Sisters Science Fair set for next month

The fourth annual Sisters Science Fair, scheduled Saturday, February 21, from noon until 4 p.m. at Sisters High School, is shaping up to be the best one yet, according to organizers.

From paper airplane contests and rocket launches to robots and inventions, science is the theme and it is expected to appeal to everyone from 9 to 90.

"We have an extensive variety of exciting experiments and displays from all three Sisters schools, community businesses, universities and statewide organizations," said Cal Allen, director of the Sisters Science Fair. "The Science Fair has grown every year along with our recognition and attendance. Everyone who attends is amazed at the diversity, and there always seems to be something that appeals to every attendee."

This year there will be an array of experiments from electricity, chemistry, biology and engineering. Healthy living and green energy programs will have displays from greenhouse gardening to organic vegetables in the Science Club's Seed-To-Table program. The planetarium will be set up and students, teachers, and astronomy volunteers will be on hand to explain the night sky. A 3-D printer will be set up to astonish the imagination with fascinating possibilities of this new technology.

The popular Design, Construct, Compete (DCC) contest is changing this year. Anyone can enter and the challenge is to build a "mousetrap car." Entrants must build a device that runs - and stops - using only mousetrap power. It's sure to present both scientific marvels and lots of entertainment.

Registration forms can be downloaded from the Sisters Science Club website at www.sistersscienceclub.org. Registration forms along with the $25 deposit (refundable at the competition) are due by February 6.

Rules and registration forms for the popular Science Fair SciArt contest are also available at the Sisters Science Club website, and entries must be submitted no later than February 13.

The Sisters Science Fair is free and open to the public.