Science Fair 2010 Dates

Submitted by shane on Mon, 2008-05-05 22:35.

Here are the dates for the 2010 NIWA Regional Science and Technology Fair:

Friday, July 23  - Entries Close at midnight

Wednesday, August 25 - Setup Day Between 12:30pm and 4:30pm

Thursday, August 26 - Judging Day (No public viewing)
9am - 12 noon: Classes 1 and 2 (Yr 7 and 8).
1 - 3 pm: Classes 3, 4, 5 (Yrs 9-13).
Students should be available at these times to meet the judges, and discuss their work.
After judging, students are encouraged to explore the rest of the fair, but please do not get in the way of the judges.

Friday, August 27 - Public Viewing 9:00am - 4:30pm. Announcement of results on this site - see below.

Saturday, August 28 - Public Viewing 9:00am - 12:00 noon, Prizegiving 1:00pm, Project Collection Between 12:00pm & 3:00pm

2009 Results

Submitted by jwarriner on Mon, 2009-10-05 07:14.

The Results of the 2009 Fair can be viewed here.

We look forward to seeing your entries in the 2010 Fair.

This is the first time that I can remember that three first equal prizes have been awarded in a Class. Super congratulations to the following Students:-

First equal in Class 1 - Petra Bogle from Karori Normal School with the entry "What types of chicken food make the eggs yellow?", Toby Heitland from Wadestown School with the entry "What effects reaction time?", and Josh Rippin from Wellesley College with the entry "Children as eye witnesses'.

First in Class 2 - Zofia Arthur from Queen Margaret College with the entry "Need a break? Get a windbreak".

First in Class 3 - Morgan Archer from Samuel Marsden with the entry "Peppermint Power".

First equal in Class 4 - Nimish Patel from Rongotai College with the entry "Which household material best insulates sound", and Jono Wood & Jonty Sanders from Wellington College with their entry "Tenacious tyres".

First in Class 5 - Thang Tran from Wellington College with the entry "The effect of temperature on Vitamin C".

Realise the Dream Nominations - Zofia Arthur from Queen Margaret College with the entry "Need a break? Get a windbreak",  Morgan Archer from Samuel Marsden with the entry "Peppermint Power", and Thang Tran from Wellington College with the entry "The effect of temperature on Vitamin C".

VUW Faculty of Science Excellence Scholarship - Thang Tran from Wellington College with the entry "The effect of temperature on Vitamin C".

VUW Faculty of Science Prize for an outstanding Class 5 exhibit - Nika Thomson from Sacred Heart College with the entry "The effect of exercise on insulin requirements of Type 1 Diabetics".

Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch Prize for best overall exhibit - Zofia Arthur from Queen Margaret College with the entry "Need a break? Get a windbreak".

Science & Technology Fairs in other Regions

Submitted by jwarriner on Mon, 2009-08-03 07:58.

Other Regions (from Wellington) have Science and Technology Fairs.

The Royal Society of New Zealand operates a web page that has a list of these fairs.

Please go here, to see about a fair in your Region (if you are not within the Wellington Region (as defined in our rules - Please see "Competition Rules" - Rule 1, about half way down the page).