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Thank you for helping us set the World Record for the Largest Practical Science Lesson at multiple locations!
Over 17,000 Canadians at 121 locations across the country joined together on Friday, October 12th, 2012 to establish a new World Record for the Largest Practical Science Lesson at multiple locations. Thank you to all of the organizers and participants who made this inspiring event possible!
Update
After reviewing the documentation, Guinness has confirmed a new record of 13,701 participants at 88 locations. The official totals can be seen on the Guinness web site. Thank you for joining us in this record-setting event and congratulations to everyone who took part!
News release: National Science and Technology Week Sets Guinness World Record
The Science.gc.ca team and the organizing committee
Media
- 99.3 EZ Rock Timmins - Setting a New World Record for Largest Practical Science Lesson
- Blackburn News - Science City Record Breakers
- Bullet News Huron - CHSS tests a Guinness world record
- Chatham-Kent Daily Post - LKCS gunning for the Guinness Book of World Records
- Chilliwack Times - Science on a large scale
- Discover Moose Jaw - Setting the Record at Sacred Heart
- Halifax News Net - A science experiment for the record books
- Kamloops This Week - Science Centre, Bert Edwards school set world record
- Kanata EMC - John Young sets world record, Students take part in simultaneous science lessons taught across the country
- Metro News - Windsor's Science City joins Guinness world record attempt
- Niagara This Week - NOTL students take part in record attempt
- Oshawa Express - UOIT students attempt a world record
- Ottawa Citizen - Aiming at a world record for largest practical science lesson
- Pembroke Daily Observer - Science is fun!
- Pembroke Today - Valley students take part in world record attempt, await results (also Arnprior Today and Renfrew Today)
- The Prince Albert Daily Herald - Science students aim to break world record
- Quebec Chronicle- Telegraph - Portneuf Elementary School joins schools across Canada in Guinness World Record challenge
- The Sachem & Glanbrook Gazette - Caledonia class takes part in Guinness record attempt
- St. Albert Gazette - Gish huffs, puffs for record
- Sherbrooke Record - Alexander Galt Regional High School takes part in breaking world record
- Sudbury Local News - Local students participate in world record attempt
- The Sunny South News - Noble Central students aim for world record
- The Tri-City News - Coquitlam students seek to set record for science
- The Tri-City News - Balloons and water part of Coquitlam science lab
- Whistler Question - Hooray for science
- Whistler Question - Pemberton students go for Guinness record
- Windsor Star - Science City to take part in world record attempt
Audio and Video
- CBC News Nova Scotia: Haligonians vie for Guinness science lesson record
- CBC Radio Newfoundland: Gander Academy goes for a World Record
- Cheryl Gallant, M.P. for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke: Cheryl Gallant Commends Science Students' Efforts for National Science and Technology Week
- Chris Hadfield: Astronaut Chris Hadfield invites Canadians to help set the World Record for the Largest Practical Science Lesson
Photos
- Bert Edwards Science and Technology School
- Bolton C Falby Public School
- Campobello Island Consolidated School
- Canada Science and Technology Museum
- Central New Brunswick Academy
- CLS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
- Discovery Centre
- Dr Swift Middle School
- Dollard-des-Ormeaux
- École catholique Don-Bosco
- École Mgr-Marcel-Francois-Richard
- École secondaire catholique de Casselman
- ES Gish School
- Gander Academy
- Hampton High School
- Highroad Academy
- Lakeview Public School
- Natural Resources Canada
- Netsilik School
- Ontario Science Centre
- Pemberton Secondary School
- Rundle Academy
- Sacred Heart School
- St. Anthony’s Catholic School
- St. Mary’s Garden
- St. Raphael Catholic School
- Willow Park
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Participants
- Alexander Galt Regional High School
- Alpha Secondary school
- Appleby College
- Arrowwood Community School
- Barrhead Composite High School
- Belleisle Regional High School
- Bert Edwards Science and Technology School
- Bliss Carman Middle School
- Bolton C Falby Public School
- Bluevale Collegiate Institute
- Burnaby North Secondary School
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Caledonia Centennial Public School
- Campobello Island Consolidated School
- Canada Science and Technology Museum
- Canada South Science City
- Canadian Nuclear Society @ UOIT
- Carleton Place High School
- Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
- Centennial Central Public School
- Central Huron Secondary School
- Central New Brunswick Academy
- Centre de formation des Maskoutains
- Citadel Middle School
- Collège catholique Samuel-Genestl
- Crossroads Public School
- Dakota Collegiate
- Discovery Centre
- District School Board of Niagra School Support Services
- Dr. Swift Middle School
- Dollard-des-Ormeaux
- E.S. Gish School
- École Cardinal-Léger
- École catholique Anicet-Morin
- École catholique Don-Bosco
- École Dorothy Lynas School
- École Du Bois Joli
- École Garnier
- École Harold Napper
- École J.-M. Robert
- École La Sablonnière
- École Mgr-Marcel-François-Richard
- École Notre-Dame
- École Polyvalente des Iles
- École primaire des Orioles
- école primaire L'Équipage
- École publique Renaissance
- École Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant
- École Saint-Laurent
- École secondaire catholique de Casselman
- École secondaire catholique St-Charles Garnier
- École secondaire catholique Thériault
- École secondaire de Clare
- École secondaire de l'Aubier
- Elizabeth Buckley School
- Engineer in Residence
- Gander Academy
- Garth Webb Secondary School
- General Wolfe School
- Gimli High School
- Hampton High School
- Harbour View Elementary School
- Highroad Academy
- Hillcrest Middle School
- Holland Elementary School
- HR MacMillan Space Centre
- Joan of Arc Academy
- John Young Elementary School
- Joseph Howe School
- Knoxdale Public School
- Lakeview Public School
- Lambton Kent Composite School
- Lord Nelson P.S.
- Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School
- Marymount Academy
- Michael Strembitsky School
- Milk River Elementary School
- Moody Middle School
- Natural Resources Canada
- Netsilik School
- Noble Central School
- Ontario Power Generation
- Ontario Science Centre
- Pemberton Secondary School
- Percy P McCallum Public School
- Petitcodiac Regional School
- Pitt River Middle School
- Pope John Paul II Catholic Elementary School
- Portland Estates Elementary
- Portneuf Elementary
- Prince Albert Collegiate Institute
- Prince Philip Public School
- Raymore school
- Roch Carrier French Immersion Public School
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Rundle College Academy
- Sacred Heart School
- St. Anthony's Catholic School
- St. Martin School
- St-Mary's Garden
- St. Mary's School
- St. Michael Catholic Elementary School
- St. Patrick Intermediate School
- St. Raphael Catholic School
- Scott Creek Middle School
- Smarter Science
- Smithville Christian High School
- South Lincoln High School
- South Okanagan Homeschoolers
- Springfield Public School
- Stony Plain Central School
- Telus World of Science Vancouver
- Thames Valley District School Board
- Timmins High and Vocational School
- Timmins Public Library
- White Oaks Public School
- White Rock Elementary
- Willow Park School