Young minds at Ross Glen Elementary School were put on display Monday for the annual science fair.
Grade 6 student Ezra, attending his third fair, said he enjoyed the process.
“I like that I get to do an experiment and present to people and show what I’ve learned,” said Ezra.
Over the years, Ezra has done several different experiments one of which being testing the voltage different fruits can produce.
This year his project involved a larger energy source: the Sun.
“I am testing solar ovens to see which can heat up the most,” he said.
“Basically you make your own Solar Oven and then you can take it outside and point it at the sun and heat up what you need.”
Grade 5 students Riley and Charleston used their passion as the basis for their project.
Riley and Charleston used their hockey passion as a basis for their project. Kevin Kyle/CHAT News“We’re looking at the best way to shoot a hockey puck with different kinds of sticks,” they said.
The pair’s project was one of three gold winners for Grades 4 and 5. Oliver and Odin, another pair, and Gray Ross also won for the age group.
Claire and the duo of Madison and Brooklyn won for the Grades 5 and 6 category.
Students at the school got to showcase their talents and ideas for science to a variety of different judges whom were all very impressed by the creativity.
“There was a great display that was about elephant toothpaste, and there’s one that’s about a solar oven, and it’s just so many different things,” said Medicine Hat city councillor Cassi Hider, one of the judges.
“The world is different than it was many years ago.”
Fire Chief Chad Eakins felt that the students all showed a lot of promise.
“The most shocking or impressive (thing) is the amount of effort put into these projects,” Eakins said.
“It’s just a wide variety of topics and the knowledge that they’ve gained from these projects is very impressive.”
While Ezra may have to wait for some better weather before his project can really be used, he already knows what he wants to make.
“I’m thinking of baking some bread,” he said.
