Student Showcase
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These award-winning projects were developed by Nova Scotia students and are organized by 'Event'. Maybe they'll give you some inspiration for your own project. Please note that some of these project profiles are also available in PDF format and you'll need to have Adobe Reader software on your computer to view them. [Get Adobe Reader]
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2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair:
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Student: Adrian Howie
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Citadel High School
The purpose of this project is to identify bioactive compounds from various species of arctic algae that can benefit human health.
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Student: Chantal Surette
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - École secondaire de Clare
Pour exploiter l'énergie dans les vagues, les appareils de colonne d'eau oscillantes présume le besoin de turbine bi-directionelle et en consequences les divers appareils proposer ce limite a une type de turbine avec une variation.
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Student: Alex Smith
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Bible Hill Junior High School
Seed Freeze is a scientific experiment that examines the effect of moisture and freezing temperatures on the germination of different plant seeds.
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Student: Briony Merritt
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Oxford School
This study focuses on the physical and psychological effect of colour use within marketing.
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Student: Tim Cooper
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Horton High School
Every programmer knows that for each job they do, a different programming language may be required, as each language is designed specifically for a specific task.
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Student: Roman Koszucki
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - Wolfville Junior High.
This project investigated how well dish detergents, in particular Dawn, are at removing oil from bird's feathers. Feathers were weighed, dipped in oil, washed, rinsed, dried and reweighed.
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Student: Hanna Longard
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Bayview Community School
My project is a behavioral science experiment to investigate how people are affected by gratitude.
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Student: Kirsten Ernst
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Bayview Community School
This project demonstrates the effects of different swimming strokes on your heart rate and speed.
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Student: Elise Tessier
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - West Kings District High School
In this project, spinach was grown under different light intensities and durations to determine if bioactive compounds can be enhanced in an environmentally friendly manner without compromising the crop yield.
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Student: Alex Mann
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Centre Consolidated School
Very little is understood about the relationship between phytoplankton and the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) they produce. It has been reported that the quantity and type of VOCs varies from species to species, although other variables likely play a role. This relationship was studied in the laboratory as well as through analyzed field samples.
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Student: Hannah Martin
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - North Colchester High School
This project focused on creating a counter balance appliance that takes the weight of a 13 kilogram snare drum off the user's abdominal area in order to reduce lower back pain.
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Student: Robert Barrett
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Riverview High School
For this project I designed and built an adaptation of ballistic pendulum that could withstand and measure the momentum of kick boxers' punches.
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Student: Lauren Doane
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - Truro Junior High School
Mon projet examiné comment les couleurs et la superficie ont effectué la génération de la chaleur par la lumière. Des couleurs était comparées et les canettes ont donné la superficie supplémentaire nécessaire pour l'expérience. Un laboratoire a été construit pour complété les teste. Les résultats ont le potentiel d'aider les personne à chauffer leur maisons.
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Student: Mitchell Hanna
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Riverview High School.
This project performs a study to see if there is a direct relationship between a person's max VO2 (the maximum volume of oxygen that can be consumed when exercising at a maximum capacity) and his/her resting heart rate.
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Student: Brandon Holland & Ryan Garland
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Millwood High School.
We took planaria worms and taught them to live in the sunlight instead of the shade. After we taught them we cut them in half and let them regenerate back to 2 separate full worms, we then saw if the 2 worms remembered what we had taught the original worm.
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Student: Colin Hooper
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Malcolm Munroe Memorial Jr High School
This project is based on finding the smallest and greatest resistances of five different types of boat bows, using a home-made water tank apparatus.
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Student: Rosa Poirier-McKiggan & Laura Rigg
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Ellenvale Junior High School
For our project, Trash Talk, we conducted a study on the disposal methods at Ellenvale Junior High school's lunch program. Our hypothesis was 20-40% of the garbage the students were throwing away was compostable/recyclable.
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Student: Kurtis Turnbull
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - Pictou Academy-Dr. T. McCulloch School
Antioxidants are generally considered to be beneficial to cells because of their ability to impede the damaging effects of free radicals. However, recent studies have shown that free radicals, specifically reactive oxygen species (ROS), promote the differentiation of stem cells into somatic cells.
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Student: Alex Ianta
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - West Pictou Consolidated School
In this project I wanted find out if Semantic Web technologies can be used to solve logic puzzles.
