ISSF 2018

07/02/2018

ISSF 2018 Day 5 ~ Sunday, July 01 is the fifth and final day of the 14th Annual International Student Science Fair (ISSF) hosted by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) in Aurora, IL. Here is a final daily highlight of Day 5's activities for .

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The final event of the week was the closing ceremony. Attendees enjoyed an evening of celebration at the Museum of Science and Industry - the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere. Housed in the only remaining structure from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, with thousands of exhibits, artifacts and “wow” moments that last a lifetime, MSI is the premier destination for unique and engaging special events.

The ceremony included the presentation of awards and the hand-off of the ISSF Trophy to the host of ISSF 2019, National Junior College, Singapore. A dinner of Chicago inspired food was provided. Once dinner and the ceremony were concluded, participants explored parts of the museum.

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Photo credit: ITMC and IMSA Student Productions

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On the last day of the conference, the teacher working groups shared their proposals with the rest of the community, teachers, and principals. At that time, a group discussion will be facilitated on taking the projects forward over the course of the next year. All three working groups will be together for this session.

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Photo credit: IMSA Student Productions

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Rising carbon dioxide levels have led to increasing temperatures on the planet that lead to global climate change. Large bodies of water, such as oceans, have become reservoirs for this excess carbon dioxide. The increase in carbon dioxide is now lowering the pH of our oceans and having dire effects on marine life. In this session, students will learn how carbon dioxide lowers the pH of the ocean, the effects on marine life, and will work on a solution to mitigate this global problem.

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Photo credit: IMSA Student Productions

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In this session, students used a bioassay to monitor water quality in a fictitious community. Daphnia Magna was subjected to potential environmental pollutants present in six different water samples. Students observed and measured the physiological response of the Daphnia after submersion in a sample and will determine if any of the samples are potable.

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Clean fresh water makes up only 0.02% of all water on the planet. How do we maintain this limited supply of a vital resource? This workshop focused on physical and chemical methods of cleaning up our water supply. Students developed a water filtration system using common household materials and chemical methods, then tested it with a variety of contaminated water samples. Do you think you have the best design? Teams competed to see which team produced the cleanest water, and then looked at ways we conserve and reuse water in our daily activities, communities, and a global scale.

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Photo credit: IMSA Student Productions

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Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. There is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. But due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, every year millions of people, most of them children, die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation, and hygiene.

Water scarcity, poor water quality, and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. Drought afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries, worsening hunger, and malnutrition. By 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water.

During this session a panel of subject matter experts provided their insight on clean water and sanitation developments and opportunities. Panelists included:
• Paul R. Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Richard Fisher, P.E., CFM, Senior Civil Engineer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of
Greater Chicago
• Vidya Venkataramanan, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
• Joshua Miller, Study Coordinator, Northwestern University
• Gouthami Rao ‘08, Environmental Microbiologist, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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Photo credit: IMSA Student Productions.

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Big congratulations to IMSA for hosting and for tonights closing ceremony. We hope everyone had a wonderful evening full of fun, sharing and making memories exploring Have a great night and Congratulations! 🇺🇸💚🇺🇸

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A gift from IMSA to | We have uploaded over 1700 pictures that were created this week by the IMSA student volunteers, staff and faculty to a Flickr account, free for you to view and download. Visit: http://www.flickr.com/issf2018

We will continue to upload more photos to this account over the coming weeks. If you took some pictures, and you’d like us to upload them to this account, please email a link with the photos for us to download to: [email protected]

Have a wonderful and fun closing ceremony.

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Explore ISSF 2018 By IMSA's 1,763 photos on Flickr!

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The World of ISSF 2018 ~ It takes a moment to connect, for a lifetime of shared learning. A big thank you to everyone for visiting and making this week possible.

Photo credit: Kevin Broy, ITMC.