PCSRF 2018

Canada-Wide Science Fair 2018

Over the week of May 12 - 19, five young scientists from the Peace Region competed at the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Ottawa, Ontario.

Amara Drefs and Brayley Emter from High Prairie, and Izzy Shewchuk, Kaitlyn Coen, and Dane Gall from Peace River represented the Peace Country at the event that gathered the country's top 500 young scientists for a week of competition, discovery, and celebration. Congratulations to Kaitlyn Coen for winning the 'Engineering Innovation Award' for her project 'The C-Trailer'.

On behalf of the PCRSF committee, we would like to congratulate each of you for the countless hours of hard work and dedication that earned you a spot among the best and brightest in the country. Moreover, we'd like to thank you for being amazing ambassadors for the Peace Country - the maturity and poise that you showed all week long was incredible, and did not go unnoticed. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors, and hope to see you again next year.

Finally, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank the delegates that chaperoned Amara, Brayley, Izzy, Kaitlyn, and Dane to Ottawa. Mrs. Patricia Richards and Mr. Adam Rhodes: thank you for volunteering your time and effort, without which this week would not have been possible.

(PS: Oscar is the pink and purple owl in the photos. In case you were wondering 'what's the owl's name?', now you know!)

-May 27, 2018

*Photo Credit: Vanessa Burns

Grades 7/8 Biotechnology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Gold - Christian Mencke - Shuffling the Odds!

Silver - Shaen Gignac and Mark Tagal - Parachutes

Grades 7/8 Health and Life Sciences

Gold - Salamat Ibrahim - Renal Functions

Silver - Vijeth Castelino - Tears from Onions

Bronze - Matthew Barrett - Which Drink Stains Your Teeth the Most and the Fastest?

AND

- Chesney Tidd - Will This Bread Mold if I Don't Wash my Hands?

Grades 7/8 Physics and Chem

Gold - Parker St. Laurent and Simon Garant - Les Ballons Extreme

Silver - Shaun Strebchuk- Accuracy Between Calibers

Bronze - Trey Schuman - Why is it so Dangerous to Swallow a Button Battery?

Grades 9/10 Biotechnology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Gold - Kaitlyn Coen - C-Trailer

AND

- Dane Gall - Crop Saver

Grades 9/10 Health and Life Sciences

Gold - Izzy Shewchuk - Sun Protection is so Degrading

Grades 9/10 Physics and Chem

Gold - Brayley Emter and Amara Drefs- 3R-Value

Bronze - Alyssa Grainger and Broenyn Armstrong - Boom or Bust

Grades 11/12 Health and Life Sciences

Bronze - Polina Reisbig - WiFi Radiation's Effect on Plants

Best Agricultural Project (sponsored by International Paper)

Dane Gall - Crop Saver

Best Oil and Gas Project (sponsored by Canadian Natural)

Alyssa Grainger and Broenyn Armstrong - Boom or Bust

Genome Award (sponsored by Genome Alberta)

Salamat Ibrahim - Renal Functions

Excellence in Biotech/Engineering/Mathematics

Kaitlyn Coen - C-Trailer

Excellence in Health and Life Sciences

Izzy Shewchuk - Sun Protection is so Degrading

Excellence in Physics and Chem

Brayley Emter and Amara Drefs - 3R-Value

Best in Fair

Brayley Emter and Amara Drefs - 3R-Value

-March 23, 2018

It's 'Faraday'

If you didn't get that (admittedly awful) joke, follow the link in the title. In all seriousness, it's fair day - one of the most electrifying days of the year. We hope you're as ecstatic as we are to participate in the 35th annual Peace Country Regional Science Fair. We've posted an e-version of this year's program where you can find a schedule, sponsors, and the list of current participants. Thank you to all our sponsors and volunteers, and good luck to all the young scientists. (Also, don't forget to have a little fun!)

-March 22, 2018

Hotel Discount (plus a constant)

For those of you who will be attending the fair from out of town, the Sawridge Inn in Peace River has generously provided us with a block of rooms at the discounted rate of $99/night (includes breakfast for two). To take advantage of this pricing, please phone the front desk (780-624-3621) and mention that you are with the "Science Fair" group. We'd like to thank the Sawridge for supporting the Peace Country Regional Science Fair again this year!

Completely unrelated: today is 'Pi Day'! Lucky for you, NASA has created a 'Pi in the Sky Challenge' to celebrate the occasion. Head on over there and see some of the ways your favorite mathematical constant is used by NASA scientists and engineers. Also, don't forget to have a piece of the 'other' pie (sweet or savory) - scientists get hungry too! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the fair next week.

-March 14, 2018

PCRSF Posters!

With this year's fair just over a month away (schedule), we are excited to show off our new posters! We have three different designs (below), each with just a little bit of interesting science built right in - from abstract mathematics to zany astronomy. Have a look, do a little Google-ing (there are keywords at the bottom of each poster - you might just learn something!), and share them with everyone you know!

As always, this is the site where you can find registration and scheduling information. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact one of the board members. We look forward to seeing you in March!

- February 15, 2018

PCRSF 2018

We are pleased to announce that the 2018 edition of the Peace Country Regional Science Fair (PCRSF) will be held on Thursday, March 22nd and Friday, March 23rd, 2018 at the Belle Petroleum Centre in Peace River. A detailed schedule can be found here. You can find registration forms here. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact one of the board members.

Make sure to keep an eye on this site, as it will be updated with important information as the fair approaches. We look forward to seeing you in March!

-January 15, 2018

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