science olympics takes off - high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from city and region strive for the podium at lakehead's paci

dennis franklin cromarty 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 working against the clock to build the best and tallest tennis-ball holding structure as part of lakehead's second science olympics

(november 25, 2011 "thunder bay, on) lakehead's science olympics is back " bigger and better than ever. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's faculty of science and environmental studies and faculty of education, together with youth science ontario, is hosting its second lakehead university science olympics, taking place at paci. by solving problems in a collaborative manner, science olympics helps increase awareness of the importance of science in everyday life.

science olympics is a one-day event, for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in grades 9 through 12, that requires teams of four to apply their knowledge of science and engineering in creative and fun ways.

st. patrick's senior division all-girl team
pooling their engineering skills to
create the tallest tennis-ball structure

"it's a great opportunity for us to remind 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 what science is and that it is part of our lives everyday," says dr. andrew dean, dean of the faculty of science and environmental studies at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ."it's easy to forget how chemistry informs us in virtually everything we do from transportation to entertainment to healthcare to agriculture. there isn't a single sector i can think of that doesn't rely on chemistry in some way."

lakehead's science olympics, held in partnership with youth science ontario, and with support from nserc, tests 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' abilities to solve challenging problems in creative and innovative ways.

churchill junior division science 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
working together to build a structure

"i never tire of watching participants develop their collaborative, problem-solving and communication skills as they work together as a team," says carolyn rayfield, executive director of youth science ontario, an organization that works across the province to give all ontario 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 the opportunity to pursue science exploration. "the best part is always how much fun everyone seems to have. teachers, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , organizers " all working together to solve problems with creativity and lots of laughs."

lakehead's second science olympics welcomes over 90 student participants, representing all seven thunder bay high schools (churchill, dennis franklin cromarty, hammarskjold, st. ignatius, st. patrick, superior, westgate), as well as 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from nipigon and terrace bay.

dr. john o'meara, dean of the faculty of education, is pleased with the number of participants. "we've doubled our numbers from our inaugural science olympics in may, and incorporated a lot of good feedback from teachers and participants to make this event even better for all high school grades. we're especially thrilled that regional schools have accepted our invitation to come to thunder bay to take part in the event and we're expecting to see some pretty ingenious solutions."

"the science olympics is a terrific initiative," says provost and vice-president (academic) dr. rod hanley. "i can't think of a more fitting way to entice and inspire our local and regional youth to consider what a career in science might hold and to spark their postsecondary aspirations."

special olympics challenges

世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will participate in four challenging team-building events. the first three are tailored to different grade levels, but the last event brings all grades back together.

junior (grades 9 & 10)

event #1 " star wars
teams position mirrors to use a low-powered laser to illuminate a hidden target. the laser beam is positioned to hit the target and is then turned off. teams place two mirrors to reflect the beam to illuminate the target, which is behind a barrier. teams have 3 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 indycator 500
teams use a range of indicators to measure the ph of three unknown liquids. they are provided with buffer solutions of known ph values and work to get precise values for the ph of all three unknowns in the lowest time possible.

event #3 - models of mitosis
teams spend 20 minutes using materials provided to build models showing interphase and the 4 stages of mitosis. teams make an oral presentation to the judges to describe key events of each stage of interphase and mitosis. materials chosen enable teams to demonstrate their creativity and knowledge.

senior (grades 11 & 12)

event #1 " dante's peek
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 - models of meiosis
teams have 20 minutes to build models showing the stages of meiosis using material allocated and highlight the main events occurring. due to the elaborate scheme of meiosis and time constraints, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 model only select contrasting stages of meiosis (i.e. interphase i and ii, metaphase i and ii etc). teams make an oral presentation to judges to describe the key events. materials chosen enable teams to demonstrate their creativity and knowledge.

event #3 " chemistry compound boggle
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.

junior and senior grades together

event #4 heavy engineering
this culminating challenge sees teams building the tallest structure that supports the most mass (tennis balls!) using only the materials provided in exactly 25 minutes.

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media: dr. andrew dean, dean of the faculty of science and environmental studies, and dr. john o'meara, dean of the faculty of education, are available for media interview. to arrange an interview, please contact janine chiasson, communications officer, at 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca.

visit www.youthscienceontario.ca for more information about science initiatives across the province.

about lakehead
lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for a multidisciplinary teaching approach that emphasizes collaborative learning and independent critical thinking. over 8,280 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work at campuses located in orillia, and thunder bay, ontario, which is home to the west campus of the northern ontario school of medicine. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 promotes innovative research that supports local and regional socio-economic needs. in orillia, development continues on building a campus that meets leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) standards.