Today Justin went to Ms. Lai’s Grade 6 class and to his surprise, all but one MFC, had started to produce electricity. It was quite interesting to see some MFCs…
Building MFCs (Part 2) at Westmount Charter Mid-High School
We held more building sessions with each of the classes. All the students had a lot of fun. With only 40 minutes with some classes, we had to work much…
Building MFCs at Westmount Charter Mid-High School
Over the last 2 weeks, we were working with the four Grade 6 students at Westmount Charter Mid-High Schools. During these sessions, we reviewed some of the information regarding the…
Third visit to Our Lady of the Evergreens Schools
Today we reviewed the Scientific Method with the students. We discussed ways that they could generate more electricity with their MFC. The students were so excited when we brought out…
Our Plan for 2024
Our target for the 2024-2025 school year is to run the MFC Olympics and Mini MFC Olympics for 500+ students in Calgary and Red Deer schools. In order to support…
Red Deer Schools in the MFC Olympics?
We exchanged emails with Mayor Johnston of Red Deer about getting schools in Red Deer to participate in the challenge and he was very supportive. We are currently working with…
Building MFCs at Our Lady of the Evergreens School
We had a great time building the MFCs with the Grade 4/5s today. Similar to our introduction presentations, we held two separate sessions, however the fun stayed for both sessions.…
Mini MFC Olympics
We finalize the format of the Mini MFC Olympics. The MFC Mini Olympics will be held over only 2 months. There would be one in-person visit at the start of…
1st Presentation at Our Lady of the Evergreens School
Today we were at Our Lady of the Evergreens school to share with the students about Microbial Fuel Cells and how they work. Our first presentation was to a class…
Incorporating the “A” in STEAM
One of the pieces of advice that Mayor Johnston of Red Deer provided was to stay creative and innovative. This has inspired us to create a play based on the…