ES Scitastic Week

SCITASTIC week was a SCIENTIFICALLY and FANTASTICALLY fun week for ES students.

They were able to do some FUNtastic activities during their science class, such as watching documentaries and learning about the planet Earth, playing scitastic interactive games and quizzes. One of the main events during the SCITASTIC Week was the Science Quiz Bee.

The event ended with a series of student-led project presentations.

The project is integrated into different subject areas, and each grade level presented their project in the class.

The Grade 1 project theme is “Water, Food, and Farming“. Grade 1 students made a scientific enquiry, observation, and experimentation on “What plants need in order to grow?”. The students set up simple practical enquiries and did a comparative analysis. They also observe and explain why some plants die and why some are green in colour.

The Grade 2 project theme is, “The importance of water to the existence of Life and Earth”. The students learned why water is vital to the existence of the planet, plants, animals, and mankind. They also tested the pH of different bottled water, conducted research and interview about conserving water, created a mason jar aquarium, and constructed a water cycle diorama.

The Grade 3 project theme is, “Making improvements – Water conservation” The students wrote news articles related to taking care of the environment, conducted an interview and created a poster about conserving water, and calculated their water consumption a month. The G3 students designed and constructed a prototype of a water-conserving device.

The Grade 4 project theme is, “The ocean environment: Save the ocean and marine animals”. The students wrote news articles and told stories related to saving the oceans and marine animals, conducted an interview on ways to reduce the use of plastics, and created a poster on saving the oceans. The G4 students planned, designed, and constructed a simple device or prototype for saving the ocean and marine animals.

The Grade 5 project theme is, “Energy conservation projects”. The students wrote a biography of a famous water conservationist, recorded their energy consumption at home, and created a poster about energy conservation. The G5s were prompted with the worldwide problem of the energy crisis and asked how they could help with this problem. The students planned, designed, and constructed a prototype of an energy-saving device that could help the environment and humanity.