Gaining knowledge is fun! Especially at the TVE annual Knowledge Fair! From real birds, to a heart model, to coding and digital art, the 2023 Knowledge Fair had a lot of amazing facts and presentations demonstrated. People began to arrive and set up at 10:00am on March 29th inside the Danville Grange. The attendance was so great that projects were set up not just on the tradeshow-style tables, but also on benches and the stage.
There were so many wonderful presentations. It would be impossible to fit all of them into one article, so here are some great highlights. One project called “Birds as Pets and Friends” was especially popular. The presenter brought her 3 pet birds from home! 2 cockatiels, Daisy and Dominic, attracted a lot of attention from the attendees, so did their feathered friend, Anna, who is a parakeet. Another very popular display was “Volcanoes”. It included a huge model of a volcano. It had fake lava too. The project was very fun to watch, because the lava in the volcano erupted.
Our own Student Life editor, Olive Pea, put together a very informative presentation called “Cat Behavior”. In her presentation, she talked about understanding cat actions to figure out what they are trying to say, based on their body language. If you are interested in learning about cat behavior, be sure to see the article that Olive wrote about her presentation. The newest addition to The Lighthouse, Aleena, made a very nice presentation about plants. Her presentation featured fun facts, and real plants and seeds.
Another interesting project included the history of green screens. The presenter brought a green screen and a camera to take pictures of visitors with different backgrounds. A presentation called “Coding With Kids” was also very popular, because it included a computer with a game that the presenter coded himself. As visitors and presenters entered the building, they were met by Ava Salado with her display of The Lighthouse Newspaper. Ava showed pictures of our journalists and some of the highlights of their work.
Some presenters even wore costumes in theme with their projects. Our youngest presenter, at the age of 2, wore pajamas with letters all over them. This adorable outfit made his project, “ABCs” stand out even more. For the “Butterfly Life Cycle” display, the presenter wore big, orange butterfly wings. Another participant, doing a presentation on dogs, had a beautiful puppy outfit on.
At the end of the Knowledge Fair, everybody received a certificate award and a round of applause for their excellent presentations.
Here are all of the project names:
Netherland Dwarf Rabbit
Medieval Castles
Cat Behavior
Solar System
Vincent Van Gogh
All About the Moon
Butterfly Life Cycle
Taekwondo
Bees
Green Screens/ Special effects
Osiris – REx Project
Bird Watching
Rainbows
Dogs
ABC’s
Elizabeth Blackwell
Acid Rain
Exotic Flowers
Cheetahs
Wolves
White Friday WW1
Tennis Ball Machine
Pokémon
Spiders
Volcanoes
Reflection and Refraction
Golden Retrievers
Playing with Colors
Anime and Manga
Human Heart
Social Emotional Skills
Birds as Pets and Friends
Digital Art and Animation
The Mathematics
Mystery of Amelia Earhart
Plants
Horses
Aloxotls
Archie Comics
Coding for Kids
Wool Crafts
Magnets
Art
First Aid
The Lighthouse
Congratulations to everybody who participated! Everyone did an absolutely amazing job.
The Lighthouse 