A Wi ScI (Wicked Science Images) Blog @ HNI: 2021

Tuesday 5 October 2021

OUR SCIENCE FAIR ... QUIZ teams ... and the Students whose Projects were chosen to represent HNI at the HB Sc and Tech Fair .. CONGRATUATIONS EVERYONE

Because the HB Fair could not go ahead, June Clark, the HB Science Fair chief judge, came to us for an afternoon.

1st John W, "Is it Smart to be Dense". 2nd Max F, "Bristles Vs Bacteria" 3rd James M and Pete "Comparing Insulation"

Nanogirllab.com ... Have some sciencey , 'creative'-fun in the holidays

Superpowered Lockdown Activities For Kids Brilliant fun STEM learning - minimal screen time. Stories, adventures and creative activities helping children aged 6-11 to keep busy and learning during lockdown. Watch as your child builds their own inventions with Nanogirl using only items found around the house on their mission to become She’s also on the TVNZ Freeview channel for Home Learning. The link is on the ministry website. STEM superheroes! ALSO FUN stories and activities ... https://youtu.be/0M3sfjTGkkM

Saturday 17 July 2021

Science Fair Projects are due to the science room on 30th July between 8 and 9 a.m.

Hi there (please share with anyone you know doing a science fair project ... THANKS) ................. I hope you are having an enjoyable holiday. I am confirming that the date to complete science projects by is the 30th July, all ready for judging. The top 5 year 7 projects, and the top 5 year 8 projects, go on to the HB Fair, which is on the 20th August. If this is going to be too difficult for you PLEASE let me know and I will make sure that I accommodate you and your project. I am so pleased that you are doing one and want you to be able to do your best, not run out of time. You will earn several academic gold points, depending how your project goes. ................................. Thank-you for being the fabulous communicative students that you are. I love to hear how you are getting along. Many thanks and have FUN from Miss Hawtin ........................ P.S. I have received this from the HB Fair organisers. You may like to check what they have to say. ......................... WHAT JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR IN A PROJECT ........ * INNOVATIVE IDEAS – Judges love students to think outside the box and give them the WOW experiment or something a little different * A CLEAR Scientific idea ... with a testable question * A DESIGN that is suitable for the experiment ... step by step description * REPETITIONS to verify experimental results ... e.g. 6 times * A LOG BOOK to verify what you have done ... a diary of what you did, dated, data etc * GOOD DATA ANALYSIS that CORRECTLY interprets results ... graphs, photos etc * CLEAR, ACCURATE EXPLANATIONS of the experimental results ... plus 'what next ?' .......................... In Summary: A project needs to clearly demonstrate the Scientific Method ie a logical process from an idea to the solution that presents results, then discusses the results and evaluates the experiment and explains why your results either support or disagree with your hypothesis or prediction. ....................... Your display and your discussion with the Judges needs to show YOU understand THIS PROCESS and WHAT YOUR PROJECT IS TELLING YOU. ........................ Similarly for TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS – they need to closely follow the steps of the Technological Process from CONCEPT to COMPLETION and be able to accurately explain the CHALLENGES and PROBLEMS along the way and how they were SOLVED.