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CWSF 2012 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Katie RamppCan You Hear Me?

Challenge:Category:Region:City:School:Abstract:

HealthJuniorQuinteBelleville, ONGeorges Vanier CatholicThe objective of this project is to determine which headphone, from a testselection of four, will be the most effective in blocking out ambient noise.The project is of interest to me as an elite goalie who needs to wear thebest headphone to block out ambient noise to "get in the zone" to preparefor rep ice hockey games.

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BiographyHello! My name is Katie Rampp. I am a14-year old in 8th grade at Georges VanierCatholic School in Belleville, Ontario. I am afounding member of the Student CouncilExecutive called the "Georges Vanier StudentVOICE." I have many hobbies and activitiesthat I like to do. I love playing all kinds ofsports; my main sport being ice hockey. I ama proud hockey goaltender. During the schoolyear, I play for the Belleville Jr. Bulls and inJune, I will be playing for the '98 East CoastSelects in Sherbrooke, Quebec. In highschool, I am looking forward to playing for thevarsity hockey club! I also represented theQuinte Region at the provincial level in ballhockey for two years straight. When I'm older,I want to keep pursuing my hockey careerand I also want to study Sports Psychology ata Div. 1 University. This will be my first CWSFI am attending and I consider it on honour tobe selected!


Emilie LeneveuDo You Multitask?


HealthIntermediateQuinteQuinte West, ONÉcole secondaire publique Marc-GarneauThe purpose of this project is to determine the negative effects ofmultitasking, if they exist, and how to improve on net time savers. In orderto do so, 90 students and 50 adults preformed the same tasks but indifferent ways to demonstrate the effects multitasking has on theiraccomplishments and how it alters their productivity levels.


BiographyMy name is Emilie Leneveu. I am 14 yearsold and attend Marc Garneau SecondarySchool in Trenton Ontario. I love mathematicsand the sciences. I participate in severalextracurricular activities such as piano,volleyball and costume design. I hope tocontinue to do well academically and later goon to University. When I am older I wish to bea mathematics or science teacher, but thereis also the possibility of becoming a marinebiologist or radiologist. I am excited andhonoured to be a finalist at the Canada WideScience Fair for a third year.


Dan Manning, Corey MorrisonHand Sanitizers Creating Super Bugs


HealthSeniorQuinteBelleville, ON, Napanee, ONAlbert CollegeDoctors can inadvertently contaminate their patients with DNA isolated frombacteria using hand sanitizers. Our experiment showed that DNA can beisolated using hand sanitizer, and this DNA can transform healthy bacteria.Firefly plasmids were initially incorporated into E.coli then isolated usinghand sanitizer and transformed a second time. The bacteria grew in thepresence of ampicillin and glowed with the addition of luciferin.


BiographiesDan - My name is Danny Manning. I'm 14years old and I live in Belleville, Ontario. I aminvolved with drama programs, and I playgoalie for a local rep hockey team as well. Ienjoy helping out in school classrooms withthe younger grades. I also work on a dairyfarm throughout the year, particularly in thesummer; dairy farming has become a passionof mine. I haven't decided what I want topursue as a career as I'm more of a "spur ofthe moment kinda guy".Corey - I am 13 years old in Grade 7, in myfirst year at Albert College in Belleville, ON. Ilive in Napanee (BNOC) with my parents,younger brother and sister, 2 dogs, 1 geckoand 1 fish. I have been playing hockey since Iwas 6 years old. I became a goalie 3 yearsago. I would play hockey everyday all yearround if I could. My other interests includeanything with a motor that goes fast on landor in water. I enjoy figuring out how thingswork in detail by reading and taking thingsapart. I think I would like to be an engineerwhen I grow up.


Theresa DeColaInterplanetary Shipping 3


InnovationIntermediateQuinteFrankford, ONBayside S.S.This project incorporated the design and creation of an independentmultiphase manned mission to Mars utilizing current technologies. A uniqueship design was created using cryo-fuel as both propellant and radiationshielding to move human cargo while solar sails were utilized for resupplymissions. Through mathematical experimentation and manipulation aworking modification and simplification of the Hohmann orbital transfer wasdiscover for this case.

