Festival de Ciencias 2020

This year the traditional Science Fair turned into the Science Fest to celebrate science from home. Have a look at the different home science projects sent by schools.

The projects were so good and varied that we decided to share them all. Enjoy!

“All pictures of children posted in the materials shared have received the respective authorization from school parents.”

Experiments

Florida Day School

Project: “Rotation & translation of the Earth”

Scientist: Benicio Borrelli

Project: “The Sun, the Earth & the Moon”

Scientist: Franco Selvatici

Project: “Layers of the Earth”

Scientist: Giulia Zago

Michael Ham Memorial College Nordelta

Project: “How do different materials behave?”

Scientists: class presentation

Michael Ham Memorial College Vicente López

Project: “The ocean cleanup”

Scientists: class presentation

St. George’s College North

Project: “Light & shadows”

Scientists: Martina Simone Hambouris, Astor Maldonado & Marco Bush Prada

St. George’s College Quilmes

Project: “Water cycle”

Scientists: Sofía Cortéz

Project: “Beautiful rainbow”

Scientists: Johnny Dong

Project: “The plant cycle”

Scientists: Santiago De Bourgknetch

Beth School

Project: “Growing fast”

Scientists: Tali Mirkin, Sophie Vaserman, Mia Konfederak, Octavio Rothenberg, Lola Engelsztajn & Lara Roth Fisher

Colegio Santo Domingo en la Sierra

Project: “The layers of the Earth”

Scientists: 6^th form Eucalyptus

Project: “The rock cycle”

Scientists: 6^th form Ginkgo

Florida Day School

Project: “Jelly Soap”

Scientist: Valentina Califano

Project: “Hand sanitizer & invisible fire”

Scientist: Lautaro Pérez Conde

Project: “Dancing Doodles”

Scientist: Jazmín Gulam del Olmo & Sofía Gulam del Olmo

Northern International School

Project: “Bouncing Egg”

Scientist: Francisco Aquino

Project: “Generating electricity”

Scientist: Benjamín Lovera

Project: “Volcano”

Scientist: Victoria Jofre Bertotto

St. George’s College North

Project: “Jumpy papers”

Scientists: Mora Berthin Blacker, Zoe García Martinez & Delfina Spaletra

Project: “Stormy relationship”

Scientists: Elena Uberti, Jerónimo Stagno & Lucas O’dywer

Project: “Stuck to you”

Scientists: Mora Biet, Alexia Steverlynck & Luna Carmona

Villa Devoto School

Project: “Making mixtures”

Scientist: Macarena Berisso

Human Brain

Michael Ham Memorial College Vicente López

Project: “Optical Illusion”

Scientist: Delfina Rothschild

Project: “How does the brain control your body?”

Scientist: Juana de Achaval

Project: “How does the brain recall long lists of words?”

Scientist: Charo Barreto

Insects

Villa Devoto School

Project: “Structural models”

Scientists: Giuliano Digilio, Inés Saint Martin, Emilia Salvia, Ailin Marina Kassir Goldenberg, Facundo Murisasco & Leonel Crispino

Natural disasters

St. Gregory’s College – Vicente López

Project: “Earthquakes”

Scientists: Maki Carchak

St. Gregory’s College – Vicente López

Project: “Tsunamis”

Scientists: Sofía Stabholz Marra

Solar system

Michael Ham Memorial College Nordelta

Project: “To Infinity & Beyond”

Scientists : class presentation

St. Mary of the Hills School

Project: “Planets”

Scientists: Benjamín Suñe

St. Mary of the Hills School

Project: “Apollo 11”

Scientists: Sofía Bernal

Project: “Rockets”

Scientists: Faustino Piuma Garzón

Biology

New Zealand Pacific School

Project: “How do muscles cause bones to move?”

Scientist: Rocío Scagliotti

St. George’s College Quilmes

Project: Mouth Bacteria

Scientist: Tobias Annacondia

Chemistry

Belgrano Day School

Project: “Homemade lava lamp”

Scientists: Camila Giannini, Catalina Hecquet, Nicolás Oliver & Gonzalo Martinez

Beth School

Project: “Water bubbles”

Scientists: Mia Szmulwicz, Agustina Snaider, Jazmín Niewadomski & Martina Zalcman

Chaltel College

Project: “Explore enzyme activity”

Scientist: Isabella Di Uorio & Nicole Castro

Colegio Alas

Project: “The magic inside the matter: freezing water”

Scientists: Paloma Bartolomé Godoy & Victoria Sassi

Project: “The magic inside the matter: freezing liquids”

Scientists: Ignacio Buzzano & Lucas Fiore

Holy Trinity College

Project: “Homemade decanter”

Scientists: Emilia García Luchetti, Rosario Sotura & Rosario Larrachart Keenan

Project: “Freezing point depression”

Scientists: Vicente Pappolla, Bautista Bidegain & Gonzalo Artime

Project: “Bouncing egg”

Scientists: Agnes Scarpati Hooft & Inés Pouyssegur

Modern School

Project: “What type of soil do we have at home?”

