How did it happen?, Do it again, Where did you learn all this? These were some of the reactions from parents, kids, teachers, judges when the magicians from 7th to 10th and scientists from 5th, 6th showed their projects. We had our annual science fair on Saturday, 17th August 2013.
|
Group |
Standards |
Topic |
Total entries |
Groups selected for 2nd round |
Winner and runner up teams |
|
Beginners |
5, 6 |
How things work |
62 |
9 |
4 |
|
Scorchers |
7, 8 |
Science behind magic |
30 |
5 |
3 |
|
Experts |
9, 10 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
Our dining halls and badminton hall were bubbling with enthusiasm on Saturday. Children were ready to show off since morning. Curious parents, kids, teachers visited students projects and encouraged them. We had 2 teachers judging every project to reduce subjectivity in assessment. Children had come up with really nice projects. Their efforts and team-work were evident from their display and explanation. Children did learn many new concepts through their project research. Innovative and creative use of simple material was done. We could also see that most projects were done from start to end exclusively by students. Parents help, using readymade kits was avoided, and we appreciate this a lot. The purpose of the exhibition was served well. One of the parents remarked that the children were learning a science syllabus worth a year by visiting their friends projects in 3 hours!
The Science behind magic theme saw our children turning into great performers. Some groups exhibited really nice showmanship in performing the magic. A young spectator was delighted to know the scientific trick behind a particular magic. Our students gained a scientific eye to look at magic.
Four external judges had come to judge the 18 projects in the second round. The judges were from varied backgrounds like IIT alumni, entrepreneurs, science project co-ordinators from renowned schools etc. Each project was evaluated by 2 judges separately. Thus students got good exposure to external judges too.
It is sad that we can have only a limited number of groups in the result table. But we consider every participating group a winner. Many groups were very close in marks and we appreciate the efforts of all the groups.
| The Beginners (Std 5,6) |
| Winners – Reflection and refraction (Table B) |
| Runners up – Colour changing flowers (Table 74) |
| Joint second runners up – Twilight Switch (Table 93), Red cabbage as indicator (Table 86) |
| The Scorchers (Std 7,8) |
| Winners – Illusions (Table 35) |
| Runners up – The science behind magic card tricks (Table 16) |
| Second runners up – Magical water (Table 22) |
| The Experts (Std 9,10) |
| Winners – Blow the balloon! (Table 40) |
| Runners up – Magical Chemistry world (Table 11) |
Congratulations to all the participants! Comments, compliments and suggestions are most welcome.
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- Science behind magic – Badminton hall (7th to 10th)
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- Science behind magic – Outside badminton hall
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- How things work – Dining hall (5th, 6th)
