Science Jam packs in 1,100 future scientists
Angelica Poversky
Youth Reporter
Tuesday's ninth annual science jam was an opportunity for young scientists to explore the projects of other Richmond elementary pupils and share their own.
“I like the Science Jam because it’s fun and there’s a lot of interesting things to learn,” Brighouse elementary student Sophia Delatore says.
Almost 1,100 passionate scientists from 16 different schools participated with enthusiasm to showcase their scientific knowledge at Aberdeen Centre.
More than 500 instructive projects varying from bubbling volcanoes and explosive soda to projects about the Milky Way and discoveries about crystal growing were on display.
Many keen students wanted to share interesting and informative facts about their observations and findings during their projects.
Martin Curic and Marko Sijivic from Tomekichi Homma elementary created a foaming hydrogen peroxide chemistry experiment called “Elephant toothpaste”.
Intrigued about chemical reactions, they explained their findings during their project.
“Hot water produces the most amount of foam,” Martin explains.
Adds Marko: “The temperature is always going to affect the chemical reaction.”
Aspiring scientists from Talmey, Kelly Wang and Rachael Encarnacion, were keen to share their observations about a “brainy” experiment they were intrigued by as well.
Their project was about how different music affects your brains efficiency called “The music museum".
After the two elementary school girls preformed numerous scientific tests they received mind bottling results.
“We found that classical music helps you type faster and that R&B helps you write faster.”
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