Quinte Regional Science Fair - 2013 - Canada-Wide Science Fair

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QRSTF 2013

Wednesday May 15, 2013

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Wednesday May 15, 2013

Wednesday, May 15 2013
Time	Title	Location
06:00 am - 09:00 am	Breakfast	Atrium
08:00 am - 05:30 pm	Tours of Southwest Alberta	1st Choice Savings Centre - West parking lot
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm	Dinner	Atrium
07:00 pm - 11:00 pm	Finalists & Delegates Lounges	Students Union Ballroom

Tour day will include a visit to the following sites:

#1 Waterton Lakes National Park is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Lunch will be enjoyed in this beautiful surrounding.

#2 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is an UNESCO World Heritage Site where Native interpretive guides are present to make sure everyone has a memorable experience.

#3 Alberta Birds of Prey Centre is Canada’s largest birds of prey facility. This is a “must-see” attraction

#5 Wind Energy Powers Southern Alberta, Canada’s first commercial wind farm was erected in 1993 along the Cowley Ridge; today, hundreds of these structures can be seen in Southwest Alberta.

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If you are interested in seeing what the CWSF is all about, check out the live feed of the Awards Ceremony. Go to cwsf.youthscience.ca and read the blog articles as well as reading the news articles about the science fair.

The awards ceremony will be live-streamed on Thursday, May 16, 2013, starting at 3 pm MDT. Click the link to go to the live stream page where you will be able to share in the excitement.

http://youthscience.ca/cwsf-2013-live-stream
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Team Quinte is off to the wilds of Alberta to see some great natural and man-made wonders.

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#1 Waterton Lakes National Park is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Lunch will be enjoyed in this beautiful surrounding.

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#2 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is an UNESCO World Heritage Site where Native interpretive guides are present to make sure everyone has a memorable experience.

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#3 Alberta Birds of Prey Centre is Canada’s largest birds of prey facility. This is a “must-see” attraction

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#4 Wind Energy Powers Southern Alberta, Canada’s first commercial wind farm was erected in 1993 along the Cowley Ridge; today, hundreds of these structures can be seen in Southwest Alberta

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Today was "adventure day" and it certainly was that. We boarded our coach shortly before 8:30am after collecting

our boxed lunch and having our annual Team Ontario picture taken. Our first stop was the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre which is Canada's largest rescue sanctuary for birds of prey. We were introduced to several species of owls and hawks including the endangered burrowing owl. Highlights were having the chance to rub noses with a red eagle and seeing a young bald eagle fly between perches. Theresa and Aaron did their own mini rescue by freeing a duck that was trapped under the wire surrounding its cage. Trying to put it back in the cage was another story.

A two hour drive through the foothills of southern Alberta took us to the spectacular Waterton Lakes National Park which is a UNESCO Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. A mini "Banff in the prairies" summed it up. The group spent the most part of the two hours skipping stones in the lake and all agreed that the mountains surrounding the lake was the most picturesque view on the trip so far. We wandered up to a large waterfall that was nestled in the rocks just on the edge of town. The rumour of a great ice cream shop enticed us back into the small town of Waterton and we all enjoyed some cool treats. It was difficult to leave such a peaceful spot but the intrigue of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, another UNESCO World Heritage Site got us back on the bus.

On our 1.5 hour trip there we passed hundreds of wind turbines located in the vast fields. We arrived at a huge cliff, known as Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and were shown a movie and given a great tour by native guides who explained the importance in history of how and why annually the buffalo were run off the cliff.

We returned for a late dinner. Again our soccer players went off for a fourth night of soccer competition with Aysar's team beating Govind's team once again. Aaron, Brandan, Theresa, Scott and Jane headed out for an evening walk that somehow ended up at Dairy Queen. It was a great day and it is really good to see how well our team Quinte gets along. The conversations during the day are unpredictable but always include some reference to science eventually. After such an intense judging day yesterday, this was the perfect way to spend a day together.

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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

May 14 - CWSF 2013 - Lethbridge Alberta - University of Alberta

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QRSTF 2013 at Loyalist College -- We will be having viewing from 11:00-4:00 pm. The Award Show will start at 4:00.

Please come and visit.

