Over the past two terms, 10MF and 9Totara have been working on Science Fair projects, investigating topics of interest.

Projects of a high standard will be entered in the Sanford Science and Technology Fair to be held on 12 September at the Caroline Bay Hall where they will compete with students from other schools from around the region.

The exhibits were judged by Year 12 and 13 Science students. The projects were judged on presentation, interest, scientific process and the student’s knowledge of their chosen topic. One of the important skills needed to complete a Science Fair project is time management. 9Totara and 10 MF worked hard to develop their time management skills to produce a robust science investigation.

9Totara

1st place: Caleb Rollo for his project titled Plastic Bricks from Single Use Plastics

2nd place: Ross McCulloch for his project titled Fire the Fire

3rd place: Reuben Bowen for his project titled Decomposing

Highly Commended Certificates: Alex Kim for his project titled Surface Tension and Sam Wilson for his project titled Pivots vs Roto-Rainers

Commended Certificate: Adam Lindbom for his project titled Viscosity Atrocity

10MF

1st place: Nathan Harbutt for his project titled Nitrate Fixing with Wood-Chip

2nd place: Noah Cook for his project titled Native Attraction

3rd place: Thomas Corbett for his project titled Possum Lure, What’s Best?

Highly Commended Certificates: Hugh Cameron for his project titled Effect of Heat on Vitamin C. Dominic Coleman for his project titled Shell Shocked and Balkrishna Uniyal for his project titled How Much Will It Swing?

Commended Certificates: David Edh for his project titled Tooth Decay and William Jack-Hydes for his project titled Burning Your Earnings