Western Manitoba Science Fair goes digital
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This article was published 22/04/2020 (2132 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Western Manitoba Science Fair is moving online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fair was originally scheduled to take place at Brandon University’s Healthy Living Centre on April 7, but preventive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus are forcing the cancellations of public gatherings such as this.
Rather than wait until 2021 to put on the next edition of the science fair and cancel the event for the first time ever, organizers have decided to give students’ science projects an online platform.
Fair organizers are looking for students to submit videos of themselves presenting their science projects along with supporting documents for the experiments performed, said communications representative Pat Bowslaugh.
Until May 15, students can visit wmsf.ca to see rules for the online fair and upload their projects, although organizers would prefer people not to wait until the last minute to get their applications in.
Students normally have to place highly at their school’s science fair before moving onto the regional fair, but there is no such restriction on this year’s event.
Bowslaugh said that while the fair isn’t going to be giving out the typical medals for winners, judges will still take a look at science projects and provide feedback.
She said that she hopes students will be able to take pride in having their science projects displayed online for friends and family to see.
Students can take that feedback and refine their projects to submit again next year when things have hopefully gone back to normal.
While the Canada Wide Science Fair’s physical event has also been cancelled, the national-level event is hosting its own online science fair for students in grades 7 through 12.
The Western Manitoba Science Fair advises students interested in submitting their projects to the national event to first submit their projects to local judges to get feedback in advance.
As of Tuesday afternoon, there were two science projects posted on the local fair’s site for the public to view.
Angelina Zhang, a Grade 4 student from École New Era, has looked into COVID-19, while fellow Grade 4 New Era student (and 2019 Brandon Sun Community Award winner) Nate Harrison shows off the filter he made to clean up collected rainwater.
Video presentations by the students as well as a gallery of photos of their projects are available to look at.
Typically, the Western Manitoba Science Fair averages approximately 500 participants every year.
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