The 2010 edition of the Ottawa Regional Science Fair (ORSF) was held on April 9 and 10 at Hillcrest High School in Ottawa. The Ottawa Regional Science Fair encourages students in the Ottawa-Carleton Region, from grades 7 to 12, to research, develop, and present projects in the fields of science and engineering.
Each year, approximately 200 projects are entered and judged in the junior, intermediate, senior, and special awards categories. This year there were 7 Ismaili Muslim participants from Ottawa.
Junior Category Winners and Participants
Health Sciences: Silver Medal
* Saara Manji – Les Antioxydants
Honourable Mention
* Zakiya Abdullah, Antioxidants within Foods
* Jasmine Kherani, Killing Bacteria with Hand Sanitizers
Participant
* Jenna Moledina – The relationship between Fluoride and Acid Erosion on Eggshells
Life Sciences:
Participant
* Sabrina Virjee – Quels sont les facteurs qui affectent la maturation des mangues et des bananes?
Intermediate Category Winners and Participants
Earth and Environmental Sciences:
Honourable Mention
* Froher Ahmadi – Soil/Water Partitioning of Organic Carbon
Participant:
* Alideedar Akbari – Eutrophication
For pictures of students and their displays, please click here.
http://www.orsf.ca/index.php
Source: Official Canadian Ismaili Newsletter.
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