CWSF 2013 --- QRSTF BLOG (the many years of CWSF and QRSTF)

FACEBOOK:

The World of QRSTF - A mosaic created from pictures selected from all the QRSTF pictures over the last 3 years.

QRSTF 2013

Tuesday May 14, 2013

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Tuesday May 14, 2013

Tuesday, May 14 2013
Time	Title	Location
07:00 am - 09:00 am	Breakfast	Atrium
07:30 am - 08:30 am	Judges' Briefing & Breakfast	1st Choice Savings Centre - Track
08:30 am - 12:00 pm	Project Judging (dress up)	1st Choice Savings Centre - Exhibit Hall
09:00 am - 12:00 pm	Project Judging	1st Choice Savings Centre - Exhibit Hall
09:00 am - 12:00 pm	Delegate Workshops/Forums	Anderson Hall
09:00 am - 12:00 pm	Smarter Science Workshop - Part 1 (Delegates - optional)	Anderson Hall
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm	Judges' Lunch	Track
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm	Lunch	Atrium
01:00 pm - 05:00 pm	Project Judging (dress up)	1st Choice Savings Centre - Exhibit Hall
01:00 pm - 05:00 pm	Project Judging	1st Choice Savings Centre - Exhibit Hall
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm	Youth Science Canada Special General Meeting (SGM)	1st Choice Savings Centre - PE250
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm	Zone Meetings	Anderson Hall
03:00 pm - 05:00 pm	Future Host Social	Students Union Ballroom
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm	Dinner	Atrium
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm	Judges' Dinner (Captains Only)	1st Choice Savings Centre - Track
06:30 pm - 09:00 pm	Night At The Movies	Markin Hall/Anderson Hall
06:30 pm - 09:30 pm	Judging - Final Round (no finalists)	Exhibit Hall
07:00 pm - 11:00 pm	Finalists & Delegates Lounges	Students Union Ballroom

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It was the most important judging day at the fair today and Team Quinte was up early and looking very confident going into the disciplinary judging round this morning. All the team members felt they had done their best and that all their judges, who they each talked to for 20 minutes, were fair and some even friendly. We met for lunch, a time to debrief and gear up for the afternoon's session.

Everyone met their special awards judges for a shorter time in the afternoon for only 10 minutes each and again all went smoothly. Aaron, Theresa and Brandan have their projects all together in a row which makes chatting very easy. Govind and Aysar are on opposite ends of the fair and so have met many new participants over these past three days.

After 8 hours of judging today the team was ready for some relaxation this evening. Again Govind and Aysar were bending it like Beckham on the soccer field. (Check the video on the QRSTF youtube Channel) Brandan, Aaron and Theresa opted for the movie night complete with popcorn and pop. Their movie choice of Les Miserables was a solemn choice but did not in any way reflect their experience of today.

If anything there was a good omen today; Scott and I won the bridge building competition over all the other delegates...perhaps

some foreshadowing for what is to come for team Quinte at the awards ceremony.

We are all fine-tuning our mountain goat skills as we have to climb up and down a long, steep hill between the judging hall and our cafeteria and residence many times a day. As well, wind gusts of over 50 km/h are not uncommon and make hairstyles rather interesting. All in all, a great day and we are looking forward to being together as a team for our tour of southern Alberta tomorrow.

You can watch the Award’s Ceremony on Thursday. It is being streamed this year…. http://youthscience.ca/cwsf-2013-live-stream (please share this with others please) Please go to cwsf.youthscience and look at the schedule for the correct time.

Jane Moodey

Middle School Director

Scott Berry

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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt

Many places in Lethbridge are named for this famous Canadian-Father of Confederation

Sir Alexander Galt and his son Elliott Torrance Galt co-founded the city of Lethbridge, Alberta in 1883, when he established a coal mine on the banks of the Oldman River in the southwest portion of the District of Alberta, Northwest Territories.

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Lethbridge Trivia

Monday, 13 May 2013

May 13 - CWSF 2013 - Lethbridge Alberta - University of Alberta

May 13 - CWSF 2013 - Lethbridge Alberta - University of Alberta ==================================================================

QRSTF 2013 at Loyalist College -- We will be having viewing from 11:00-4:00 pm. The Award Show will start at 4:00.

Please come and visit.

