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…
Ten Peaks Breakfast
We were honored to attend the Ten Peaks Breakfast today. At the event, we had a chance to share with the audience about the Microbial Fuel Cell Challenge. After the…
Shipment of MFCs
We ordered a lot of MFC kits from Magical Microbes in the U.S. and they arrived today! It was so exciting to see the boxes piling up on our front…
We have our second school (Our Lady of the Evergreens School)
We met Teacher Hanson at the Calgary Mayor’s Environmental Expo when her students were presenting science-related research projects. Upon learning about what we had done with the 2023 MFC Challenge,…