Science

Science, technology and engineering are surrounding us at all times in today’s world. For example, we wake up using talking alarm clocks, dress up in man-made fibers, check TV for weather, listen to radio news, or traffic reports, use electricity to prepare breakfast – all these things we do before even leaving the house early in the morning.

Of course, this science around us did not just come out of the air itself. Behind every great invention is a great inventor, an innovator, a scientist or an engineer. All of these gadgets and new technologies, which make our lives easier and more enjoyable, began as an idea.

Thinking about the science that surrounds us, it is clear that science
is not only about labs and white coats. It is also about creativity
and ingenuity, solving problems and dreaming of making the impossible
a reality.  

Junior Science Week

From August 11th to 15th  2008, Horizon Science Department teacher Mrs. Yadanar organized a thrilling and fun-filled Junior Science Week with the help of many other teachers. Students from grade 1 to grade 5 participated in various games, solved riddles and answered science knowledge challenges.

Science Week is a great promotion of science for the public. The week-long program of events aims to make science more interesting and accessible to children.

 

Games

Students in small groups from the same grade competed with each other at break times. Below are some games and their rules or description. 

 

Name of the game	Description or rules of the game
Skeletal system	Each group has to assemble the human skeletal system. The group who finishes first is the winner
Crossword puzzle	Students have to find words from word clusters. The group who finds all the words the fastest is the winner
Jigsaw Puzzle	The team of students who place all the puzzles together first is the winner
Life cycle	The group that can complete the life cycles fastest is the winner
Feely Bag	Individual students have their hands in a bag and guess what they are touching. The group of students who can guess the most items correctly is the winner.
Board Game	Teams of students move forward on a board by correctly answering the science questions. The group who reaches the finish position first is the winner.
Classification	The group who classify the animal pictures appropriately first is the winner.
Animals and their young	The group that correctly matches the animal’ pictures with the names of their young first is the winner.
Animals’ sounds	The group that correctly matches all the animals and their sounds first is the winner.
Concentration Game (Metal Snake Challenge)	The person who reaches the end point without touching the wire is the winner.
Body Parts	The group that correctly labels all the body parts of different animals first is the winner.
Solar system	The group who can place the planets in order the quickest is the winner.
Fishing with magnets	The group that catches the most fish is the winner.

 

Riddles

Students were challenged with brain teasing riddles that were displayed along the school path each day during the week.  Ten new riddles were given each day. The student who solved the most riddles than the others in his/her class won a prize. The prizes were then awarded at the next morning assembly. Get a taste of these fun riddles…

 

1. What won’t break if you throw it off the highest building in the world, but will break if you place it in the ocean?
2. What happens when you throw a white rock into the Red Sea?
3. What runs but cannot walk?
4. What kind of rocks are on the bottom of the Mississippi River?
5. What has to be broken before it can be used?
6. Which is correct “The yolk of the egg are white” or “The yolk of the egg is white”?

Answers

1. A tissue
2. It sinks
3. Water, also your nose
4. Wet rocks
5. An egg
6. Neither – the yolk is not white, it is yellow

 

Riddle Winners

Grade	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
1A	Pwint Phyu	Pwint Phyu	Kaung Htet	Pwint Phyu	Myo Myo
1B	Sithu	Hein Htet	Su Myat Aye	Wendy	Htet Aung
2A	Khin Thazin	Pwint Thiri Ko	Pwint Thrii Ko	Khin Thazin	Su Myat
2B	-	Omer	Omer	Eaindray	-
3A	Grace	Thet Htet Nyein Su	-	Pyi Zar Ni	Kriss
3B	May Myat Noe	Michael	Michael	Osama	Amanda
4A	Phyo Pyae Sone	May Thu Khine	Thurein	May Thu Khine	Aung Khant
4B	Simon	Khin Thandar	Angela	Angela	Eaint Eaint
5A	William	Honey	Vivian	Vivian	Pyae Hein Htet
5B	Santha Yadanar	Pain Hein Kyaw	Santha Yadanar	Paing Hein Kyaw	Htet Htet Kyaw

Horizon congratulates and takes pride in awarding prizes to our smart students.

Science Knowledge Competition

The Head of Science Department, Mr. Adem organized the Science Knowledge Competition to challenge students.  Students in same grade groups competed by answering tough science questions on-the-spot.
There were three groups from each class. Fifteen (15) multiple choice questions were displayed via a projector in during the 7th period in the computer lab. All the students did very well and it was often difficult to choose a winning group since they answered simultaneously. Therefore, 5 extra questions had to be asked to choose the ultimate winner group.

Below are the winners for each grade:

Grade 1- Group number 2 from Grade-1A

Kevin
Kaung Zin Ye`
Min Nay Paing

Grade 2- Group number 4 from Grade-2B
Ju Jue
Chan Myae Aye
Ei Phyu Sin

Grade 3- Group number 3 from Grade-3A

Nyi Nyi Zaw
Marvin
Hanni

Grade 4- Group number 2 from Grade-4A

John David
Omama
Hein Tayzar Thaw

Grade 5 –

 

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all the supporting teachers who worked really hard for the success of this program. Without the effort and enthusiastic help of these teachers the Science Week would not have been a successful event. Hence, we would like to give our special thanks to:

• T.Safak
• T.Adem
• T.Mya Mya Sein
• T.Cindy
• T.Saint
• T.Khin
• T.Saw Thinzar
• T.Paw Paw
• T.Nyi Nyi
• T.Himmet
• T.Mi Mi Ko
• T.Devaiah
• T.Fatima
• T.Yin Yin Nu
• T.Mehnaaz
• T.May Zin