NS YES! News Archive
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Students gear up for science fairs
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Posted: March 22, 2006
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HALIFAX - March 22, 2006 - Weeks of hard work will come to fruition for hundreds of junior and
senior high school students as regional science fair competitions take place in communities across the
province.
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Students will display their research and design achievements in the fields of biotechnology, computing and mathematical sciences, earth and environmental sciences, physical and life sciences, and engineering. They will be judged on their creative ability, scientific thought, as well as the thoroughness, skill, and clarity shown in their projects.
'Students have experienced the challenges and thrills of taking a project from conception to conclusion. Many of them say how exciting it is to discover things they never expected to find,' said Cliff Coveyduc, program director of Nova Scotia Youth Experiences in Science, the province’s umbrella science fair organization. 'Students are excited about the opportunity to compete against each other in a friendly competition. They want to show off their innovations and experiments.'
Those students who win at the regional level will earn a spot on Team Nova Scotia and compete at the
Canada-Wide Science Fair in Saguenay, Quebec, from May 13 to 21.
This is the first time Conseil scolaire acadien provincial and Mi'kmaq First Nations schools will send delegates to the national fair. 'The students are enthusiastic about earning the chance to represent our schools and the province at a national event like this,' said Andrew Smith, coordinator of the Mi'kmaq regional science fair.
Each year, more than 10,000 secondary students in Nova Scotia participate in school science fairs, with more than 1,000 students moving on to participate in a regional science fair. Approximately 40 students from ten regions then go on to represent the province at the national science fair, a prestigious event attracting more than 450 young scientists from across Canada every year.
About half a million young Canadians create science and technology projects, as part of their work at school or as a personal interest. Of these, more than 25,000 young scientists participate in nearly 100 regional science fairs throughout Canada. March has been proclaimed Youth Science Month.
The Canada-Wide Science Fair will be hosted in Truro in 2007.
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Media contact:
Steven Stewart
Nova Scotia Youth Experiences in Science
902-424-5432
E-mail: stews@gov.ns.ca
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Nova Scotia Youth
Experiences in Science
2021 Brunswick Street, PO Box 578
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S9
Tel (902) 424-8641
Fax (902) 424-0614
nsyes@sciencefairinfo.ns.ca
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