Year 8 students Ciana Cummings, Teagan O’Sullivan and Jasmin Kemp with their entry in the tallest structure competition

August 15, 2018

The Mary Knoll Centre at St Mary’s Catholic College featured everything from zombies to lemons and potatoes – and even a chook – at the school’s second annual Science Fair on Tuesday.

The fair, held in conjunction with National Science Week, featured various science projects developed during the term by Year 7, 8 and 9 students.

Maths / Science teacher Ron Johnston said Year 12 students also put on a science show for Year 6s to introduce them to the idea of a Science Fair.

Other primary school students weren’t forgotten either, with classes taking turns at visiting the hall and exploring the various displays.

The science projects covered three main themes: Food Security (Year 7), Energy (Year 8) and Diseases (Year 9).

Prizes were awarded for the best displays (see below).

The overall winner was “Dome House”, built by two Year 8 students who even dressed formally as architects for the occasion.

While the judging was taking place, the Years 7-9 students were mastering two other challenges in the main body of the hall … how to build the biggest structure using just a set number of toothpicks and marshmallows, and how to build a bridge out of spaghetti.

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And the winners were:

Year 7

1. Anatomy Of A Fish
2. Self-Watering Garden
3. The Humble Potato

Year 8

1. Dome Home
2. Radiation – The Silent Killer
3. Sour Power

Year 9

1. Kuru
2. Malaria
3. Cholera

Overall winner: Dome Home

Judges for the Science Fair, parent Jess Hodgson and teacher Wayne Dunbrack, with the overall winner, “Dome Home”
Maths / Science teacher Ron Johnston co-ordinated the Science Fair as part of National Science Week
Think electricity prices are too high? How about trying “Sour Power “?
This slightly bemused chook was part of a display about an automatic water cycle system
“The Anatomy Of A Fish” displayed the anatomy of a fish …
… and “The Humble Potato” was all about the humble potato …
… but this zombie-themed display wasn’t about zombies … it was all about Kuru, a rare prion disease spread via cannibalism

 

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