Science fair: Students tell adults about issues that need attention

Over 50 projects put on display during Anglo-Oriental Science School fair.

ISLAMABAD:

It was time for parents to be proud, as students at Anglo-Oriental School exhibited projects highlighting a variety of issues on Saturday.

Students from play group to grade 10 showcased their work in the science exhibition, which hosted about 50 projects. The themes of the projects varied from environment to education to physics, geography, biology and AIDS, among others. They were given freedom in choosing the themes for their projects, the school administration said.

Students, proud of their achievements, were all too happy oblige curious visitors as they inquired about the displays.

Muhammad Zubair, a grade 7 student, had made a model on pollution. “I tried to highlight [the issue of] pollution in my model by making factories and brick kilns in the outskirts of the city which are the main polluters,” he said.

Another model on geography, made by three students, was the centre of attraction. “We made this model in a week; we are trying to highlight the geography of Pakistan, especially the [Karakoram Highway] which links us with China,” said Aneesa, the group leader.

School principal Samia Zafar said, “The main objective of the event was to provide opportunity to the children to showcase their work by promoting environmental and [other issues that Pakistan is faced with].”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 29^th, 2012.