The competitive spirit thrives at the Sasol Scifest
Win prizes at the Sasol Scifest 2002
Sasol SciFest 2002 will offer festival goers ample opportunity to strut their
stuff at several competitions for entry from both young and old!
The Sasol SciFest 2002 Schools' Quiz will give high school students the
opportunity to test their scientific general knowledge. Students can enter
either the Junior High School (grades 8-10) or Senior High School (grades 11 and
12) categories. Fun, exciting and informative, the School's Quiz
offers truly exciting and valuable prizes, including books for the winning
school and prizes for each member of the winning teams. The top prize for each
member of the winning team in the Senior Quiz is free tuition for the first year
of study at Rhodes University! Please refer to page 39 of the
Sasol SciFest 2002 Official Programme for more information and the rules of
play.
Sasol SciFest 2002 will also host a Primary School Quiz consisting of three
special quizzes to be held at the Monument, Albany Science Museum and Albany
History Museum. The quizzes are designed to make little people slow down and
explore exhibitions with careful attention. Quiz sheets are available at
information, and contestants must come equipped with pencils and erasers. The
winners of fun prizes will be announced every evening at the Sunset Show.
The Winners Gallery is a new feature at Sasol SciFest 2002 and will host the
five top exhibitions from Sasol SciFest 2001. The winners were judged according
to several criteria including content, interactivity, appeal to the public and
staff attitude. The 2002 Winners Gallery will feature the
University of Natal, SA Weather Service, Rhodes University Pharmacy Department,
PE Technikon and the Embassy of France.
Sasol SciFest 2002 will once again host the SA Weather Photographic
Competition. In 2002, World Meteorological Day will focus on reducing
vulnerability to weather and climate extremes. In keeping with the theme, SA
Weather is calling for photographs to illustrate extreme weather. Photographs
can be entered into either the under-18 or over-18 category. The closing date is
18 March 2002 and the winners will be announced at the Sasol SciFest 2002 Sunset
Show on 19 March.
The Albany Museum Makana Biodiveristy Centre (MBC) will host the Fish-to-Win
quiz where contestants fish for the scarce Eastern Cape Rocky with the quiz
questions on their sides! The winning team will receive Eastern Cape Rocky
Posters, and a booklet and laminated poster for the
school classroom. The best teams will also receive an invitation to the
Fish-to-Win quiz at the final SciFest Sunset Show on 19 March with a chance to
win one of the rare Eastern Cape Rocky T-Shirts.
The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry exhibition will teach learners
about the importance of water resources. Free educational resource materials are
on offer and learners are given the opportunity to view fascinating projects and
meet experts in various fields such as groundwater and water quality management.
Attentive learners will stand the chance to win exciting prizes!
The Sasol SciFest 2002 Science Olympics will offer free fun and games
designed by the Sasol SciFest Olympics Team. Contestants will be given the
chance to build cable rockets, bridges, tok-tokkie tractors and Denel Paper
Aeroplanes.
For more information regarding any of the Sasol SciFest 2002 competition
rules, please contact the Sasol SciFest Office on (046) 603-1106 or visit http://www.scifest.org.za.
For more information please contact Anja Fourie on (046) 603-1106 or email
scimedia@foundation.org.za. Or contact Eve Cambray at (046) 603-1106 or
email eve.cambray@foundation.org.za.
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