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More than 120 entrants in science fair From dinosaurs to CN tower: fair exhibits as varied as students themselves by Dagmar Kanzler "A science fair is one way to make young people aware of how important science is in all aspects of their lives." Hessel Pape looked frazzled, exhausted but ver-so Slightly contented ke surveyed the more n 120 entries in the second annual Three Science Fair. It was Friday evening and the last of the com- petitors were straggling in with their exhibits. These were the winners of competitions held in public and _ separate Area schools stretching from Waubaushene to Penetanguishene, south to Elmvale. ""We're hoping to foster scientific thinking, to get the kids asking questions, testing principles, making things work...' Pape just before he rushed off to help youngsters weighted down with fragile-looking displays. the only way to have a science fair is to start one"' - and has mushroomed into the extensive, often _ in- novative collection presented to the public last Saturday. Curiosity is what prompted ten year old Steven Barnstaple of Victoria Harbour "We're hoping to foster scientific thinking...,to get kids questioning.' School to eT ee The science fair grew last year out of informal talks between a few dedicated science teachers - "we decided Public devise a working model of how wind is created. 'I thought you hear wind every day and I wondered Last minute adjustment Ten year old Steven Barnstaple adjusts the candle under one of the two chim- neys in his working model of how wind is created. Curiosity on how wind is created prompted Steven to go to reference books and then build this model for the area three science fair. Staff photo 'comparison to Sound(?) testing Sacred Heart student Greg McInerney won a first place ribbon at the Science Fair held at Midland Secondary School Friday and Saturday. Greg demonstrates his sound exhibit, entered in the junior experiment division. what it was so I thought I'd do a project, said Steven matter-of-factly. His model consisted of a plywood box with two chimneys, under one of which he placed a lighted candle. The heat of the candle produced, he theorized, a dry and hot (low pressure) area. Air surrounding the other chimney would be a high pressure area because it was cool and humid in the ad- jacent area. By burning a piece of smoky ceiling tile over the high pressure area, Steven could show the air moving from the high to the low pressure Staff photo zone - thus wind! "He did it all himself,' said a proud father Barnstaple after the very lucid ex- planation. Breakable dinosaur Eleven year old Derek Mayle had less luck with his project - a clay model of Tyronnosaurus Rex. "Mr. Pape had talked about doing things in clay and I'd always been in- terested in meat-eating dinosaurs so I thought about it. "But I found it a nuisance 'cause it kept breaking,"' breathed Derek in exasperation as he gingerly tried to re- affix a broken toe to his Weaver's Heating & Sheet Metal™ OFFER A 1 MONTH SPECIAL ON CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS e Installed e 1 year warranty © Climatrol central air conditioner... aby INSTALLED IN YOUR FURNACE...2 TON CAPACITY ONLY Compare this low, low price © Humidifiers © Furnaces Weaver's Heating & Sheet Metal Lid., 1017 Vinden St., Midland © Electric air cleaners e Window air conditioning units 926-5751 reclining model. His first 'Rex' had been modelled in the upright position but had smashed to bits - '"'all $8 worth". Undaunted, Derek decided to have another go at it, this time with a dinosaur who was dying of starvation (as his emaciated stomach will testify) and could therefore lie down. "I wanna' be a scientist...do lots of outdoors work, like in the Marsh (Wye Marsh) and discover new breeds of animals."' That's in fhe future. But right now all that's on Derek's mind is to reassemble a 'Rex' which threatens to disintegrate before the judges arrive. Friday evening saw judging of the ap- proximately 130 displays by officials from in- dustry, school boards and private walks of life. Students were judged on the attractiveness of student must have awed the judges on a.number of counts - they spent more than ten minutes discussing his ex- periment with air foils. '| wanna' be a scientist...and discover new breeds of animals displays, how scientific the display was, how he/she was able to respond to questions and whether or not he/she had learned anything in the process of preparing the project. Prizes were awarded first, second and third winners. Foils and fans Deane Woods, a 13 year old Bayview School ' The amount of lift foils of different shapes provides was tested by balancing the turning a fan on the individual foil and balancing the foil with the wind on it against weights at the other end of the scale. The more weights required to balance, the more lift the foil provides, Deane theorized; and by turning the foils at dif- ferent angles, he could Handle with care 'I've always been interested in meat- eating dinosaurs' says 11 year old Derek Mayle as he touches up his Tyronmnosaurus Rex clay model. Transporting the clay figurine proved to be a dangerous proposition as the toes insisted on falling off and getting lost in the green bed Derek had made for his dying 'Rex'. Staff photo determine which foils provide the most lift. His interest in flight only really got off the ground (pardon the pun) a month ago when he visited an airplane museum in Dayton, Ohio. "That really got me excited and interested in airplanes...." Conside- ring his progress in a - month, the sky could be the limit for this budding scientist-cum-navigator. The displays were as varied as the many students who created them. It's unfortunate, many a parent was heard muttering, that they couldn't all win. It's like this... Midland trustee John McCullough was one of many judges responsible for marking the more than 120 entries submitted by students from ten area three schools. Here he discusses the possibilities of the CN tower model with its creator, David Bayfield of Corpus Christi in Penetanguishene. add beauty-add insulation-save fuel with ALUMINUM DOORS Drop by today, or call STORM WINDOWS SHUTTERS Interlocking Staff photo | AWNINGS EAVESTROUGHING Aavisou Whetal Works Lid. 1017 Vinden St., Midland 526-6870 Wednesday, April 27, 1977, Page 5 ' Bigs a