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Student: Rumana Rafiq
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Truro Junior High School
The effects of rock salt on seeds, soil organisms, and soil bacteria were tested. Each test used the concentrations 0%, 1%, 3%, and 5% of salt.
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Student: Juliana Ali
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - West Pictou Consolidated School
This study investigates if Pictou County residents get enough vitamin D. Data compiled from anonymous surveys from two school and blood tests concluded that people are vitamin D deficient and many were unaware of the benefits of this vitamin. This result mirrored a recent study done on vitamin D deficiencies in the Canadian population.
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Student: Kyle Lefort
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - École NDA
L'objectif de cette expérience était de mesurer l'indice de réfraction des solutions sucrées et par conséquent prouver la loi de Snell. J'ai utilisé un laser et un prisme triangulaire faite en verre pour trouver l'indice de réfraction de quatre solutions avec des différentes concentrations de sucres. J'ai trouvé que le plus de sucre dans une solution, le plus grand l'indice de réfraction.
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Student: Natalie Fisher
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - South Colchester Academy
The essential oils of needles from evergreen trees native to Nova Scotia, were extracted and then tested against a gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Results were for the gram-negative bacteria (e-coli) the white pine worked to inhibit the bacteria. For the gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus) white pine, red spruce, white spruce, and Balsam fir work to inhibit the bacteria.
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Student: Emily Taylor
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - South Colchester Academy
I performed a study on the effectiveness of pressure shocking versus temperature shocking to induce triploidy in four different experiments on Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus).
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Student: Kelsey Keddy
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - École du Carrefour
Mon projet de maximiser le potentiel d'énergie du moteur à combustion pétrolière consiste de mon invention d'un système de récupération de chaleur d'échappement. Le but de mon projet est de diminuer les émissions pour aider à ralentir le réchauffement de la planète.
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Student: Macall Robinson
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - Central Kings Rural High School
This project studied the effectiveness of dosing ethanol in a reef aquarium to increase the biomass of heterotrophic bacteria.
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Student: Melissa Renn
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Yarmouth Junior High School
Mon projet 'L'énergie du vent' démontre qu'un moulin à vent qui tourne verticalement peut être une alternative au commun horizontal moulin à vent et que c'est possible de produire de l'énergie en utilisant une ressource naturelle comme le vent qui protège l'environnement. Le moulin à vent a été essayé avec cinq différentes formes de lames pour déterminer qu'elle lame produit le plus d'électricité.
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Student: Travis Landry
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School
Emydoidea blandingii is a nationally endangered species at risk. This study examined four data sets related to efforts to find the Blanding's turtle in the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, including my trapping session at Flanders Meadow. There were no Blanding's caught. This is important because we have limited knowledge of the distribution of Blanding's in remote areas.
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Student: Maxwell Poole
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Maple Grove Education Centre
The project tested if LED traffic lights could be reengineered with cost efficient heat energy to prevent snow or ice buildup.
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Student: Ethan Minard
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - Yarmouth Junior High School
Moi je fais mon Projet sur les trains Maglev et comment ils travaillent. J'ai fait de la recherche sur comment ils suspendent en l'air, sa suspende utilisons les aimants. Le train ne touche pas la terre, alors il y a moins de résistance et le train peut aller aux vitesses vraiment rapide ça moyenne 300km a 500km par heure. J'ai aussi fait des expériences avec les aimants et les électro-aimants. Qui démontre comment construire un aimant et un électro-aimant, changer les pôle d'un électro-aimant, suspende un train Maglev et bouger un train Maglev.
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Student: Lauren Sylliboy
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - Eskasoni High School
The question is, is personality related to hand gestures? I surveyed several people with two questionnaires to determine what kind of personality the individual has an Extrovert or Introvert personality.
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Student: Riviera Marshall & Alitta Sylliboy
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 & 11 - Eskasoni High School
Our project is about saving the environment and protecting it from damage from salt and trucks. It is a more safer way of melting ice/snow off the roads.
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Student: Chris Melchin
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - St. Andrew Junior School
I studied different methods of biomass conversion - pyrolysis, gasification, and wood pellets – and performed a test of chemical extraction of hydrocarbons.
