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Year 8 students Ciana Cummings, Teagan O’Sullivan and Jasmin Kemp with their entry in the tallest structure competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 15, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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

Maths \/ Science teacher Ron Johnston said\u00a0Year 12 students also put on a science show for Year 6s to introduce them to the idea of a Science Fair.<\/p>\n

Other primary school students weren’t forgotten either, with classes taking turns at visiting the hall and exploring the various displays.<\/p>\n

The science projects covered three main themes: Food Security (Year 7), Energy (Year 8) and Diseases (Year 9).<\/p>\n

Prizes were awarded for the best displays (see below).<\/p>\n

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

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.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

And the winners were:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Year 7
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Anatomy Of A Fish
\n2. Self-Watering Garden
\n3. The Humble Potato<\/p>\n

Year 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Dome Home
\n2. Radiation – The Silent Killer
\n3. Sour Power<\/p>\n

Year 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Kuru
\n2. Malaria
\n3. Cholera<\/p>\n

Overall winner: Dome Home<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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