Times-Advocate, 1985-04-10, Page 13Winners picked in regional
County test here this weekend
Kids enjoy and
Iearn from
science projects
rnanutacture, distributes and The Youth Science Foundation is
markets transportation fuels. Canada's only national organizer of
lubricants and petrochemical pro- youth science activities. 11 organizes
ducts under the Suncor and SUnchem and judges over 65 regional science
names. The Company is independent- fairs tram coast to coast. The YSF is
ly directed and managed by Cana- funded by grants from the federal
dians and is 25 percent Canadian- government. industry and individual
owned. sponsors
Hard work paid off for area
students at the Regional Science Fair
held at the South Huron Recreation
Centre on Wednesday.
Students had created a huge varie-
ty of displays, in both physical and ners of the grade 7 and 8 awards will
biological science categories. 'There continue on to the Huron County
were over 1(x1 projects exhibited. Science Fait -on April t2 and 13 at the
Eighteen students were judged the Exeter Public School. '!'here regional
winners of the science fair The win- and natonal prizes will be awarded.
GRADE 8 SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS - Bock row: Traci Tryon (Usborne), Jon Hendrick (Zurich), Kimberly
Redick (Zurich). Front row: Chad Miller (Stephen), Tim Bird (Stephen), Jamie Brand (Stephen).
GRADE 7 SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS Back row: Scott Bishop (Exeter), Dole Miller and Murray Deblieck
(Zurich), Geoff Poole and Todd Hunking (Exeter). Front row: Leigh Rose and Lynda Shirray (Hensoll),
Bevan Moir (Hensoll), Joy Kuepfer and Dona Fisher (Zurich).
GRADE 6 SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS The Grade 6 South Regional Science Fair winners. Back row: Paul
Maurer, Dwayne Mellin (Stephen). Barb Tiernan (Usborne): Jason Hern (Usborne). Front row: Tammy
Restemoyer (Zurich): Jim Ahrens (Exeter): Justin Scott, Don Thiel (Zurich).
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including a trip to a laser symposium
in Ottawa.
The winners of the area science fair
were as follows: Grade 6 physical;
first John -Paul Maurer and Dwayne
Miller of Stephen; second Barb
Tiernan, Usborne; third Jason Hern,
Usborno; grade 6 biological; first
Tammy Restemayer, Zurich; second
Jim Ahrens, Exeter; third Justin
Scott and Dan Thiel, Zurich.
Grade 7 physical; first Scott
Bishop, Exeter; second Dale Miller
and Murray Deblieck, Zurich; third
Geoff Poole and Todd Hunkins, Ex-
eter; grade 7 biological; first Leigh
Rose and Dana Shirray, Hensall; se-
cond Bevan Moir, Hensall; third Joy
Kuepfer and Dana Fisher, Zurich.
Grade 8 physical; first Traci Tryon,
Usborne; second Jon Kuepfer Zurich;
Kimberly Redick, Zurich.
Grade 8 biological; first Chad
Miner, Stephen; second Tim Bird;
Stephen; third Jamie Brand, Stephen.
The students were judged on six
categories: scientific thought, depth
of understanding, originality.
dramatic value and clarity, skills.
and the written summary.
The diverse displays included
everything from consumer com-
parisons,. where the performance of
different brands of such things as
laundry soap, paper towels or pop-
corn were compared, to working
models of irrigation systems and
solar heating. Some exhibits were
unusual, like one that asked "which
do plants like best, tea, water or
milk?", or tried various ways to pre:
ventsapples from browning, or even
one that debated whether supersti-
tions were real.or imagined.
The students seemed to have en-
joyed making the projects. Holly
Beuerman, Exeter, one of the ex-
hibittirs, said she "really liked it, it
was really fun," and that she'd learn-
ed quite a lot from it."
Adrian Brand, a science teacher
from Stephen Central School, said the
science fair "allows a more visible ex-
pression of the students' learning.
You can see how they understand the
concepts, and it makes them more
aware." Brand also pointed out that
this type of fair provided a social
outlet, a chance to meet other
students in another way than through
sports programs.
Judging from the amount of in-
terest elicited by the awards presen-
tations, (the Academy Awards pro-
voke no greater suspense) the Science
Fair was a great success.
The suspense continues for Wednes-
day's Grade 7 and 8 winners who will
be entering the Huron County Science
Fair- this weekend at the Exeter
Public School.
There, students aged.12 to 19 will
compete for prizes offered in the
junior, intermediate and senior age
categories. The fair is one of 65
organized across Canada by the
Youth Science Foundation.
Among the national prizes
available is the Suncor Energy
Award. The winner of the Award will
participate in an expenses paid laser
sympsoium titled "Synergy '85: The
Suncor Youth Symposium on the
Power of Light."
Working in teams, this year's
award winners will design a laser and
discover applications for it. The
design and application decisions will
be up to the students. They will
receive advice from expert resource
people from government, academia
and business. They will also hear
from world-class speakers like
Gerhard Herzberg, Canada's only liv-
ing Nobel Prize winner. The sym-
posium will be held at Carleton
University, ,lune 17-21. in Ottawa.
Any local student is eligible who
designs, builds and enters a project
on energy in the senior category of the
Foundation fair. Any aspect of energy
can be explored: conventional
energy, renewable energy. conserva-
tion, etc.
To win, projects must earn first
class honours from the Foundation
judges.
"Our experience has shown that
students find the participatory nature
of the science fair and the symprsium
both enjoyable and educational," said
W.K. Bill i Loar. Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Suncor Inc..
sponsor of the Award.
"We see the program as an inves -
rnent in a better future for all Cana-
dians. The Award helps to interest
young people in science. The sym-
posiums are designed to show the im
portant role of science in society and
to help point out new career oppor-
tunities. Raising awareness of
science's importance and oppor-
tunities will. we hope, help young
Canadians meet the challenges of the
future." said !mar.
Suncor is one of Canada's largest
integrated oil and gas companies 11
pioneered the commercial recovery
of oil from nil sands at its operation
in northern Alberta The Company.
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USBORNE GRADE 7 SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS Back row. Lori Parker, Susan Selves, Robbie Tomlin-
son, Jeff McCurdy, Bradley Hern. Front row: Tracy Shute, Derek Hoonaard, Shelly Miller.
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