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Student: Arash Marzi
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional School
Due to sporadic climate change and global warming, there is an urgent need to reduce CO2 emission and nation's leaders' have signed international protocols with the intent to reduce their nation's carbon footprint. This study focuses on the application of the bees algorithm, embedded with an artificial neural network, to determine practical yearly reductions for minimizing oil, natural gas, and coal emissions in Canada's manufacturing sector based on the Copenhagen Targets for Canada for 2020.
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Student: Ria Van der Linden
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Chedabucto Education Centre-Guysborough Academy
The purpose of this project was to determine if ectoparasite loads (number of fleas) had an effect on the number of hatchlings that survived to fledge (leave the nest).
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Student: Hannah Gillis
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Chedabucto Education Centre-Guysborough Academy
Emergency Measure Access Plans (EMAP) is a web-page that I created to assist Emergency Measures Organizations in the event of an emergency. This web-page enables the public to upload their floor/building plans, which are accessible ONLY to the Emergency Measures Organizations.
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2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair:
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Student: Arash Marzi
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional School
The application of a bees inspired algorithm to a reference system; in order to produce optimal solutions for the environmental/economic dispatch problem.
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Student: Peter Marshall
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional School
Salt is spread excessively on roads throughout Canada in winter. This causes damage to the surrounding environment.
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Student: Alex Ianta
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - West Pictou Consolidated School
In my AIML Robots project, I am exploring the opportunities to use Artificial Intelligence Markup Language technology, to build a 'chatterbot' designed to successfully promote, online by chatting with the visitor, a certain product or service.
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Student: Nayani Jensen
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - St. Agnes School
In southern Asia, the stem of a vine known as Calumba Wood (Coscinium fenestratum) is boiled in water and resulting tonic is traditionally taken as a natural remedy for colds and flu's.
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Student: Nathan Martin
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - North Colchester High School
This project tested the effectiveness of seven bow string silencers (man made and natural).
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Student: Medford Lutz
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Pine Ridge Middle School
Biodiesel is an environmentally friendly fuel source. Made from vegetable oil, biodiesel is becoming popular throughout the world.
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Student: Maxwell Poole
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Maple Grove Education Centre
The project tested whether the thermal energy in the composting process could be used to heat an alternate water source.
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Student: Christine Ingham
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - West Pictou Consolidated School
This project tested how reaction times varied, testing without a cell phone, with a cell phone and using a hands-free device with the cell phone.
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Student: Steadman Evans
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Lunenburg Junior-Senior High School
The study and research of a possible new fuel source derived from the peels of citrus fruits.
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Student: Brandon Verboom
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - South Colchester Academy
My project focused on the bio-gas production rate and methane concentration levels from differently aged manure samples.
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Student: Tim Cooper
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Horton High School
The objective of this project was to create a multi-player, online version of Connect Four.
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Student: Najala Orrell
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Riverview High School
Fifty patients and support persons were tested after deciding to undergo total hip or knee replacement for severe arthritis.
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Student: Kaylyn Bernard
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - We'koqmaq First Nation Secondary School
The purpose of my project was to really educate individuals about their 'eye dominance', and how important it is to know if you are left or right eyed.
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Student: Greg Farrell
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Gorsebrook Junior High School
The purpose of this innovation was to produce and store energy from the movement of walking.
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Student: Adrian Howie
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Citadel High School
This project looks at the effect of higher CO2 levels on the growth and lipid production of three species of phytoplankton.
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Student: Hope Latta
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - King's-Edgehill School
A solar powered cooker was designed, built, and tested based on a parabolic dish reflector.
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Student: Benjamin Lynds
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Bible Hill Junior High School
To determine what effect different liquid laundry detergents and repeated washings have on the flame resistance of material that could be used to make children's sleepwear. Would flame resistance decrease more rapidly in some fabrics than others?
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Student: Conrad Yiridoe
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Bible Hill Junior High School
I investigated: i) the effect of air column length in two different tubes each closed at one end with different liquids (water and canola oil) and two different solids (wood and paper), on resonant frequencies generated; and ii) used the data to calculate the speed of sound in the air columns of the tubes used, under home-designed experiments. Less dense solids generated lower frequencies.
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Student: Ria Van der Linden
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Chedabucto Education Centre-Guysborough Academy
The purpose of this project was to determine whether Carrion Beetles have a preference for canopy versus ground level traps.
