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STEMIA Science Fair
by stemiascoop
By: Harshini Patil
The annual STEM Science Fair this year was held on Friday, February 24th and run by Ms. Bretner. The fair is an opportunity for science enthusiasts to partake in research-experiment-innovation based projects for topics that they are interested in learning more about. As exciting new science projects were exhibited throughout the gym, judges from the School Board and local scientists themselves came to view the creative and ingenious projects. Many projects such as the “Rear-end crash detection test” project, and “How we can use robotics in surgery?” included models and working prototypes that helped enhance their project. The fair was a huge success, as many students also came to view the projects which have been in the works for a few months. “Preparing for the fair can be pretty difficult and stressful,” said a runner-up, “but the end results are totally worth it.” The competition to advance to the Calgary Youth Science Fair was quite intense, as there were close to 50 participants and only 18 available spots (9 winners, 9 runner ups). The CYSF competition will be held in-person on April 21st, where our 18 STEM winners will compete against other schools around Calgary for medal prizes (bronze, silver, gold) and possibly advance to provincial and national level fairs.
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A few of the projects that were displayed were:
- Cryonics: An Attempt at Immortality
- The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
- Benford’s Law to Expose the Truth
- The Science Behind Rollercoasters
- Using Real-Time Object Detection to Improve the Safety and Quality of Life
- How Can We Detect Lung Cancer
1st Place Project Winners:
Study: How can we use CRISPR to cure colour blindness? (Aryaman Anand)
Experiment: How do negative and positive reinforcements impact an athlete? (Josephine Trigg)
Innovation: Using Real-Time Object Detection to Improve the Safety and Quality of Life (Joel Amaldas)
