STUDENTS FROM ACROSS ONTARIO TEST THEIR SCIENCE SAVVY IN 19TH ANNUAL YORK UNIVERSITY SCIENCE OLYMPICS
TORONTO, October 17, 1997 -- A giant water-balloon catapult and a scavenger hunt on the World Wide Web are just two of the ways that high school students will be putting their science savvy to the test this weekend at York University.
On Saturday, October 18, York University hosts the 19th annual York Science Olympics, a five-event competition between approximately 550 students from almost 50 high schools throughout Ontario. Some of the brain-bending events include:
Catapult - Teams will fire water-filled balloons from a giant catapult made of stretched rubber tubing tied to either end of 'football' goalposts. Location: York Common, York Blvd.
Bio-Steeplechase - This variation on the traditional hurdle relay race features teams competing to answer multiple-choice biology questions. Students will tackle these questions at a series of obstacles or hurdles located throughout the room. Location: Bethune College Dining Hall.
WWW Scavenger Hunt - Teams will embark on a scavenger hunt on the Web. Given a set of clues, they will follow links on the World Wide Web to a final destination. Location: Ariel Lab, 1st Floor, Chemistry and Computer Science Building.
Anatomy...Is Like a Box of Chocolates - Students will test their anatomical knowledge by being asked to identify anatomical structures, both human and animal. Location: Rm. 124, Lumbers Building.
Fermi Questions - Teams will be asked to use logic to answer such questions as: "How many hairs are on a medium-sized cat?" Location: Rm. 341, Bethune College.
Events run from 9 am to 3:30 pm, and will be judged by a panel of nine science experts. If you have trouble finding any of the events, Professor Keith Aldridge, the coordinator of the Science Olympics, is available via cellular phone (number listed below) throughout the day of the event. The central meeting place for the York Science Olympics is Curtis Lecture Hall L, through Vari Hall, right off Central Square.
For a map of the York campus, please call the York media relations office (numbers below).
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For more information, please contact:
Keith Aldridge
Professor of Geophysics
Coordinator, Science Olympics '97
Office: (416) 736-2100, ext. 77757
cellular: (416) 560-0434
Sine MacKinnon
Senior Advisor for Media Relations
York University
(416) 736-2100, ext. 22087
email: sinem@yorku.ca
Alison Masemann
Media Relations Officer
York University
(416) 736-2100, ext. 22086
email: masemann@yorku.ca
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