On Monday, May 2nd, eight Grade 8 students went to the University of Manitoba to compete in the annual "Let's Talk Science Challenge". The Let’s Talk Science Challenge is a team-based, competitive enrichment event for Grades 6-8 students that takes place each spring at over 20 Let’s Talk Science Outreach locations across Canada with over 3000 students competing. At the U of M, the students competed with over 100 students from across Manitoba.
Our students spent many hours over the last two months studying and preparing for the challenge which consisted of a 90 minute 'quiz show' style competition in the morning, and then a 1 hour 'design challenge' in the afternoon. Our two teams' overall standings are not available as of yet, however the students had a great time learning about all areas of Science. 'The preparation was worth it.'
