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Five participants in the Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair who earned a berth to compete in the 2021 Canada-wide Science Virtual Fair are giving it their best this week.
The students have been refining their projects, rehearsing their speeches and working with mentors for the online competition.
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Luisa McGilly and Taguen Tsokos of St. Paul C.S.S. Trenton are presenting a project on learning: The Study of How Students Learn Best.
Nina Graciano of the HPEDSB Virtual School studied how fire is affected by liquids: Fire Fuels â Fire vs Liquid.
A local student has won an award at the Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair
Ares Worsley of Bird’s Creek Public School has been awarded Best in Grade 4 across the region for his Free Fall Balloon project. Worsley charted how quickly balloons of different sizes fell and how their size affected their fall. You can check out Worsley’s project here.
The Fair was virtual this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Management says while there were drawbacks because students were not allowed to meet, Co-chair of QRSTF Scott Berry says that students continued to impress this year.
Finalists to compete at the Canada-wide fair include a study about the increased risk of concussion on a dehydrated brain, a look into how students learn best, and a projecting looking into how mental health has been affected by the pandemic. HPEDSB students Hay Solomon, Nina Graciano, Luisa McGilly, Taguen Tsokos and Emma Cribby will be representing the region at the national level.
Author of the article: Postmedia Staff
Publishing date: Apr 12, 2021 • 2 days ago • 3 minute read •
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The Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair has come a long way – from the hand drawn pasted up plywood backboards of 1960, to the professional level graphics spewed out by large computer driven panel printers of last year, to the multi-media on-line presentations of this year, as the science fair went virtual.
Students have uploaded videos explaining their work along with slide shows, pictures and graphics all displayed in a slick interface that allows easy access to all elements of their projects. In addition, they were each interviewed by telephone.