II. ZerNola Olympiad begins in October

2003/09/23 Carton Virto, Eider - Elhuyar Zientzia

• Elhuyarren berriak

In October, pets www.zernola.net, Armix, II. It will begin the first test of the ZerNola Olympiad. The goal of the ZerNola Olympics is for children to learn science in a fun way. To do this, all 1st and 2nd ESO classes are invited to participate in the Olympics.

Each month, between October and May, participants will be proposed to pass a scientific test. The tests will be conducted among all members of the class and must send the response via email. The answers received will be scored according to four criteria: suitability, originality, speed and correct preparation and presentation of the answer. Each month's winners will receive a prize to use the material in the classroom. But it will also be the general who adds the monthly points and in May II. The winner of the overall classification of the ZerNola Olympiad will take the grand prize: a weekend at the Bioitza hostel in Urbasa. There you can practice climbing, caving, mountain trips and more.

I. A total of 58 classrooms from Euskal Herria participated in ZerNola. Seeing the success of the first edition, "has encouraged us to launch the second", explains Eneko Imaz, head of the portal www.zernola.net. The winning room, ESO Hall 1 at La Salle School in San Sebastian, spent the weekend at the Elkano Hostel in Hondarribia, where, among other things, they went through canoeing and boats.

Website www.zernola.net

The Elhuyar Foundation launched www.zernola.net in April 2002. The goal of the portal is to bring science to young people between 10 and 14 years old. www.zernola.net offers tools to improve the knowledge of nature and informs about the novelties that occur in the field of science, makes available to the teaching staff work material of interest and teaches students the playful aspect of science.