CWSF 2013 --- QRSTF BLOG (the many years of CWSF and QRSTF)

FACEBOOK:

The World of QRSTF - A mosaic created from pictures selected from all the QRSTF pictures over the last 3 years.

QRSTF 2013

Monday May 13, 2013

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Monday May 13, 2013

Monday, May 13 2013
Time	Title	Location
07:00 am - 09:00 am	Breakfast	Atrium
09:00 am - 12:00 pm	School Tours/Public Viewing	1st Choice Savings Centre - Exhibit Hall
09:00 am - 12:00 pm	Delegates' Meeting	1st Choice Savings Centre - PE250
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm	Lunch	Atrium
01:15 pm - 05:30 pm	Science Discovery	Departs from Atrium
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm	Judges' Dinner	1st Choice Savings Centre - Track
05:00 pm - 05:30 pm	Judges' Registration	1st Choice Savings Centre - Track
06:00 pm - 07:30 pm	Judges' Orientation	1st Choice Savings Centre - PE250
06:30 pm - 08:00 pm	Dinner	Atrium
07:00 pm - 09:30 pm	Finalists & Delegates Lounges	Students Union Ballroom
07:30 pm - 10:00 pm	Judges-only Project Viewing (no finalists)	1st Choice Savings Centre - Exhibit Hall

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Another spectacular warm sunny morning in Lethbridge greeted us. We met for our breakfast at 7:30am

with Calvin Cycles being drawn on paper plates and Dr. Who dominating our breakfast conversation. It was off to another morning of public viewing (schools)
for our finalists and meetings for the delegates.

We met for lunch and then headed off to our Discovery Day sessions held at Lethbridge University. The favourites for Aaron, Brandan and Govind were trying to crack the codes at the Logic and Puzzles session, Aysar was impressed with his session on performative science and Theresa enjoyed seeing

the human brain in a jar at the Behavioural Neuroscience lab. Some of us braved the high winds by eating our dinner outside while the die-hard Leafs fans took their meals and crowded around Scott's live feed for the game. Aysar and Govind ran off their meal by joining a group of delegates from all over the country in a pick up soccer game, Aaron chilled, while Brandan and Theresa played cards and combat frisbee (better to ask them what this involved).
Theresa made some great trades with the Aussies today as well.

We met later in the evening to go over some last minute details and each of their presentations in preparation for the formal judging day tomorrow. They are all confident about what they have to say and Scott and I are extremely proud of what they have accomplished so far. It was a very low key evening, and just as well. They were in their rooms by 9:30pm and can look forward to a good day tomorrow.

The quote of the day has to be from Theresa after hearing Aaron explaining his animated version of the Calvin Cycle to Brandan, " I think rocket science must be easier than that. It reminds me of why I don't like plants!"

Jane Moodey

Middle School Director

and Scott

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The Lethbridge Viaduct, commonly known as the High Level Bridge, was constructed between 1907–1909 at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada at a cost of $1,334,525

It was built as part of a major diversion of the Crowsnest Pass route between Lethbridge and Fort Macleod. The river crossing was previously over a wooden trestle measuring 894 m (2,933 ft) long and 20 m (66 ft) high; an impressive structure in its own right.

Length: 1,623.86 m (5,327.625 ft)

Height: 95.7 m (314.0 ft) above river bed

Materials: 12,400 tons of steel

Deck spans and lengths:

44 plate girder spans each of 20.4 m (66.93 ft)

22 plate girder spans each of 30.15 m (98.92 ft)

one riveted lattice-truss of 32.6 m (106.96 ft)

Rigid braced steel towers: total of 33

Crosses the Oldman River

The Lethbridge Viaduct is the highest and longest steel railway bridge of its type in the world !

National Archives of Canada / PA-029691

Sunday, 12 May 2013

May 12 - CWSF 2013 - Lethbridge Alberta - University of Alberta

CWSF 2013 - Lethbridge Alberta - University of Alberta - May 11- 18, 2013

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QRSTF 2013 at Loyalist College -- We will be having viewing from 11:00-4:00 pm. The Award Show will start at 4:00.

Please come and visit.

CWSF 2013 --- QRSTF BLOG (the many years of CWSF and QRSTF)

FACEBOOK:

The World of QRSTF - A mosaic created from pictures selected from all the QRSTF pictures over the last 3 years.