Huron Expositor, 2000-04-05, Page 66 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Apc11 5, 2000
News
Students make
scientific progress
Science fair teaches more than meets the eye
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
While the focus is • on
'science. students combine
several elements of the
classroom learning in
preparing for science fair.
"The science fair is an
integration of all the. subject
areas," said Wayne Stewart,
an Avon Maitland District
. School Board curriculum
coordinator and science fair
. organi cr for about 20 years.
He was impressed with the
Icvcl of work that went into
the 81 exhibits at this year's
.fair held March 29 at Seaforth
and District Community_
Centres. .
The science arid inventors
fair is -part of what is now
called Sci-Tech Encounters
which also encompasses the
Sci-Tech Olympics held in
Stratford this 'May.. -The
science fair component is a
part of the former Huron
- .County School Board while
the .Olympics .were held as
. part of the former Perth
. County board. Since the two
boards amalgamated, they
have joined both events into
the Sri -Tech Enctu.nters
. program. . .:..
Students compete in fairs at
their schools ' first with
winners advancing to the
regional fair.. -
• ' Stewart said students at this
level have 'successfully
followed scientific procedures'
. while using math skills•to
develop graphs and charts to.
display their knowledge: and
-making oral and written
presentations about the work.
"Science is the focus but all
of these other skills are
brought in.- said Stewart.
And students used those
skills for practical purposes
too.
For example, Steven Prang
of Si. Boniface School in
Zurich used his project on
.propeller thrust to help
improve his own model
• airplane.
Prang flies planes with the
Sky Harbour Remote Control
Modellers near,Goderich. •
"I wanted to Lind out which
propeller %%ould give me the
most_ thrust for this summer,"
he said.
At Mime. -he only -as a shon
stretch of land and needs the
Plane to he able to -take off
quickly. - • .
Bl' testing the different
t� pe. of propellers. the Grade
s ,tudent was able to find one
that will give him easier take-
offs at home and a chance to
have more tun with his plane.
Andrew Dickson and Chris
Visser of Howick Central
Public School also. used their
• science 'fair project to help
thein in their personal lives. •
They both play hockey and
Dickson said. "Atter my stick
- • broke. I wanted to find•out
what other sticks would he
hitter to buy." .
Using a scale, some clamps
Man hit
by _car
•No charges are being -laid
aftera 65 -year-old man was
hit on Main Street in Seaforth.
On March ` 29 at
.tppios irately I1 a.m.,'Kabus
got out of his parked vehicle
and \1 alked out into the
roadway, colliding' with an
oncoming vehicle. • '
67 -year-old Donald Corbett,
attempted to stop hut didn't
have sufficient time..
Kabus was taken..to
Scalonh Community Hosital
with minor injuries.
Trailer damaged -
Datnagcs to a 1976-16'•
Lionel Travel trailer on
Maitland Brock Road in
Mullett Twp were reported on
March 30.
It is assumed that within the
last two or three days a person
usingrocks smashed the
windows and dented the outer
frame of the vehicle.
Anyone with information is
asked to contact the
Detachment or by calling
Crimestoppers.
Scott -ilgendorff photos .
Phil Dean, of the University of Western Ontario's chemistry departnientdiscusses Steven
Prang's project. on propeller thrust at the science fair March 29 in Seaforth
and, a. jack, they measured the
amount of pressure different
`hockey sticks could take
before breaking.
• Dickson said.there was a.
big difference' between the -
stick the could take most •
pressure and the first one to
crack. -
They. ranged from being
able to take -255 pounds of
pressure to 680. '
However. both discovered
they were already using sticks
that could take- the most
pressure out of the brands
they tested. -
Locally. Ellery Swinkles
and Linda Verberne of St._
Columban School studied the
environment and • the
importance of wetlands. -
"We proved that wetlands
help preserve and keep
wildlife and plantlife." said
Swinkels.
They saw a display about
the importance of wetlands at
last year's International.
Plowing Match and set out to
show how the -marshes an
preserve water quality and
form a habitat for fish and .
wildlife.
"Most people take for.
granted how often we use
wetlands and hors useful they
are:' said Swinke Is.
Verberne saidthe wetlands
help ahsorb chemicals and
keep them from flowing into
other water supplies.
Both said • they..were•.
surprl.ed to learn how often
people destroy wetlands.
Advancing from this event
to the • Canada -wide
competition • in London this
May are: Brianne Becker,
Dustin Verhoeve and Stephen.
Prang' of St. Bonit`ace School
in Zurich. Dwight Schietstel
and Owen • Matthews of
Wingham Public School and
Greg Smith of Robertson
Memnrial Public School .in
Goderich.
Although not advancing.
Verberne and - Swinkels
received the Perth County
Stewardship Award,
Ellery Swinkels and Linda Verberne
Andrew Dickson and Chris Visser
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