Agenda• What do kids gain from

participating in the Nysgjerrigper Science Competition?

• Projects for the Nysgjerrigper Science Fair teach skills in many subjects!

• How to carry out a project

• Positives and negatives

• The Egg Project

• Examples from other projects

What do kids gain?

What do kids gain?• Develop the ability to work together in a group to solve a

common task.

What do kids gain?• Develop the ability to work together in a group to solve a

common task.

• Develop skills in research methodology and learn to collect and process available data.

What do kids gain? • Develop the ability to work together in a group to solve a

common task.

• Develop skills in research methodology and learn to collect and process available data.

• Develop written communication skills and learn to write reports, etc.

What do kids gain? • Develop the ability to work together in a group to solve a

common task.

• Develop skills in research methodology and learn to collect and process available data.

• Develop written communication skills and learn to write reports, etc.

• Learn to contribute what they know!

What do kids gain? • Develop the ability to work together in a group to solve a

common task.

• Develop skills in research methodology and learn to collect and process available data.

• Develop written communication skills and learn to write reports, etc.

• Learn to contribute what they know!

• Practice criticising and evaluating their own work in connection with evaluation carried out during the project and the jury comments.

Incorporates many subjects

Includes:

Norwegian

Writing skills….

•correct grammar and style

•approaches to a problem

•formulation of hypotheses

•report writing

•writing for a new audience - a jury!

Includes:

Norwegian

Mathematics • Learn to use tables

• See how what they have learned can be applied

• Learn to make diagrams

• Learn to see how things are interconnected

Includes:

Norwegian

Mathematics

Art • Learn to make a layout

• Use of colour

• Learn to make illustrations

Includes:

Norwegian

Mathematics

Art

Science• Develop observation skills

• Conduct experiments

• Read textbooks and science literature

Includes:

Norwegian

Mathematics

Art

Science

IT• Learn to use the Internet

• Learn to use word processing

• Learn to make headings

• Learn to use digital photography equipment

• Learn to use video equipment

Includes:

Norwegian

Mathematics

Art

Science

IT

English• For searching on the Internet

• For reading science material

How to carry out a project

How to carry out a project

• Talk about real research activities and science in context Draw parallels between the methods used in these and in Nysgjerrigper projects.

How to carry out a project• Question box

How to carry out a project

• Question box

• Select an approach to a problem

How to carry out a project

• Question box

• Select an approach to a problem

• Formulate hypotheses

How to carry out a project

• Question box

• Select an approach to a problem

• Formulate hypotheses

• Divide up the tasks

How to carry out a project

• Question box

• Select an approach to a problem

• Formulate hypotheses

• Divide up the tasks

• Search for answers

How to carry out a project

• Question box

• Select an approach to a problem

• Formulate hypotheses

• Divide up the tasks

• Search for answers

• Record everything in a logbook

How to carry out a project

• Question box

• Select an approach to a problem

• Formulate hypotheses

• Divide up the tasks

• Search for answers

• Record everything in a logbook

• Design the product

How to carry out a project

• Question box

• Select an approach to a problem

• Formulate hypotheses

• Divide up the tasks

• Search for answers

• Record everything in a logbook

• Design the product

• Conduct evaluation

Positives and negatives

Positives• Actively involved children

• Interesting and enjoyable tasks

• Stimulates academic and social learning at several levels!

• Children teach one another across age-groups.

• Children don’t want to stop working to go home.

• The project has a recipient: the jury

• All projects receive feedback from the jury.

• Great prizes!

Negatives• Too few books available and those

that exist are not good enough.

• Not enough rooms or necessary equipment

• Researchers don’t answer enquiries!

• problems with group cooperation

• Lack of funds to cover telephone, bus and train costs

• Lack of funds to cover purchase of materials for research projects.

• Teachers have less control over what students are doing

• Actively involved children

• Interesting and enjoyable tasks

• Stimulates academic and social learning at several levels!

• Children teach one another across age-groups.

• Children don’t want to stop working to go home.

• The project has a recipient: the jury

• All projects receive feedback from the jury.

• Great prizes!

Positives

The Nysgjerrigper Prize of the year 2002Why does only one egg break when you smash

two eggs together?

When you smash two eggs together

why does only one of them break?

Hypotheses:Hypotheses:

1. It depends on which part of the eggshell is knocked against each other(e.g. narrow end against narrow end).

When you smash two eggs together

why does only one of them break?

Hypotheses:Hypotheses:

1. It depends on which part of the eggshells are knocked against each other(e.g. narrow end against narrow end).

2. Both eggs cannot break because the first egg that gets broken is no longer strong enough to break the other one: the broken egg has become weaker.

When you smash two eggs together

why does only one of them break?

Hypotheses:Hypotheses:

1. It depends on which part of the eggshells are knocked against each other(e.g. narrow end against narrow end).

2. Both eggs cannot break because the first egg that gets broken is no longer strong enough to break the other one: the broken egg has become weaker.

3. Perhaps it has something to do with the weight and size of the egg?

When you smash two eggs together

why does only one of them break?

Hypotheses:Hypotheses:

1. It depends on which part of the eggshells are knocked against each other(e.g. narrow end against narrow end).

2. Both eggs cannot break because the first egg that gets broken is no longer strong enough to break the other one: the broken egg has become weaker.

3. Perhaps it has something to do with the weight and size of the egg?

4. One of the eggs may have thicker shell than the other.

When you smash two eggs together

why does only one of them break?

Hypotheses:Hypotheses:

1. It depends on which part of the eggshells are knocked against each other(e.g. narrow end against narrow end).

2. Both eggs cannot break because the first egg that gets broken is no longer strong enough to break the other one: the broken egg has become weaker.

3. Perhaps it has something to do with the weight and size of the egg?

4. One of the eggs may have thicker shell than the other.

5. All eggs are different, since they come from different hens.

When you smash two eggs together

why does only one of them break?

Hypotheses:Hypotheses:

1. It depends on which part of the eggshells are knocked against each other(e.g. narrow end against narrow end).

2. Both eggs cannot break because the first egg that gets broken is no longer strong enough to break the other one: the broken egg has become weaker.

3. Perhaps it has something to do with the weight and size of the egg?

4. One of the eggs may have thicker shell than the other.

5. All eggs are different, since they come from different hens.

6. The egg that is moving the fastest is the one that will break..

Why does only one egg break when you smash two eggs together?

Conclusions:

There is always a tiny little difference in the thickness of the two eggshells.

New problem!

The blunt end of the egg has an air-pocket. Is this an airbag, since this end emerges first?

Other projects• Why is God depicted as a

man in art and literature?

• Why do blood vessels look blue under the skin when the blood flowing through them is red?

• Why do people cry?

• Do green apples taste more tart than red apples?