Best overall exhibit sponsored by NIWA 2021

Best overall exhibit sponsored by NIWA 2021

Apr 7, 2022

Best overall exhibit sponsored by NIWA 2021

All Features ProjectsAll 2020 Winners
Student Name Edward Usher
Year 7
School St Mark’s Church School
Teacher/s Andrea Pawley

Prize

$1000 for the best overall exhibit in the Fair, taking into account the year level of the exhibitor(s).

Project Short Description

Do washing detergents really make the grade when cleaning?.

Presentation Slides

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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/ 

Victoria University of Wellington of Science Faculty Prize 2021

Victoria University of Wellington of Science Faculty Prize 2021

Apr 7, 2022

Victoria University of Wellington of Science Faculty Prize 2021

All Features ProjectsAll 2021 Winners
Student Name Emma Bateson, Imogen Bell and Liang Dajnowski
Year 10
School St Oran’s College
Teacher/s Keith Deverall

Prize

For the best exhibit from Classes 1 — 4, Victoria University of Wellington Science Faculty offers an iPad computer or similar (conditions apply).

Project Short Description

A rocky shore survey was carried out at Houghton Bay and Owhiro Bay. The diversity of organisms was compared between bays, synthetic surfaces and rock pools and this data was compared with previous records when the area was polluted with sewerage.

Presentation Slides

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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/ 

Victoria University of Wellington Innovation Prize – 2021

Victoria University of Wellington Innovation Prize – 2021

Apr 7, 2022

Victoria University of Wellington Innovation Prize – 2021

All Features ProjectsAll 2021 Winners
Student Name Luke Weston
Year 13
School Wellington High School
Teacher/s Murray Chisholm

Prize

For the most innovative exhibit in Class 5, Victoria University of Wellington Research Office offers financial support towards expenses in the first year of a Victoria University of Wellington undergraduate degree in science or engineering, or a conjoint degree including science (conditions apply).

Project Short Description

A Wilberforce pendulum consists of a mass hanging from a vertically oriented helical spring. The mass can both move up and down on the spring and rotate about its vertical axis. This is an investigation of the behaviour of such a pendulum and how it depends on relevant parameters.

Presentation Slides

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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/ 

Victoria University of Wellington of Science Faculty Prize 2021

Runner Up Best overall exhibit sponsored by Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch 2021

Apr 7, 2022

Runner Up Best overall exhibit sponsored by Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch 2021

All Features ProjectsAll 2021 Winners
Student Name Emma Bateson, Imogen Bell and Liang Dajnowski
Year 10
School St Oran’s College
Teacher/s Keith Deverall

Prize

$500 for the runner up best overall exhibit in the Fair, taking into account the year level of the exhibitor(s) and an invitation to the 2020 Hudson Lecture, including dinner with the speaker afterwards.

Project Short Description

A rocky shore survey was carried out at Houghton Bay and Owhiro Bay. The diversity of organisms was compared between bays, synthetic surfaces and rock pools and this data was compared with previous records when the area was polluted with sewerage.

Presentation Slides

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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/ 

Best overall exhibit sponsored by NIWA 2021

Class 1 (Year 7) Prize – 2021

Apr 7, 2022

Class 1 (Year 7) Prize – 2021

All Features ProjectsAll 2021 Winners

2021 Top winners in Class 1 (Year 7) out of 65 entries.

First Prize – $300

  • Student Name: Edward Usher
  • Registration Number: 1-54
  • Year: 7
  • School: St Mark’s Church School
  • Teacher/s: Andrea Pawley

Project Title

Stain Buster

Project Short Description

Do washing detergents really make the grade when cleaning?

Presentation Slides

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Second Prize – $150

  • Student Name: Rosa Gilbert
  • Registration Number: 1-39
  • Year: 7
  • School: Northland School
  • Teacher/s: Alex Oliver

Project Title

How Long is a Piece of String?

Project Short Description

I tested children to find out how accurately they can estimate the length and asked if aspects like age or gender make a difference.

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Third Prize – $100

  • Student Name: Freddie Conn
  • Registration Number: 1-48
  • Year: 7
  • School: Seatoun School
  • Teacher/s: Sam Broadmore

Project Title

A soapy solution to Covid 19

Project Short Description

This project investigates the effectiveness of washing hands in preventing the spread of Covid 19.

Presentation Slides

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Fourth Prize – $50

  • Student Name: Connor Herries
  • Registration Number: 1-5
  • Year: 7
  • School: Evans Bay Intermediate School
  • Teacher/s: Amanda Hood

Project Title

The Nurdle Hunt

Project Short Description

New Zealand has less microplastics than most other places in the survey.
There are a number of limitations in the survey method.

Presentation Slides

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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/