Awards ValueThe Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award - IntermediateSponsor: The Actuarial Foundation of Canada

$750

Excellence Award - Intermediate - Bronze MedalSponsor: Nuclear Waste Management Organization

$300

Western University ScholarshipBronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance ScholarshipSponsor: Western University

$1 000

Total $2 050


BiographyHi, I am Theresa, from Ontario, and I lovescience, math and public speaking, and thatis why I love science fairs so much. I alsoenjoy sports such as skiing, soccer,badminton, baseball, volleyball, swimmingand cycling. Not only do I love the sciencesbut I also enjoy the arts. I take piano, lovesinging, acting,public speaking and recently Ihave started learning the fine arts of Busking.I have taught myself how to juggle, use deviland flower sticks, and of course unicycle. I amgetting better at juggling but my parents stillwon't let me juggle with fire or knives, I don'tknow why? I am not completely boring and Ilove adventure. I love things like rockclimbing, caving, indoor skydiving (again aparent issue for outdoor), zip lining and treetop walks, you know anything dangerous oron the edge. Well that's me in a Nut .........shell.

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real issues real science real rewards

Canada and the world are facing tough prob-lems. Canadian youth want to make a differ-ence. They know science isn’t easy, but it’s important. We’re challenging them to make their world a better place.

And with nearly $1M in awards, prizes, and scholarships, we’re serious!

Challenge your students to use their curiosity and creativity – and the inquiry and critical thinking skills you’re teaching them – to tackle these issues by investigating a question or designing a solution to a problem.

The Canada-Wide Youth Science Challenges target seven issues that matter to Canadian youth, the future of their country and their world – Discovery, Energy, Environment, Health, Information, Innovation and Resources.

Real science and engineering – real world problems. If “science fair” makes you think volcanoes and solar systems, you couldn’t be more wrong!

In 2011:• A grade 7 student from

Winnipeg, MB investigated the effects of folic acid on blood cells

• A grade 9 student from Liverpool, NS found a new use for clam and oyster shells – neutralizing sulphuric acid in the process of recycling car batteries

• A grade 11 student from Fort St. John, BC tested cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) from a local lake as a potential biofuel source

…just a few of over 500 grade 7-12 students whose Challenge projects competed at the 50th annual Canada-Wide Science Fair in Toronto.

If you’re looking for more student engage-ment, deep and meaningful learning, real-world application, and the opportunity for authentic assessment – get your students working on a Challenge project. We can help:

• Find tools, resources and advice about the Canada-Wide Youth Science Challenges and science projects at if.youthscience.ca

• Access science inquiry resources from our Smarter Science® initiative at smarterscience.youthscience.ca

Challenge science can be entered in over 100 regional fairs, in every province and terri-tory, where students can be selected for the national finals – Canada-Wide Science Fair 2012 – May 12-19 in Charlottetown, PEI. Find your nearest regional science fair at sf.youthscience.ca.

Challenge YOUR students to invent the future.

DiscoveryCreate new fundamental knowledge based on your curi-osity by asking a question and using the techniques of scientific inquiry to develop an answer.

EnergyImprove our use of current energy sources, enable the transition to alternative energy sources, or reduce our energy footprint.

EnvironmentReduce our impact on, improve our understanding, and ensure the quality of water, air, soil, and the diversity of living things.

HealthIncrease our under-standing of the human body, or apply science and technology to improve health, control disease, or support an aging population.

InformationEnhance communica-tion and our use of information using digital and networking technologies, or applications of new media.

InnovationCombine scientific principles with your creativity to develop a new material, structure, device, or system to solve a problem or improve an existing solution.

ResourcesDevelop better ways to use our natural resources that provide sustainable sources of food, products, or prosperity.

Photos: Reni Barlow/Youth Science Canada

Students Tell Us

Top 10 Reasons To Do A Science Project 1. Learn a lot.2. Make friends & contacts.3. Have fun!4. Do real science.5. It’s a great experience!6. Challenge yourself.7. Win cash, trips & scholarships.8. Develop skills like critical thinking, communication & time

management.9. Pursue your own ideas & interests.10. Explore careers in science & engineering.

From Youth Science Canada’s survey of 500 Grade 7-12/Cégep student finalists at the 2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair.

In this mailingPlease post or share this newsletter and the contents of this mailing with your students and science colleagues:

Take the Challenge! poster on the Canada-Wide Youth Science Challenges calling on students to do a science project and enter their regional science fair.

Postcard introducing Encana as the presenting sponsor of the Environment Challenge

Canadian Young Scientist Journal featuring research papers and reviews by and for young Canadians (high schools only)

Deep River Science Academy flyer inviting applications for Summer 2012 (high schools only)

STAO (Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario) 2011 Conference flyer (Ontario schools only)

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Best Project WinnersWinners of the Best Project Award at Canada-Wide Science Fair 2011. Jaclynn Wong (17) and Danny (Yuhao) Huang (17), grade 12 students from Edmonton, Alberta, won a total of 9 awards and scholarships – including the Health Challenge Award (Senior) – with a total value of $39,500 for their project entitled “O-GlcNAcylation: Suppressing Cancer Progression.” They investigated the ability of a drug (PUGNaC) to slow the growth of cancer by increasing a biochemical process that operates at minimal levels in cancer cells but at high levels in normal cells. The pair’s work could have both diagnostic and therapeutic appli-cations, including the early detection and treatment of cancer.

