Students participate in Elementary Science Fair on March 10th

Is biodiesel an effective fuel alternative?
What is a healthier alternative to sugar?
How can we create energy by harnessing the wind?

These are some of the questions that will be explored when Grade 7 and 8 students from Rainbow Schools participate in the Rainbow District School Board’s annual Elementary Science Fair on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010. A total of 90 projects will be featured at this year’s fair, which takes place at Lockerby Composite School in Sudbury.

The public is invited to view the projects in the gymnasium at Lockerby Composite School from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The awards ceremony will take place in the Auditorium from 1:45 pm to 2:15 pm. Judges, local professionals with a science background, will select 37 projects for the Sudbury Regional Science Fair being held at Laurentian University April 3rd and 4th, 2010.

"Students are researching specific areas of science that relate to curriculum expectations in all areas – earth sciences, the environment, engineering, research and more," says Elementary Science Fair Chair Ron Hodkinson. “Working on science fair projects gives students an opportunity to capitalize on their natural curiosity to inquire and learn.”

He adds: “Students actively engage in authentic learning when they investigate questions that are real. In the process, they enhance their scientific skills and further develop interests in possible careers in the field of science."

The Elementary Science Fair is the first step on the journey to the nationals. Sudbury Regional Science Fair projects will be selected for the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Peterborough from May 15 to 23, 2010.

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Media Contact:

Michele Henschel
Curriculum Co-ordinator for Science and Technology,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-523-3308, ext. 8234