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St Patrick's Academy
Science Fair
For the young scientists at St. Patrick’s Academy, Friday 13th
June was certainly not an unlucky day. The school hosted a
Science Fair for Year 10 students which proved to be a
resounding success. The students had 6 weeks to work on projects
or experiments of their own choice. The ideas for projects were
creative and interesting and really grasped pupils’ attention.
From the scientific study into the properties of hydrogen
peroxide to an investigation into which hairspray had the best
hold, there was a vast array of scientific method on show. Each
form group had the very difficult task of choosing one project
to go through into the final judging. The judges, Ms Sue
McGrath, Mr John O’Neill and Dr Sean McAteer, listened to each
group’s presentation and had great difficulty in choosing a
winner. They commented on the high standard of work and the
obvious effort each team had put in to their project. Thanks to
our judges for all the positive feedback that the groups
received about their work
In the end it was ‘focussing facts’ that finished first with
their study into how concentration levels were affected by
various different activities. The group gave an excellent
presentation and were able to answer the judges’ questions
knowledgably. The group in second place, ‘chips away’
had looked
into digestion of chips and their nutritional value and in third
place was the group that tried to answer the age old question
‘can people tell the difference between bottled and tap water?’
coming to the conclusion that although people would like to
think they can they can’t! Congratulations to all those who made
it through to the final and also to the remainder who completed
projects and gained the valuable experiences that this
experience offered.
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Focussing Facts |
Chips Away |
Can people tell
the difference between tap and bottled water? |
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View all
the finalists in the gallery
This year’s winners will now go forward into the Seagate Young
Innovators Exhibition next year and we look forward to next
year’s Science Fair in school when the current Year 9 pupils
will surely have plenty of original ideas for investigations of
their own.
Examination Results Dates
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