San Anton School’s Science Department recently organised the 2014 edition of its biennial science fair, in which Form 1 and 2 (Grade 8 and 9) students acquire hands-on scientific knowledge through research and project work.
This year, there were 40 physics, biology and chemistry projects in the fair. Some investigated a hypothesis while some others demonstrated a science principle.
The students had to choose a topic to investigate, and together with their mentors, develop a hypothesis, plan how to test their idea, perform the required tests and reach a conclusion.
During the fair each group of students set up a work station where they explained and demonstrated their work to visitors, set their models working or mixed various solutions.
The panel of judges had a difficult task to select the best four projects. The best Form 1 projects chosen were Which Fruit or Vegetable will Create the Most Power? by Joseph Vella, Angela Debono and Claudio Chircop, and The Science of Flies by Luke Grech, Jake Satariano and Alexander Borg.
Prizes for the best two Form 2 projects were awarded to Michele Gauci, Matthew Mamo, Shaun Said and Liam Brincat for their project The Effects of Acid Rain on Plant Growth, and to Nicholas Galea, Nick Borg and Lucas Sidhu for their project Soap and Bubbles. Cost Effective?