Four projects qualify for Canada-Wide Science Fair
5501 - A Fibrous Answer to Oil Spills?
Using a combination of common, environmentally friendly fibrous materials such as feathers, bone meal and oat hulls, Savannah Massimo and her science partner Nicole Gastle proved they could make a filter that would absorb 33% more oil from water than the process used to clean up the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Savannah and Nicole are in grade 11 at Lakefield District SS.
4401 - Sunscreen: The Good, the Bad And The Metallic Taste In My Mouth - Part 3
In her experiment, Madeline Stever, a grade 10 student at Kenner CVI, showed that lead from commercially available sunscreens can permeate a living membrane. To do this she injected 0.5 mL of commercially available sunscreen, known to contain lead into the air pocket of an egg. Albumen and yolk samples were extracted from the eggs at seven days and were analyzed for lead content using a mass spectrometer.
3508 - Evironmentally Safe De-icers? What Can Bio Indicators Tell Us? Part 2
Currently road salt use is a big environmental issue in Ontario so Laurence Emery, a grade 8 student at Queen Mary, wanted to conduct an original experiment to see which of seven de-icers is the most environmentally friendly. In his experiment, he tried to determine which of seven de-icers is the most environmentally friendly by studying their effects on snails, daphnia and hydras
3515 - Where the Butterflies Roam
The purpose of Avery Dextrase's project was to find out whether rural or urban meadows had more butterflies and more
butterfly species, and what environmental variables affect those numbers. She found that even though the urban sites had a similar habitat, more flowers, and more flower coverage than the rural sites, the rural sites still had many more butterflies and more butterfly species than the urban sites. Since the environmental
variables didn't really affect the butterfly numbers and species, she oncluded that it was the environment surrounding
the sites that affected the numbers. The rural sites have enough surrounding habitat to support large numbers of
butterflies and butterfly species and also different butterflies could easily fly from meadow to meadow. Urban
field are small and isolated so they can only support small numbers of butterflies.
Avery is in grade 8 at Westmount.
Both Madeline and Laurence represented the PRSF at the CWSF in 2011. See the results for Madeline and Laurence
More Photos of Award Winning Projects
See the complete 2012 awards list
Peterborough Examiner story
“It’s really amazing what the kids come up with.” - Sabine McConnell
There is no idea too big, too small or too weird when it comes to science fairs.
On April 11 people can take in the best of the best as the 43rd annual regional science fair begins at Trent University.
Students from kindergarten to Grade 12 are bringing their winning science fair projects from 24 area schools for the competition.
Read the complete story in the Peterborough Examiner
The Peterborough Regional Science Fair is now connected to your Social Media!
The Peterborough Regional Science Fair now has a Facebook and Twitter account. This will help you stay connected with any important information regarding the Science Fair such as deadlines and different events the science fair has within the community.
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Adam Noble of Lakefield Selected for Team Canada.
Eighteen of Canada’s top high school scientists have been selected by Youth Science Canada to represent the country at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) from May 12-19 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Intel ISEF is the world’s largest science fair.
Adam Noble and Shayla Larson compete in Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition
Adam will still be able to compete at the PRSF but will not be eligible for the CWSF selection.
Some of you may also know Lauren Reid. Geography professor Dr. Cheryl McKenna Neuman provided major support and the use of her world-class facilities to Lauren last year. Lauren is from the Durham region.
Read the complete announcement
Rule Changes for 2012
Recently, the Youth Science Canada changed certain ethical rules that affect the eligibility of projects for both the PRSF and the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Please make sure to check all relevant rules before you start your projects.
If your project involves human participants see
and
Participation of Humans in Research - Significant Risk
If your project involves animals see
If your project involves the firearms or hazardous materials and equipment see
2011 PRSF Results
Congratulations to all participants and winners in the 2011 PRSF!
The complete results are now on line
Each year the PRSF sends 5 students to the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF). This year the CWSF will be held in Toronto from May 14 – 21. This year's CWSF particants are:
| Project # | Student Names | Project Title | School Name |
| 5501 | Adam Noble, Shayla Larson | The Hazards of Nanosilver Uncovered | Lakefield District SS |
| 4403 | Madeline Stever | Sunscreen: The Good, The Bad And The Metallic Taste in My Mouth - Part 2 | Kenner CVI |
| 4501 | Kaitlyn Bulmer | Colour of Plants | Kenner CVI |
| 3418 | Laurence Emery | Eco-friendly road salt: What do Daphnia have to say about it? | Queen Mary |
The 2011 CWSF Winners
