A selection of Zimbabwe Primary School Science Fair projects

Chibuwe Primary Schools Science Teachers’ Forum

Learners were asked to present a

working model

to the judges and an audience.

Electrically powered vehicles using motors from old tape recorders.

Mechanisms for raising water from a well.

An electrically operated combine harvester, (note the belt driven harvester section)

Electrically driven conveyor belt for off loading maize

from trucks

Electric fan

A grade three learner with model showing hills and valleys and included a demonstration on how dongas are formed.

Water pump with innovative one-way valve

system

A demonstration to show that candles need oxygen to burn.

Working model to show how your lungs work

A water filtration system

A pistol that works with match stick heads.

All the proud model makers

Recognition via certificates and prizes for all

The smiles on the faces of the winning school tells it all!

Katerere Schools Science Teachers’ Forum

Annual Science Fair projects

Projects were put on display and the judges moved around to interview learners

Wind vanes, anemometers and models to show how the

lungs work

Demonstrating how sound travels

Working model of how a bathroom scale works

Model of freight truck with elaborate steering mechanism

Working model of water pump and an electric fan

Water filtration system explained

How lungs work, complete with

supporting framework

Altogether a lot of creative thinking and good learning

going on!