Posted: February 26, 2018
The Sapporo Science Festa, a hugely popular science experience event for elementary and junior high school students held every year, will be held again this year (2018) on Sunday, January 27th at the Academic Exchange Hall on the Hokkaido University campus!
This event features science experience booths set up by research labs and groups within Hokkaido University, where visitors can freely participate. There will also be booths run by high school students!
You can experience research being conducted at the university, from everyday science to cutting-edge research, and learn about research and university life.
Application Notes
- If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held.
- Only elementary, middle, and high school students in grades 4 and above are eligible to participate using the application form below.
- Parents of the winners and siblings in the third grade or younger can enter with them, but they will not be able to participate in the activities (insurance will not apply).
- Winners will be notified by postcard (however, those who entered their email address will also receive the results by email).
- Admission postcards will be sent within 5 days after the deadline.
- If siblings apply together, you can choose between individual lotteries or a single lottery (all applicants win or all lose).
- Application deadline: December 15, 2019 (Tuesday) 12:00.
Event overview
| Event name | Sapporo Science Festa at Hokkaido University |
|---|---|
| Date and Time | Sunday, July 2019, 1 27: 10-30: 15 |
| Place | Hokkaido University Academic Exchange Hall, Kita 8-jo Nishi 5-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo City Enter through the main gate of Hokkaido University and turn left (there are signs nearby). ≪Caution≫ You cannot enter the university grounds by car. Please use public transportation or paid parking lots around the university. |
| Target | Elementary school students (4th grade and above), junior high school students, and high school students. |
| Sponsorship | Hokkaido University Human Resources Development Headquarters, Office for Supporting Female Researchers |
| Co-sponsored | NPO Butukura |
| Sponsorship | Akiyama Memorial Foundation for the Promotion of Life Sciences, Hokkaido Board of Education, Sapporo City Board of Education |
| Participation conditions | Free admission.Registration is required!(Deadline: December 15th, 12:00) Apply◆This page◆From! ! |
| Regarding your visit | Private vehicles are not permitted on the university campus where the event is held. Please use public transportation or park in an off-campus parking lot. |
| Contact | Hokkaido University Female Researchers Support Office TEL 011-706-3625 MAIL freshu@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp |
Here's a booth we have!
Booth locations are subject to change.
| Booth name | Description | Exhibitor Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| A small chemistry laboratory: Health checkups using paper chips | This section introduces chemical experiments using microchips. We will also try performing chemical reactions used in health checkups on paper microchips. | Laboratory of Biomeasurement Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering |
| [Carbohydrate Restriction] Results of my research on "sugar" | What does sugar taste like? Does eating sugar make you fat? Does sugar cause cavities? How is sugar made? Let's learn by touching and tasting! | Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology |
| The mysteries of metals | Metals are all around us... but when you pass electricity through them, they do some really interesting things, like you can draw pictures on them or they get cold! Come and see the wonders of metals that you don't usually get to see! | Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials Science |
| Let's make a boat that moves using toothpaste! | We will create a boat that moves on the water's surface using the surfactant contained in toothpaste. Then, we will try to express the boat's motion using mathematics. | Research Center for Social Creation Mathematics, Institute for Electronic Science; Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science |
| Let's make slime! | Slime is different from ordinary materials; it's gooey and really fun to touch, isn't it? Why not try making some slime yourself? | Faculty of Science, Soft & Wet Matter Laboratory |
| Let's try making a ruby gemstone! | Do you know what a ruby is? Let's learn about rubies and try making one ourselves, mimicking how they are formed on Earth! | Earth Science Club GROUND |
| Let's create together! Electronic projects with sound and light | Let's have fun playing with electronic circuits that produce sound and light, using only simple components and no ICs! | Kitakokai Audio-Visual Club |
| The color of the light changes!? Let's make a mysterious solution! | Mix three different solutions and shake to create a glowing solution, and even change its color when you add another solution! Experience chemical synthesis for yourself. | School of Environmental Science Yamada Laboratory |
| Let's compare the light of fireflies with the light of chemical lights! | Let's see how the light from fireflies and chemical lights changes when heated. There's a prize too! | School of Environmental Science Yamada Laboratory |
| How does light acquire color? Let's try creating colors with light! | The different colors on a TV can be created by mixing three colors of light. Let's try combining three colors. | School of Environmental Science Yamada Laboratory |
| Let's create, touch, and play with protein crystals! | Proteins, which support the bodies of living things, form beautiful crystals. Let's try making protein crystals together! | Department of Biomolecular Function, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Let's take a look at the sparkling cells and the tattered cells! | Let's take a look at cells that glow red and green under a microscope! Let's also take a look at cells damaged by cigarette smoke! | Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine |
| Let's take a closer look at the microscopic world. | Let's try making a microscope out of paper. Even familiar objects might look surprisingly different when magnified! | Medical Cell Physiology and Related Fields |
| Let's make artificial salmon roe. | Ikura (salmon roe) is a favorite of everyone in Hokkaido. Why not try making that delicious ikura yourself? | Fuji Girls' Junior and Senior High School Science Club |
| Welcome to Fuji Safari Park | The biology lab at Fuji Girls' Junior High School is home to lots of strange and unfortunate creatures! Please come and "see!" and "touch!" them. | Fuji Girls' Junior and Senior High School Science Club |
| Let's build a black wall! | The walls that should be inside the tube disappear? We'll explore the properties of light while creating such a mysterious black wall. | Hokkaido Takikawa High School Science Club |
| Let's make some bizarre nylon! | Let's make some amazing nylon together with high school-aged brothers and sisters! | Sapporo Keisei High School Science Club |
| Let's grow a metal tree! | A copper tree will sprout from a mysterious liquid. Let's grow the copper tree together and experience the fascinating world of metal, where it is sometimes visible and sometimes invisible. | NPO Butukura |
| Why do hand warmers get warm? | We use a lot of disposable hand warmers when it gets cold. They're so warm, aren't they? But do you know what's actually happening inside a hand warmer? Let's make a hand warmer and find out! | NPO Butukura |
