SCIENCE OLYMPICS
Science
Challenges
Meet Their Match
In Edmonton, the Science Superstars and others designed space suits for “eggstronauts,” being careful to protect their “eggcellent” cargo. Calgary high school students came up with creative slope-reinforcement techniques for preventing houses from slipping into a valley during heavy rainfall. And students in both cities were challenged to create a device to help clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—while dealing with a pesky current created by fans. These are just a few of the dozens of hands-on challenges undertaken by students across the province at APEGA Science Olympics competitions held over the past school year. In addition to Calgary and Edmonton, APEGA Science Olympics were held in Fort McMurray, They came, they saw, they collaborated, they created. And yes, they even conquered. More than 1,400 grades 1 to 12 students took part in APEGA Science Olympics events over the past school year, enthusiastically tackling the engineering and geoscience challenges put before them
Top, Grade 9 students in Lloydminster (Vermilion River Branch) immerse themselves in Runoff Rumble, which challenged them to protect precious sugar cubes from flooding caused by erosion on a slope. Above, students in Edmonton are all suited up in their personal protective equipment for a day of science.
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