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Student: Nolan Symonds
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Barrington Municipal High School
Countlessly I've heard the many wives tails of my fishing community. One that peaked my curiosity states that any lobster with a swollen, discoloured stomach signifies the lobster is starting or finishing the moulting process.
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Student: Riley Troke-Barriault
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - École Rose-des-Vents
J'ai examiné les réactions de quatre participants aux piments chauds avec des breuvages utilisés pour affaiblir la douleur causée par la capsaïcine, la substance trouvée dans les piments.
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Student: Roland Troke-Barriault
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - École Rose-des-Vents
Pour voir l'effet des différents types de 'bruits colorés', j'ai examiné quatre types de plantes (les pois, les haricots, les radis et les trèfles) exposés à trois différents bruits colorés (le Bruit Blanc, Violet et Brownien). J'ai découvert que la plupart de plantes poussent mieux sous l'influence du Bruit Blanc, mais que le Bruit Violet était plus efficace pour faire pousser les radis.
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Student: Scott Peters
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - We'koqmaq First Nation Secondary School
The purpose of my science project is to see what the effect of a combination of a 1000mg dose of Vitamin D and 2 -600mg capsules of Omega 3, 6 and 9 [60% active ingredient] daily will have on the mood and mobility of 3 patients with Multiple sclerosis compared to a control person who does not have the disease.
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Student: Elise Tessier
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - École Rose-des-Vents
L'objectif de cette expérience était d'évaluer l'effet de compost et de thé de compost sur la santé et les bactéries dans la rhizosphère des plantes de tomates et d'épinards stressées. Plusieurs mesures étaient enterprises pour déterminer la santé des plantes. Les résultats indiquent que le compost peut mieux combattre le stress.
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Student: Kristy Doyle
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - West Kings District High School
My project tested 500 people, 250 male and 250 female to see if different levels of sound can effect the ability of the prefrontal lobe to retain information into the short term memory.
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Student: Erin McCarthy
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - North Queens Rural High School
During the reconstruction of North Queens School, there was an oil spill, which caused many problems. This was due the soil under the spill letting so much oil pass through and absorbing little. This gave me my topic. What soil absorbs oil the best? This was the question investigated by this project. It tests how 4 different oils are absorbed by 5 different oils.
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Student: Isaac Longard
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Park View Education Centre
This project includes the design and construction of a pedal powered water pump. It was economically constructed with previously used materials. An extensive study of its advantages over hand pumping was conducted.
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Student: Cody Googoo
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - We'koqmaq First Nation Secondary School
My project photo-carbo-synthesis & energy storage is about photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, light energy, and how do plants store the energy at night or very dry hot weather.
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Student: Juliana Ali
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 7 - West Pictou Consolidated School
The goal of this experiment was to see if photovoltaic panels are a viable source of renewable energy. Data from two solar panels were collected.
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Student: Nicholas Lynch
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Truro Junior High School
The aim of my project was to construct a way to help save the lives of people that fall into pools.
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Student: Kathryn Wagner
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 8 - Bayview Community School
My project discusses why the human body requires sugar, and the difference between good and bad sugars.
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Student: Joseph McNeil
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - Richmond Academy
My project, Tea as an Aid in Neuronal Growth, is looking for chemicals commonly found in tea that may aid or increase the growth of vertebrate nervous system cells.
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Student: Todd Mercer
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 12 - Riverview High School
The Mow-Pod is an apparatus which has been created to ease the dangerous physical effects of lawn mowing!
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Student: Emily Jingyi Chua
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Sacred Heart School of Halifax
Based on the activity series, copper ions from different copper solutions [CuCl2, Cu(NO3)2, and CuSO4] were attempted to be displaced using aluminum metal.
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Student: Isaac Adams
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Halifax West High School
The Musical Memory is an experiment that focuses on the effects of the music of J.S. Bach on the retention rate of individual’s ages 15 through 18.
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Student: Christian Muise
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Yarmouth Junior High School
Recent shortages in wood stove pellets, and decreased markets for discarded paper raised the question; can discarded paper be made into wood stove pellets?
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Student: Natalie Fisher
District/Region:
Chignecto Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - South Colchester Academy
This project studied the effects of antimicrobial properties. Two spices were tested, (Paprika, and Oregano), to find if they could inhibit the growth of either a gram-negative bacteria, or a gram-positive bacteria.
