2nd Annual Rotary Central Science Fair
Posted by Fiona Moseley
Rotary Central conducts another successful Science Fair. This could not be done without the untiring enthusiasm of Rotarian Bill Hrudey.
The Cayman Islands Annual School Science Fair 2007-08 took place on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Cayman Prep High School on Walkers Road.
As before, the aim of the Fair was to increase the awareness of science amongst the middle and high schools in the Cayman Islands and to get young student scientists excited about science as well as having an overall sense of achievement.
They put together projects covering life sciences, physics and chemistry, computer science, earth sciences and Food/Health on subjects such as "How does the Molecular Structure of an egg affect it's strength", "Simple Carbon Dioxide reduction", "Building an autonomous home patrolling robot" and "Evaluation of exercise and brain stimulation".
The Guest Speaker was Fred Sambula for the met office who spoke about hurricanes and tracking. The students' enthusiasm was remarkable and it was encouraging to note their active and keen role in the sciences.
Prizes were awarded in five categories and cash prizes were CI$ 3,000 for first place, and CI$ 2,000 and CI$ 1,000 for second and third place respectively. These monies will be held in an interest bearing trust and made available when the student enters college. Some students who win over several years with repeat entries could then accumulate a tidy sum to help them with their college fees.
There were a number of repeat winners this year including John Gracey, Joshua Dikau and Michael sun. This year the Best of Show prize was a laptop computer donated by Cable & Wireless and was won by Zacharie Caudeiron from St. Ignatius.
The Science Fair had many corporate sponsors but would not have come about had it not been for the tireless efforts of Rotarial Bill Hrudey who organised the entire event right down to the catering. Well done and thank you Bill!
As before, the aim of the Fair was to increase the awareness of science amongst the middle and high schools in the Cayman Islands and to get young student scientists excited about science as well as having an overall sense of achievement.
They put together projects covering life sciences, physics and chemistry, computer science, earth sciences and Food/Health on subjects such as "How does the Molecular Structure of an egg affect it's strength", "Simple Carbon Dioxide reduction", "Building an autonomous home patrolling robot" and "Evaluation of exercise and brain stimulation".
The Guest Speaker was Fred Sambula for the met office who spoke about hurricanes and tracking. The students' enthusiasm was remarkable and it was encouraging to note their active and keen role in the sciences.
Prizes were awarded in five categories and cash prizes were CI$ 3,000 for first place, and CI$ 2,000 and CI$ 1,000 for second and third place respectively. These monies will be held in an interest bearing trust and made available when the student enters college. Some students who win over several years with repeat entries could then accumulate a tidy sum to help them with their college fees.
There were a number of repeat winners this year including John Gracey, Joshua Dikau and Michael sun. This year the Best of Show prize was a laptop computer donated by Cable & Wireless and was won by Zacharie Caudeiron from St. Ignatius.
The Science Fair had many corporate sponsors but would not have come about had it not been for the tireless efforts of Rotarial Bill Hrudey who organised the entire event right down to the catering. Well done and thank you Bill!