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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.
 

Focussing Facts

Chips Away

Can people tell the difference between tap and bottled water?

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

  • AS and A2 students will receive their results by post on Thursday 14th August

  • GCSE students will receive their results by post on Thursday 21st August 



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Internal School Examinations
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Y9 Geog trip Marble Arch Caves
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History Trip Berlin & Krakow Yrs 10 & 11
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History Trip Berlin Yrs 10 & 11
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* History Trip Berlin Yrs 10 & 11
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* History Trip Berlin Yrs 10 & 11
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History Trip Berlin Yrs 10 & 11
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Trip to Paris Yr 10
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* Football Blitz - Mid-Ulster Sports Arena (Incoming Yr 8)
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* Trip to Paris Yr 10
* KS3 Public Speaking Final
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Trip to Paris Yr 10
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Final day of term Y8, 9 & 11
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Junior Prize giving & final day of term Y10
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Review & Summer Improvement Interviews
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