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Student: Kathleen Orrell
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 10 - Riverview High School
Driving time is increasingly viewed as 'unproductive time,' and is used as an opportunity for accomplishing other tasks, such as talking on a hand-held cellular telephone.
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Student: Gabriel Smith
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 9 - Ellenvale Junior High School
What Kind of Mind Do You Have? is a project designed to find out more about motivation. By giving surveys to ninety-five people and cataloging the results, I was able to find what motivated people the most.
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Student: Alyssa Moss
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2009 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Grade 11 - Riverview High School
This project is an experiment that tested which house shape is the most wind resistant structure.
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Student: Adrian Howie
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Adrian is a grade 9 student at Saint Agnes Junior High School, and his project 'Sinking the CO2' was used to measure the CO2 sequestration of five species of algae. At his Regional Science Fair, Adrian won an Award in Mathematics, an Award in Biology, and an Award for Excellence.
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Student: Leah Smith & Chantal Sheaves
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Chantal and Leah are both grade 9 students at Sackville Heights Junior High School. Their project is called 'La Vie ou la Mort! Est-ce que la Motoneige va Flotter?' – 'Life or Death! Will the Snowmobile Float?'
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Student: Florent Herbinger
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Florent is a grade 8 student at Brookside Junior High School. His project, 'Tracking the Sun', was to design a functioning robotic solar panel that swivels to face the sun.
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Student: Amie MacDonald & Emma McBoyle
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Amie and Emma are both grade 10 students at Dartmouth High School. Their project, 'Biomining', was an investigation into the antimicrobial properties of fungi, lichens and common seasonings.
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Student: Darren Rodenhizer
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Darren is a grade 12 student at Park View Education Centre. His project, 'Clean Energy from Scrap Tire Combustion', was to discover a way to produce clean energy by burning scrap tires. At his Regional Science Fair, Darren won a 100 dollar APENS Engineering Award.
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Student: Sarah Mack
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Sarah is a student at Centre Consolidated School and she did her project on 'The Fat in Your Fries'. At her Regional Science Fair, Sarah won the Gold metal, Peer choice Award, and Best of Fair Award.
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Student: Graham Mann
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Graham is a grade 10 student at Park View Education Centre. His project, 'Some Like It Hot! Thermoelectric Generation Using Waste Heat from a Car Engine' explored the potential for converting waste heat from a combustion engine into useful electrical energy. At his Regional Science Fair, Graham won an APENS Engineering Award as well as a Peer Choice Award.
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Student: Adam Mertens
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Adam is a student at New Germany Rural High School and his project investigated 'Ocular trauma'. At his Regional Science Fair, Adam won a SSRSF Merit Award.
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Student: Elise Tessier
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Elise is a student at École Rose-des-vents and her project 'Le compost améliore la santé des pommiers et réduit l'infestation des acarie (compost improves apple seeling health and reduces two spotted spider mite infestation)' investigated how compost affects apple seedling health. At her Regional Science Fair, Elise won a Gold Medal.
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Student: Bonita LeBlanc
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Bonita is a student at École Carrefour du Grand-Havre and her project, 'Les Courants Océaniques (Ocean Currents)', investigated oceanic currents.
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Student: Chantal Surette
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Chantal is a student at Stella Maris School. Chantal's project 'L'énergie dans les vaques - La source renouvelable sans impact?' investigated and compared four renewable energy sources available in Nova Scotia.
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Student: Janelle Languille
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Janelle is a student at Northumberland Regional High School and her project investigated 'Yeast Metabolism under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions'.
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Student: James Harris
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
James is a student at West Pictou Consolidated School and his project investigated How has English Vocabulary Changed over Time? At his Regional Science Fair, James won the Award for the Most Original Grade 8 Project as well as 3rd place overall. GOLD MEDAL WINNER!!
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Student: Alissa Ali
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Alissa is a student at Northumberland Regional High School and she did her project, 'Gear Up for the Environment', on peak oil and global warming in our environment. At her Regional Science Fair, Alissa won second place overall.
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Student: Thomas Moss
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Thomas is a student at North Colchester High School and his project, 'Excel at Statistics', investigated his own new method of statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel.
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Student: Johnathan MacNeil
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Johnathan is a student at Sydney Academy and his project is called 'The Better Browser'. At his Regional Science Fair, Johnathan won a Silver Medal.
