high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 aim for podium at lakehead’s science olympics
friday, nov. 8, 2013 – thunder bay
阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s upcoming science olympics northwestern ontario is a unique opportunity for curious high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to learn through doing. exciting events run by university professors and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 add a competitive nature to the experience, too.
local and regional 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from grades 9 to 12 will work in groups to solve fun challenges that apply their knowledge of science and engineering in creative ways.
“science olympics is an excellent way to engage 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in science, engineering and math while introducing them to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ,” said dr. andrew dean, dean of the faculty of science and environmental studies.
science olympics northwestern ontario is a joint venture with youth science ontario and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s faculty of science and environmental studies, faculty of education, and faculty of engineering.
“science olympics events are designed to be challenging – each team applying their scientific knowledge and skills to achieve success,” said dr. john o’meara, dean of the faculty of education. “in our eyes, success isn’t winning, it’s learning.”
世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from thunder bay and the region will work in groups of four in junior (grades 9 and 10) and senior (grades 11 and 12) categories, using knowledge they’ve learned in high school to compete in three different events.
the fourth and final event brings junior and senior groups together in an exciting engineering design competition.
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compete in this final event because it will bring together everything they have learned and they should really enjoy it, too,” said dr. david barnett, dean of the faculty of engineering.
members of the media are invited to attend:
location: bora laskin building, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
date: friday, nov. 15, 2013
time: 9:20 am – 2:30 pm (awards ceremony is from 1:35 to 2:30 pm)
events:
junior (grades 9 & 10)
event #1 – star wars (9:20- 10:05 am)
teams position mirrors to use a low-powered laser to illuminate a hidden target, which is behind a barrier. teams have 2 minutes to set up their mirrors before the laser is turned on. teams make 2 attempts, one to the left of barrier, one to the right. the team with the best two attempts gains the highest score.
event #2 – organizing elements (10:10 – 10:55 am)
this chemistry crossword puzzle race will test what you know about the periodic table. complete as much as possible in 45 minutes. the team with the most correct responses gains the highest score.
event #3 – needling (fruit and vegetables) (11:15- noon)
we shall provide you with a selection of fruit and vegetables (fresh or dried) in sealed boxes. each box will have a series of pre-drilled holes through which you will put a knitting needle. probe using the knitting needle to explore and describe the structure of the fruit or vegetable with the greatest possible detail, and identify of the contents of the box.
senior (grades (11 & 12)
event #1 – dante’s peek (9:20 – 10:05 am)
your research team has been conducting an aerial survey of an active volcano and has crashed into the side of the mountain. you must reconstruct your aircraft from the parts in the crash (which, although completely dismantled, have miraculously not broken). the mountain is expected to erupt in 40 minutes.
event #2 – cell multiplication (10:10 -10:55 am)
we shall provide you with a series of photographs or slides of cells. you will make calculations of growth based on mitotic or meiotic division. this will be done without the aid of any calculating devices.
event #3 – chemistry compound boggle (11:15- noon)
teams receive randomly created 4 x 4 arrays of element symbols. they have 10 minutes to locate and write the formulae of as many compounds as they can, supplying brackets and subscripts where appropriate, using any sequence of horizontally, vertically, or diagonally adjacent elements. a chemical name must be given to each compound using the i.u.p.a.c. system for inorganic nomenclature. we use three different arrays, with the highest scoring group gaining the most points for the event.
source: http://www.physics.uwo.ca/science_olympics/events/grades_11_to_12/compound_boggle.html
common event: engineering challenge (12:45 – 1:30 pm)
this culminating challenge sees teams building a device to perform a specific task using only the materials provided in exactly 50 minutes.
more information is available at http://facscien.lakeheadu.ca/projects/scienceolympics/
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