Science Talent Search Success Again!
This year 14 students entered the Science Talent Search. Many of these were Year 12 IB students who entered their Chemistry or Biology Independent Investigation. In addition, there was significant interest from Yr 7 to 9 students to enter this very popular Victorian schools competition.
We had great success across all year levels this year, with all students gaining a Distinction or better.
Major Bursaries were won by Holly Whitfield in Year 12 with her Experimental Research entry and Skye Sriratana in Year 9 whose invention for loading weights used for weight-lifting has been admired by all who have viewed her video.
Minor Bursaries were won by Alec Chen, Maija Darzins and Victoria McKenzie in Year 12, and Leon Jiao and Chloe Pike in Year 7.
Distinction certificates were awarded to Sarah Chen, Josh Choong, Jaimee Jalocha, Kaitlyn Oldaker and Lydia Tan in Year 12, to Arya Yogesh Kumar in Year 8 and Isabella Di Felice in Year 7.
A full list of the titles of the student’s work and section in which they were entered can be found below.
Congratulations to all of these students for their dedication to the study of Science and for their wonderful results.
Lanna Derry
Head of Science
Science Talent Search Results 2021
|
Name |
Year level |
Section |
Title |
Award |
|
Holly Whitfield |
12 |
Open experimental research |
The effect of different concentrations of tea tree oil as a natural fungicide on the germination of Medicago sativa |
Major bursary |
|
Skye Sriratana |
9 |
Intermediate inventions |
Weight Plate Loader |
Major Bursary |
|
Alec Chen |
12 |
Open experimental research |
How does the percentage of unsaturation in triglycerides affect the heat of combustion of biodiesel? |
Minor bursary |
|
Maija Darzins |
12 |
Open experimental research |
The effect of concentration of oxalic acid on the rate of reaction between oxalic acid and acidified potassium permanganate |
Minor bursary |
|
Victoria McKenzie |
12 |
Open experimental research |
Salinity and dissolved oxygen concentration in saline water solutions |
Minor Bursary |
|
Leon Jiao |
7 |
Junior posters |
Food design: GM crops? |
Minor bursary |
|
Chloe Pike |
7 |
Junior Games |
The race to space |
Minor bursary |
|
Sarah Chen |
12 |
Open experimental research |
Effects of pH on the synthesis of Prussian blue |
Distinction |
|
Josh Choong |
12 |
Open experimental research |
The effect of cooking time on vitamin C concentration in yellow capsicum |
Distinction |
|
Jaimee Jalocha |
12 |
Open experimental research |
How does temperature affect the amount of aspirin in a solution containing aspirin tablets? |
Distinction |
|
Kaitlyn Oldaker |
12 |
Open experimental research |
The effect of temperature on the amount of ascorbic acid present in raspberries. |
Distinction |
|
Lydia Tan |
12 |
Open experimental research |
How does heating time affect aspirin concentration in an aspirin solution? |
Distinction |
|
Arya Yogesh Kumar |
8 |
Junior experimental research |
Investigating the relationship between smoke density and smoke detector response |
Distinction |
|
Isabella Di Felice |
7 |
Junior creative writing |
Climate change, diet change |
Distinction |