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Student: Michael MacIsaac & Todd Mercer
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Michael and Todd are students at Riverview High School and they invented an alternative for crutches called 'The Alter-Leg', which won several awards at the 2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair. 'The Return of the Alter-Leg' is a new and improved version that has been proven to heal a broken leg faster than the usual cast and crutches.
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Student: Alyssa Moss
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Alyssa is a student at Riverview High School and her project was called 'Seeing Science'. At her Regional Science Fair, Alyssa won a Communicating Science Award, a Math Application Award, and a Gold Medal in the Intermediate Division.
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Student: Joseph McNeil
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Joseph is a student at Richmond Academy and his project, 'Camellia Sinensis as an Aid in Regenerative Nerve Therapy', investigated the effects of tea chemicals on regenerative nerve therapy.
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Student: Arash Marzi
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Arash is a student at Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School and he did his project, 'W.C.A.R.: Wireless Controllable Autonomous Robot', on wireless robots. At his Regional Science Fair, Arash placed Second overall while taking Gold in Intermediate Biotechnology, Engineering and Computer Science as well as a Science Process Award from NSERC.
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Student: Adam Hinchey
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Adam is a student at Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School and his project, 'Turn Down the Heat', investigated global warming and how to mitigate its effects.
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Student: Virginia Georgallas
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Virginia is a student at Dr. John Gillis Regional High School and her project is called 'All Packed Up'. At her Regional Science Fair, Virginia won 4th place overall, a Science Process Award for an Intermediate Experiment from NSERC, a St. Francis Xavier Physics Department prize, and a Gold Medal in Intermediate Physical & Mathematical Science.
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Student: Hughstin Grimshaw-Surette
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Hughstin is a student at Maple Grove Education Center and his project, 'Straight Cut, One Cut, Two Cut, Which is the Best Christmas Tree Cut?' investigated different ways to cut a Christmas Tree.
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Student: Maxwell Poole
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Maxwell is a student at Maple Grove Education Center and his project, 'Does the Angle of your Ankle Affect the Propulsion of your Flutter Kick?' investigated the angle of an ankle during the flutter kick. At his Regional Science Fair, Maxwell won first place in the Junior Division as well as Honorable Mention.
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Student: Rebecca Bigelow
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Rebecca is a student at South Colchester Academy and her project, 'Polar Ice: Electric Fields and the Effects on Ice', investigated the effects of electric fields on ice.
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Student: Sheldon & Emily Vissers
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Sheldon and Emily are students at Hants East Rural High School and they invented a device called 'The Upright Silo Deicer'.
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Student: Amber MacLean-Hawes & Rebecca O'Connell
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Amber and Rebecca are students at South Colchester Academy and their project, 'Lingering Herbicides', investigated herbicides. At their Regional Science Fair, Amber and Rebecca took Gold in Intermediate Environmental Science, and an award for excellent visual display.
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Student: Christopher Harlow
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Christopher is a student at Kings Edgehill School and his project was called 'An Investigation into Chaos Theory'.
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Student: Nicole Palmer
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Nicole is a student at West Kings District High School and her project investigated the productivity of Subway sandwich preparation. At her Regional Science Fair, Nicole won a Gold medal in Mathematics and Computer Science, and best Mathematics and Computer Science project.
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Student: Macall Robinson
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Macall is a student at West Kings District High School and he did his project, 'The Unseen Benefactors', on the symbiotic relationship with coral and adinoflagellate algae called zooanthellae.
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Student: Alysha Legge-Wood
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Alysha is a student at Hantsport School. Her project, 'Alysha Light 24', was to create heat using only renewable energy and mainly recycled materials.
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Student: Gavin Cremo & Kaylyn Bernard
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Gavin and Kaylyn are students at Waycobah First Nation Secondary School and they did their project on 'Northern Lights'.
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Student: William Meuse
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
William is a student at Waycobah First Nation Secondary School and his project, 'The Socio-Thermology of the Mi'kmaq Sweat Lodge', investigated all the aspects of heat transfer in the Mi'kmaq sweat lodge in order to come to an understanding of why these temperatures have created such a spiritual experience for Mi'kmaq people.
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Student: Karleigh Turnbull
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Karleigh is a student at Pictou Academy - Dr. T. McCulloch School and her project studied whether an increase in copper in the brain could improve an organism's ability to learn and remember.
