July 14, 2000
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THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA July 14, 2000 |
 Eleven-year-old Lauren Courtice, a UVic Science Venture 2000 student, ponders her answer to the Goldberg test, which asks pupils to find a complex solution to a simple problem. Courtice is attempting to turn a key (not pictured) opening a lock by using an elaborate combination of plastic pop bottles, aluminum pie plates, dominoes, rulers, tape, and popsicle sticks. The idea is to harness the force of gravity created by marbles running downward through a series of funnels and planks to generate the force necessary to turn the key. Science Venture is an eight-week series of children’s summer camps, run by UVic students, aimed at challenging young minds in the realm of science. |