Scientists: Y3 class project (E. Management)

New Zealand Pacific School

Project: “How to evaluate the suitability of materials”

Scientist: Joaquín Giudici

St. Alban’s College

Project: “PH scale”

Scientist: Juan Ignacio Durante

Project: “PH scale”

Scientist: Santiago Tadei-Bories

St. George’s College Quilmes

Project:“Sourdough”

Scientist: Sophia León Fernández

St. Hilda’s College

Project: “The viscosity of slime”

Scientists: Federica Galati, Clara Suarez & Luciano Tavernelli

St. Mary of the Hills School

Project: “Candle experiment”

Scientists: Giuliana Masseroni & Catalina Demicheli

St. Matthew’s College Olivos

Project: “Cool science: variation in melting point”

Scientists: Agustín T., Belén S., Ignacio B., Luca D.V., Lucas M., Maia S., & Maxi P. & Pedro D.M. (Middle 1)

Project: “Delicious science”

Scientists: Belu S., Ian B., Dani P., Lucas M., Mai S. S. & Maxi P.

St. Nicholas’ School

Project: “Homemade yoghurt”

Scientists: Sophia Kamara & Mateo Rosales

United High School

Project: “Non Newtonian fluid”

Scientists: Sofía Losada & Violeta Zaidelis

Project: “Slime”

Scientists: Nur Lucía Tornero Worcel & Constanza Colares

Environmental Matters

Colegio Alas

Project: “Impacts of rock mineral extraction on people & the environment”

Scientists: Stancanelli, Gomez, Gonzalez, Ielpo & Sierra

Project: “The Chuquicamata copper mine”

Scientists: Valentina Estrada, Valentín Lopardo, Pilar Savoia & Lucas Toyos

Colegio Buen Ayre

Project: “What are clouds made of?”

Scientist: Josefina Durrieu, Angeles Durrieu, Jacinta Fuentes Rocha & Isabel di Paola

Northern International School

Project: “A solar water heater”

Scientist: Jael Horta Abad

Physics

Chaltel College

Project: “Tell me who you are & I’ll tell you how far you’ll go”

Scientists: Bautista B., Delfi D.B., Valen C., Agus L., Delfi H. & Lucrecia G.

Project: “Don’t be so dense, expand yourself”

Scientists: Santino C. & Camila R.

Colegio Alas

Project: “The magic inside the matter: density of liquids”

Scientist: Franco Curcio

St. George’s College Quilmes

Project: “Rockets & Forces”

Scientist: Amanda Rocha

Project: “Using a bike to charge a phone”

Scientist: Valentino Mcattorini

St. Nicholas’ School

Project: “Homemade vacuum”

Scientists: Juan Martín Villarolo, Luka Risso, Tomás Castells & Gregorio Lagomarsino

Space

St. Mary of the Hills School

Project: “Difficulties of designing a space car”

Scientist: Camila Andrea Balatti

Surveys

Villa Devoto School

Project: “Collecting data about the quarantine”

Scientists: Milagros Eiriz, Catalina Yacopino, Paulo Ordiales Gaeta & Juan Bautista Badoza

Project: “Learning how to carry out surveys”

Scientists: 7th Formers

Presentation: Christopher Finochietto

Biology

Colegio Lincoln

Project: “Science in colours”

Scientist: Valentina Paz

Northern International School

Project: “Think before you drink”

Scientists: Lucía Schmidt & Matías Rugna

Villa Devoto School

Project: “Plasma membrane models”

Scientists: 3ºB- Aixa Mailén Jorge, Clara María Boulay, Florencia Rossi, Serena Rodriguez Cruz, María Victoria Franceschini, Milagros González Merlini, Juan Cruz Yacopino, Abril Pagniez, Abril Candria y Milena Castro

Villa Devoto School

Project: “Plasma membrane models”

Scientists: 3ºA- Andoni Ordiales, Micaela Campbell, Clara Salvagni, Delfina Costa, Luciana Benitez Gilardoni & Daniel Alvaro Badoza

Chemistry

Colegio Lincoln

Project: “Why adding kiwi to your jelly is not a good idea”

Scientist: Sofía Sforza

Holy Trinity College

Project: “Limiting reagent”

Scientist: Inés Allende

Project: “Measuring CO2 produced in acid-based reaction”

Scientist: Mia Paredes Tocho