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Student: Todd Mercer & Mike MacIsaac
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Todd and Mike are students at Riverview High School and their project was the Amazing Alter-Leg - an innovative device that relieves pressure off of one's foot in order to decrease the length of time a person with a broken leg needs to use crutches.
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Student: Arash Marzi
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Arash is a student at St. Andrew Junior School. For his science fair project, Arash used innovative computer programming techniques coupled with simple components to mobilize a defective remote control car.
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Student: Kendra d'Eon
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Kendra is a student at Shelburne Regional High School and for her science fair project Kendra developed a mathematical model for horse show jumping competitors.
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Student: Adrian Howie
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Adrian is a student at St. Agnes School and in his project he did experiments comparing organically and conventionally grown Nova Scotia apples.
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Student: Carly Levy & Caila Henderson
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Carly and Caila are students at South Colchester Academy and in their project they studied the effects of light exposure on three varieties of potatoes in the interest of consumer health and safety.
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Student: Sarah Hingley
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Sarah is a student at Bible Hill Junior High School. Her project studied the efficiency of digger logs during low water flows.
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Student: Ethan McNutt
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Ethan is a student at Bible Hill Junior High School and his project investigated the elimination of deformed sound waves produced at the back of a speaker diaphragm.
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Student: Sheralynne Deveaux
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Sheralynne is a student at Riverview High School and her project examined the utilization of fluctuating asymmetry, the liver somatic index and the gonad somatic index in evaluating the health of a population of Fundulus heteroclitus.
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Student: Evan Watters
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Evan is a student at King's-Edgehill School and his project measured the effectiveness of loose-fill and batt insulations made out of used polyester clothing.
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Student: Joseph McNeil
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Joseph is a student at Richmond Academy and his project was a study of exotic matter as it is theorized to exist in nature.
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Student: Katie Collier
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Katie is a student at Northumberland Regional High School and her project compared the Vitamin C concentrations of organically and conventionally grown navel oranges.
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Student: Emma McBoyle & Amie MacDonald
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Emma and Amie are students at Ellenvale Junior High School. In their project they studied three species of field-collected fungi - Trametes versicolor, Polyporus brumalis, and Pycnoporus cinnabarinus and tested them for antibiotic properties.
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Student: Oliver Hatheway & Darren Rodenhizer
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Oliver and Darren are students at Park View Education Centre and the purpose of their project was to explore multiple technologies in order to harness wasted heat energy in a novel way.
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Student: Eamonn Sullivan
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Eamonn is a student at King's-Edgehill School and his project studied lung capacity and how it effects performance and fitness.
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Student: Brendan Peters
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Brendan is a student at Cape Breton Highlands Academy-Education Centre and his project studied the feasibility of micro hydro power generation within the Margaree River watershed.
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Student: Macall Robinson
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Macall is a student at West Kings District High School and his project studied how a refugium might effect water chemistry and growth in a 50-gallon saltwater aquarium.
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Student: Jillian Robinson
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Jillian is a student at West Kings District High School and her project explored biometrics as a way of identifying sheep.
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Student: Amber Doyle & Emily Benoit
District/Region:
Conseil Scolaire Acadien
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Amber and Emily are students at École acadienne de Pomquet. For their science fair project, they investigated different windmill designs.
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Student: Justine Gould & Daniela Bernard
District/Region:
Mi'kmaq First Nations
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Justine and Daniela are students at Waycobah First Nation School. For their science fair project, they studied energy transformation using a model of a rollercoaster.
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Student: Jessica Johnson [17/F]
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Jessica is a student at St. Mary’s Bay Academy in Weymouth, N.S. For her science fair project, she tested whether products like toothpaste and mouthwash could affect a breathalyser.
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Student: Joanna McNeil [18/F]
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Joanna is a recent graduate of Richmond Academy in Louisdale, N.S. For her science fair project, she studied microbiological activity in the Sydney Tar Ponds.
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Student: Oliver Hatheway & Darren Rodenhizer
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Oliver and Darren are students at Park View Education Centre in Bridgewater. For their science fair project, they built a cathode ray tube out of common materials and converted it into a laser.
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Student: Abeer Hasan [13/F]
District/Region:
Halifax Region
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Abeer is a student at Bedford South School. For her science fair project, she created a biodegradable cup from environmentally friendly materials that will help reduce non-recyclable waste from landfills.
