WOOD BUFFALO REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR

April 16 - 17, 2010
Fort McMurray, Alberta

FAIR INFORMATION

The 2010 WBRSF will be hosted at Keyano College’s Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre. Judging will take place on Friday, April 16th. The public are invited to view the projects and attend the awards ceremony on Saturday, April 17th.

2010 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday April 15th, 2010 – Oil Sands Discovery Centre, 7:00 pm

(Open to the public, admission is free)

“Forensic Anthropology Exposed”
Opening Talk By Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Owen Beattie

In addition to his evening public talk, Dr. Beattie will present daytime talks for grade six and grade eleven students.

Friday April 16th, 2010 – Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre

(Open to judges and participants only)

Participant Registration and Set-Up

1:00 – 2:00 pm*

Judging

2:00 – 8:00 pm

* Registration for Elementary students will begin at 1:00 pm; registration for Junior and Senior students will begin at 1:30 pm

Saturday April 17th, 2010 – Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre

(Open to the public, admission is free)

Participant Arrival

8:30 am

Public Viewing

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Awards

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Clean-Up

1:00 pm

THE WBRSF

The Wood Buffalo Regional Science Fair is an annual event for youth grades four through twelve. The Fair offers a unique opportunity for students throughout the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to learn science by taking an active hands-on approach to problem solving. Participants are encouraged to nurture their creativity and curiosity by designing science projects which investigate questions of their own choosing. Although exceptional projects will be recognized, this event should not be viewed as a competition, but rather as a way to stimulate enthusiasm for the Sciences and to acknowledge the accomplishments of all who participate.

The Wood Buffalo Regional Science Fair is one of ten regional fairs in Alberta affiliated with Youth Science Canada, a non-profit organization which promotes innovative science education across the country. Each year Youth Science Canada sponsors the “Canada-Wide Science Fair”, a national exhibition which showcases the talents of students representing each of the nation’s 102 regional science fairs. Finalists chosen from our combined pool of Junior and Senior participants are invited to proceed to the Canada-Wide Science Fair, which this year will be held in Peterborough, Ontario. The generous donations of our sponsors make this possible at no cost to the students.

EXHIBIT CATEGORIES

Projects will be judged within the following nine categories (for additional information please visit our Awards Page):

Elementary	Elementary Grade 4 (EL4)
	Elementary Grade 5 (EL5)
	Elementary Grade 6 (EL6)

Junior	Junior Life Science (JRL)
	Junior Physical Science (JRP)
	Junior Eng. and Comp. Science (JRE)

Senior	Senior Life Science (SRL)
	Senior Physical Science (SRP)
	Senior Eng. and Comp. Science (SRE)