Best Project WinnersWinners of the Best Project Award at Canada-Wide Science Fair 2011. Jaclynn Wong (17) and Danny (Yuhao) Huang (17), grade 12 students from Edmonton, Alberta, won a total of 9 awards and scholarships – including the Health Challenge Award (Senior) – with a total value of $39,500 for their project entitled

Progression.” They investigated the ability of a drug (PUGNaC) to slow the growth

process that operates at minimal levels

normal cells. The pair’s work could have

Invent the Future is published each fall by Youth Science Canada for Canadian science educators. We engage youth through science in inquiry and critical thinking by: challenging students to do projects; inspiring educators to bring inquiry and project-based science into their classrooms; recognizing youth for achievements in science; providing tools and resources to support inquiry and critical thinking in science; and identifying and supporting youth with the potential for excellence in science. To learn more about our programs, visit youthscience.ca.

CWSF, Smarter Science, and the 5-pointed star are registered trademarks of Youth Science Canada.

Challenging Canadian teachers to engage their students in inquiry and critical thinking through science projects and science fairs.

Young Canadians who participate in science fairs have a world of oppor-tunities open to them through

Youth Science Canada’s national and international programs.

When grade 7-12/Cégep students enter their project in a regional science fair, they can be selected to attend the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF), where Youth Science Canada awards $1 million in cash, scholarships, trips, scientific experiences and other awards to

the best science and technology projects every year.

Over the past year alone, winning CWSF awards or participating in other Youth Science Canada programs has given some of Canada’s top high school scientists the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles, Helsinki, Bratislava, Bangkok, and Stockholm to represent their country and compete internationally.

International experiences give young scien-tists a chance to benchmark themselves – and their science – against the best in the world. And when they take to the international stage year after year, they excel. For example, in May, the 20-member Team Canada-ISEF 2011 brought home seventeen awards from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in Los Angeles, California.

While the focus of the CWSF and many of the international events is competition, they are structured to allow plenty of time for partici-pants to meet their peers from around the world and take in some of the local colour.

Canada’s Young Scientists Excel!

Online science community for students and teachersLaunched in May at CWSF 2011, SMARTS is the first online science community for youth, by youth, designed to connect students (ages 13 to 18) with science and each other. Our goal is to bring together all Canadian students with an interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

Adults on SMARTS include science educators, science fair alumni and enthusiasts who can provide assistance and mentorship – and teachers who want to use SMARTS in their classroom.

SMARTS is a place to connect, share ideas and information about science and technology,

get creative, and have fun! It’s also a place to organize and track science projects – for students, teachers, and parents.

Using the SMARTS project log, or “plog,” students can orga-nize and record their inves-tigation or innovation – from the initial question or problem through to conclusions. The plog’s structure helps begin-ners stay organized (with example text in each section); its flexibility supports the most advanced project work. When the project is complete, one click exports the plog to a fully formatted PDF report (or text file).

SMARTS groups are a great way to start and manage a school science club, or create a space for a class – especially if they’re doing projects and using plogs.

Visit smarts.youthscience.ca to get started!

Get Involved in National Science and Technology Week

Celebrate science and technology with over 100 organizations and thousands of Canadians from October 14th to 23rd! This year marks more than 20 years of science festivities. Together we can create diverse opportunities for Canadians to learn and to inspire youth to consider careers in science and technology.

Visit science.gc.ca/nstw for details.

October 14-23

Members of Team Canada-ISEF 2011 with (L to R) Doug Cooper, Country Manager of Intel of Canada, and Reni Barlow, Executive Director of Youth Science Canada.

André Van Vugt/Giant Vision

In July, Team Canada-MILSET 2011 travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia with 47 high school students, selected by their provincial youth science organizations based on the quality of their projects at the CWSF and the Québec provincial science fair, as well as their ability to communicate their science and serve as ambassa-dors of Canada. During the hectic week the students shared science, culture, and Canada with young scientists from all over the world. At the closing ceremonies, 9 Canadian students were recognized with awards, along with Youth Science Canada for having the best web site (tc.youthscience.ca).

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