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Student: Justin Hingley [15/M]
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Justin is a student at Cobequid Educational Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project, he looked for reasons why two similar wild blueberry fields did not develop at the same rate.
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Student: Gary Hood [16/M]
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Gary is a student at Riverview High School in Coxheath, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project, he looked at how to winterize biodiesel for use in colder climates.
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Student: Devon Thomson [13/M]
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Devon is a student at Wolfville School in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project, he simulated earthquakes on models of different building structures.
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Student: William Porter [M]
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
William Porter is from River John, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at River John Consolidated School, he built a life-size mechanical replica of a dragon fly.
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Student: Thomas Moss [M]
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Thomas Moss is from Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at North Colchester High School, he looked at the growing problem of obesity in adolescents and built a working prototype of a computer game powered by a treadmill.
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Student: Sheralynne Deveaux [F]
District/Region:
Cape Breton-Victoria Region
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Sheralynne Deveaux is from Sydney River, Nova Scotia. For her science fair project at Riverview Rural High School, she developed an environmental science technology for cleaning up the Muggah watershed area.
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Student: Ria Van der Linden [F]
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Ria Van der Linden is from Guysborough, Nova Scotia. For her science fair project at Chedabucto Education Centre, she studied the feeding habits of the birds in her back yard.
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Student: Roland Troke Barriault [M]
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Roland Troke Barriault is from Kingston-Greenwood, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at École Rose-des-Vents he tested polymers extracted from disposable diapers for their ability to absorb different liquids.
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Student: Graham Muise [M]
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Graham Muise is from Milton, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at South Queens Jr. High he investigated differences in learning styles for different groups of people.
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Student: Daniel Oulton [M]
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Daniel Oulton is from Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at Bible Hill Jr. High, he tested the possibility an election could be influenced to favour one candidate over another using different factors.
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Student: Christopher Touesnard [M]
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Christopher Touesnard is from Antigonish, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at Saint Andrew's Junior School, he tested different substances for their ability to melt ice on roads.
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Student: Amy MacLean [F]
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Amy MacLean is from Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. For her science fair project at Bible Hill Jr. High she studied tissue culture.
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Student: Tyler MacDonald [12/M]
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2004 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Tyler MacDonald, 12, is from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at New Glasgow Junior High, he created a portable basketball net that returns balls to the shooter.
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Student: Geoffrey Mason [15/M]
District/Region:
South Shore District
Event:
2004 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Geoffrey Mason, 15, is from Mill Village, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at South Queens Junior High, he demonstrated that it may be possible to harness energy created when two surfaces are at different temperatures.
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Student: Ian Dugas & Jaime McDonald [18-17/M-F]
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2004 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Ian Dugas, 18 and Jaime McDonald, 17, are from Kentville, Nova Scotia. For their science fair project at Horton High School, they separated blueberry juice into several components and studied how they inhibit the growth of disease-producing organisms.
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Student: Jim Proudfoot & Ashley Curley [17/M-F]
District/Region:
Chignecto Central Region
Event:
2004 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Jim Proudfoot, 17, & Ashley Curley, 17, are Grade 11 students at North Nova Education Centre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. For their science fair project, they tested high school students to determine what improvements could be made in the school environment, to better promote and teach healthy living.
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Student: Stephanie MacDonald [Photo] & Ashley MacLellan [17-18/F]
District/Region:
Strait District
Event:
2004 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Stephanie MacDonald, 18, & Ashley MacLellan, 17, are from Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia. For their science fair project at Dalbrae Academy, they investigated if coffee grounds have the potential to become a recyclable, cost-effective fuel source.
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Student: James Nunn & Matthew Nunn [12/M]
District/Region:
Annapolis Valley Region
Event:
2004 Canada-Wide Science Fair
James Nunn & Matthew Nunn are 12-year-olds from Coldbrook, Nova Scotia. For their science fair project at Coldbrook and District School, they questioned whether sports drinks actually improve running endurance.
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Student: Aaron LeBlanc [15/M]
District/Region:
Tri-County District
Event:
2004 Canada-Wide Science Fair
Aaron LeBlanc, 15, is from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. For his science fair project at Maple Grove Education Centre, he created a formula to explain the mathematical make-up of a board game he created.
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