How clean is the water in our Swimming Pools?" - didn't we always want to know that?? "How safe are the electronic gadgets we use?" - don't we always wonder about that?? "Which bottles water is the best one in the market?" - these are some of the issues that the students of the Secondary section of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School, dabbled about for the last 2 months…to satisfy theirs and everyone's curiosity. They reached a logical and scientific answer - and that was what was put up in the displays of the spectacular "Science Fair" - exhibited in the School grounds on the 5th of August, 2006.

All schools probably have a Science fair. Well, DAIS did too - with a difference. The students underwent the "scientific process"- they wondered, they hypothesized about an unknown fact of our world and tried to unravel it "scientifically" - through the process of "Investigation". They searched for variants and observed how they varied with changing conditions - they evaluated the results and made valid conclusions. The results were an extraordinary display of facts, information and knowledge.

The Science Fair participants were students of the school ranging from the Year 7 to the Year 10 level. The preliminary rounds of exhibits were examined and judged by the different Science teachers at the various levels- to select some of the best ones to be displayed on the final day of the Fair. There were pre-determined criteria for judging, based on the judgment and experience of the different teachers. This created an overall sense of unanimity throughout the selection process and the final displays all seemed to be of the same pattern and trend.

The selected ones were displayed in the school Auditorium; students displayed their results on Poster Boards - very creatively and ingeniously. Parents of ALL students were invited on the final day to view and appreciate the students work; it was indeed a pleasure to observe the uniquely different displays and hear the students explain their work thoroughly and sincerely. The Science teachers went through a final round of judging on this day too - to select the 3 best ones for every class.

All students were rewarded for their hard work and efforts with a Merit Certificate - and the selected ones were given a special recognition. Their entries were now selected to be sent for the "Intel Science Contest" for students.


Here are some of the entries displayed on the final day of the Science Fair :