The 2013 Surrey Science Fair, organised by Surrey Satro and sponsored by local business and industry partners including the IET, was again a big success with attending students from primary age through to sixth form.



This year's fair was held at the Brooklands Motor Museum in Weybridge and presented a wide range of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) based real-world jobs and careers using practical experiments and games to highlight that technology is fund and exciting as well as puzzling.



The IET stand saw the return of the make-your-own LED torch kit, which proved popular with all ages. Specific experiments to demonstrate the basic principles of conductors and insulators which although simple also managed to challenge the audience.



Many of the individual projects submitted by individual schools and STEM clubs was of a high standard and worthy of commercial consideration. Category prizes were presented to winners, and those not fortunate to win the top award were commended for their outstanding effort.



The annual Science Fair is a highlight of the calendar year for many schools and pupils. And its importance as a platform to encourage both students and teachers is vital in helping promote engineering and technology as a future career.



A big thank you to the IET Surrey local network team of James Checkley, Colin Cunningham, Martin Butterworth, Amy Longo and Mike Prewett who all volunteered their time to help make the Surrey Science Fair so successful.



Surrey Satro is an independent not for profit social enterprise whose aim is to inspire young people about their future careers.