Students participate in Elementary Science Fair on March 5th

Solar Activity Effects on Earth’s Magnetic Field, Chairlift Safety and the Five Second Rule are some of the topics 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 Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Approximately 50 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 up to 37 projects for the Sudbury Regional Science Fair being held in the Great Hall at Laurentian University April 13 and 14, 2013.

"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 James Norrie. “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 Lethbridge, Alberta in May.

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Media Contact:

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