The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.

In Science, students explore and investigate big questions related to the world around them. When students learn through the lens of science, they move beyond factual recall and develop the science-related attitudes, skills and knowledge needed to solve problems and make decisions. Students become lifelong learners through maintaining their sense of wonder about the world around them.

They explore, investigate and find out how things work in order to answer questions and satisfy their curiosities. Learning about science provides a framework for students to deepen their understanding and interpret the world around them. At each grade level, students explore topics related to: change; energy; matter; systems; interactions/relationships; forces; and diversity.

Science Fair at RTA:

  • All students at RTA have the opportunity to participate in Science Fair. 
  • Elements of a Science Fair Project: 
  • Research
  • Purpose Statement
  • Hypothesis
  • Materials List
  • Procedures
  • Project Log
  • Summary Research Report
  • Results (how to use graphs and evidence to support finding)
  • Conclusion

RTA Science Fair 2026

  • All grade 5, 6, and 7 students at RTA participated in Science Fair.
  • Grade 8 & 9 students were given the opportunity to participate in Science Fair or Science Literacy.
  • Projects were assessed by Homeroom Teachers, against the Programs of Study, using a RTA Science Fair Rubric, as well as volunteer judges.
  • Students who wanted to be judged for CYSF, were judged a second time, using the CYSF Science Fair Rubric
  • 22 RTA students were selected to move on to the Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF)

RTA Science Fair Winners:

Grade 5:

  • Eleanor F: Filter Fanatics
  • Adeline R: Wonderful Wings: How Wing Shape Impacts the Distance a Paper Plane Flies
  • Kiersen M: The Force Awakens
  • Natalie B: Soccer Soccer Science

Grade 6:

  • Cecelia D: 5,4,3,2,1 but is it clean?
  • Julie H: Purifying Plants
  • Katie H: Popping Pearls
  • Stephen J: Tournament of Energy

Grade 7:

  • Oliver A: Making Friends with Fungi: How does Mycorrhizal Symbiosis affect Plant Growth?
  • Tasneem H: Effect of Mechanism Type on Gripper Load Capacity
  • Emily P: Mangled Microplastics
  • Kai O: Rolling Rivals: A Golf Ball Showdown

Grade 8:

  • Vivienne S: Advancing Handwritten Braille
  • Henry C: Silent Seas
  • Reyansh C: Mitigating Soil Salinity and Sodicity with Amendments
  • Harish A: Single Axis Solar Tracker - Project Helios
  • Eli G: Porkitecture

Grade 9:

  • Carter C: Reducing Landfill Waste With AI
  • James H: Cold Climate Compost
  • Abigail I: Running Tuned In
  • Sage C & Tanishka S: Plastic VS Planet
  • Yuto T: Prevention of Soil Erosion on Riverbanks

Calgary Youth Science Fair Results:

  • CCSPE Elementary School Aggregate Award - elementary school with the top average mark for their top four projects