Class 2 (Year 8) Prize – 2021

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2021 Top winners in Class 3 (Year 8) out of 114 entries.

First Prize – $300

  • Student Name: Tom Simpson
  • Registration Number: 2-47
  • Year: 8
  • School: Northland School
  • Teacher/s: Alex Oliver

Project Title

Generational Views on the Covid – 19 Vaccine

Project Short Description

I compared opinions (and other studies) of three generations to find out how age affects opinions on the vaccine and its rollout.

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Second Prize – $150

  • Student Name: Iris Polaschek
  • Registration Number: 2-59
  • Year: 8
  • School: Rāroa Normal Intermediate School
  • Teacher/s: Lynne Dunn

Project Title

Chords for Kitties

Project Short Description

To investigate how pitch and tempo in music may affect the disposition of a domestic cat.

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Third Prize – $100

  • Student Name: Matilda Jowett
  • Registration Number: 2-43
  • Year: 8
  • School: Northland School
  • Teacher/s: Alex Oliver

Project Title

Organic insulation – Can it Handle the Heat?

Project Short Description

Testing which organic insulation has the best thermal resistance.

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Fourth Prize – $50

  • Student Name: Hemani Parmar
  • Registration Number: 2-93
  • Year: 8
  • School: St Mark’s Church School
  • Teacher/s: Andrea Pawley

Project Title

Can you breathe?

Project Short Description

Do Choir singers have better lung capacity than non-choir singers thus indicating potential asthma?

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Protection of Copyright, Intellectual Property and Design
Please note that the student’s intellectual property within entries to this fair has been protected by gazetting this exhibition under Section 9(2) of the Patents Act 2013 and Section 10(2) of the Designs Act 1953 by The Commissioner of Patents. https://www.iponz.govt.nz/about-iponz/the-journal/