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Are your kids interested in science and technology? Help them sign up for any of the following programs, and your kids will thank you more than enough.
Science is Beautiful Arts Contest
Location: Canada
Project Type: Arts
Grade Level: 11-12
The “Science is Beautiful” arts contest is open to Canadian students in grades 11-12. Both individual and group entries are accepted. But there is a limit of one submission per individual or group. There is no restriction on the type of submission一your artwork can consist of photographs, sculptures, poems, songs or any other medium that allows you to share the beauty of science!
Tomatosphere Action Project
Location: Across Canada
Project Type: Data Collection
Grade Level: 10-12
Tomatosphere is a program that uses the excitement of space exploration to teach the skills and processes of scientific experimentation and inquiry. Participating classrooms compare the germination rate ( 发芽率) of tomato seeds which have been exposed to a space-like environment with that of a control set of seeds.
DNA Barcoding (条形编码) at the Toronto Zoo
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Project Type: Student Science Club
Grade Level: 7- 12
DNA technology is in use right now to preserve and catalogue life’s biodiversity through a Canadian invention: the DNA barcode of life. This colourful barcode is already being used to fight the greatest crime of our lifetime---the loss of biodiversity. By adding information to a few exhibits at the zoo, high school students can witness the power of biotechnology in solving global issues.
Dandelion (蒲公英) Project
Location: Ontario
Project Type: Data Collection
Grade Level: 11
This dynamic and hands-on program focuses on studying evolution of a species available all around us: the dandelion. Students will actively make observations, generate predictions, design experiments, collect and analyze the data and communicate their findings.
1. The "Science is Beautiful" arts contest mainly sets a limit on _____.
A. the type of the artwork submitted B. the number of the artwork submission
C. the ability to express the beauty of science D. the number of the participating group members
2. Which of the following programs may accept junior high students?
A. Science is Beautiful Arts Contest. B. Tomatosphere Action Project.
C. DNA Barcoding at the Toronto Zoo. D. Dandelion Project.
3. How do students study evolution in the Dandelion Project?
A. By doing some practical activities in person.
B. By learning about the history of dandelions.
C. By asking experts about dandelions’ details.
D. By referring to previous studies on dandelions.
