Yesterday, we concluded the 2024 MFC Olympics at Westmount Charter Mid-High School with the “Cell”-a-bration. This event was held to recognize and reward the participants for all the work that they had invested in the MFC Olympics.
It started with a Jeopardy-inspired game with questions about Microbes, the MFC, and the Scientific Method. There were prizes for students with the right answers. Then the participants split into groups, taking turns to present, learn from their peers, enjoy pizzas and drinks, or produce electricity with the bicycle generator. This was followed with the second round of the Jeopardy-inspired game, but with more difficult questions and better prizes. Certificates were then presented to all the participants in the MFC Olympics.
Finally, the teams with the best presentations and the teams that reported the highest number of blinks with their MFCs were revealed.
This year, eighteen teams presented their findings. The judges were very impressed by many of the presentations. Although there were two awards for the best presentations, three teams stood out. Even after a discussion, the judges could not differentiate between those teams, so we decided to give the best presentation awards to three teams this year. Here are the teams:
- Buttery Popcorn (Coached by Ms. Mah)
- Let’s Get Dirty Bob! (Coached by Ms. Mah)
- Danny Divitoes (Coached by Ms Lai)
Over the 5 months, many teams reported more than 100 blinks per minute. We are glad that many teams were experimenting by adding various additives like milk, Gatorade, or even salt into their MFCs. The two teams that reported the highest number of blinks with their MFCs were:
- Chips and Cell-sa (Coached by Mr. Earle)
- Midnight Rain (Coached by Mr. Earle)
All these teams will get to keep their MFC units. We will also be giving each team a digital clock that can be powered by their MFC.
At the end of the event, all the participants received the limited-edition iron-on patches of our MFC mascot.