair champion, and he isn’t even in kindergarten yet.
The pre-K student from Swift Elementary took home the big first place trophy at Arlington ISD’s second-annual Pre-K STEM Fair last week. Aidan Thach, from Farrell Elementary, won second, and Alex Kieffer, from Moore Elementary, won third.
While this was the most adorable science fair you’ve ever seen, it wasn’t just about being cute. It was about real science.
Students were challenged with a scenario: A family wants to go camping, but their car is broken. The campsite is far away, and between them and their destination are both a river and a lake.
From there, the young learners got to work.
“The students were tasked with designing a transportation vehicle to help the family reach their campsite while overcoming those obstacles,” said Arlington ISD early childhood coordinator Dr. Hildelisa Diaz.
To prepare, teachers introduced key concepts like force and motion. Throughout the year, students explored how objects move – what makes them stop, start, and change direction. Through hands-on, play-based learning, they discovered pushes, pulls, gravity, and how to solve problems.
“Each project represents creativity, teamwork, and the learning of nearly 3,000 pre-K students across our district,” said Dr. Elena Guerrero, Arlington ISD’s director of early childhood. “This event is more than a fair – it is an opportunity to inspire curiosity, problem solving, and a love for learning at a very early age.”
Even the fair itself was designed to inspire. As a reward for their award-winning STEM fair projects, the students and their families got to watch a fun, interactive science show put on by Mad Science Worldwide.
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Arlington ISD’s innovative pre-K program gives students a play-based and hands-on learning curriculum that develops their critical thinking skills through activities and projects that integrate science, technology, engineering and math. It sets little learners up for a successful educational future.
Register your child today for the 2026-2027 school year and help them build a promising future.
If you have questions, email or call the early childhood learning team at prekquestions@aisd.net or call (682) 867-9418.