Science Fair 2017

The Science Fair was a huge success.  Congratulations to all our winners.   Read more about it here Samoa Observer

	Year 5	Year 6	Year 7	Year 8
1st Place	Niko Vaitupu ‘Can your Taste Buds do the job alone?’	Joshua Hansell and Cruz Hodson ‘Magnets Under Water’	Aniva Clarke ‘The best way to make plastic bags decompose’	Alexia Slaven ‘Can you build your own water filter?’
2nd Place	Ormond Sua ‘Static Charge’	Eve Meredith ‘Which is stronger, plastic bags V’s Woven basket?’	Dante Samau ‘Which is the best soil to plant sweet corn?’	Abraham Tagi ‘Can Pure Silver Metal kill bacteria and keep milk from spoiling?’
3rd Place	Christina Slaven ‘Can you invent a Solar Cooker that can cook marshmallows?’	Tahlia Freijah ‘Less is Best, what is the best amount of time to mix a cake mixture?’	Giada Rossi-Wall Fast Food Burger, will it deteriorate the same as a homemade burger?’	Apaula Tafea ‘Growing Crystals, What substance grows the best crystals?’
Highly Commended	Ruttiana Samau, Saamiya Cleverley, ‘How to get rid of ants’	Dess  Fiti ‘How to best store bananas’	Rosa Meredith ‘Which soap kills the most bacteria?’	Viona Curry ‘Which drink has the most electrolytes?’
Highly Commended	Tamalesi Nailovolovo ‘Best Soil to plant veggies’	Ryan Saunders ‘Creating the Curve’	Leata Fesili Eat with your eyes, does food have to look good to taste good?’	Isla King ‘Reducing drag, How much difference does wearing a racing suit make in swimming competitions’
Highly Commended	Brianna Tagi, Mailla Hatier, Sheila Ah Kuoi Can copper act as barrier to African Snails?’	Sierra Keil and Isak ‘Freezing in the name of Science’	Benjamin Mauga ‘Can a dog’s saliva help heal your cuts faster?	Galo Long and Agnes Taufua ‘Is coral affected by natural disasters?’
Highly Commended			Ella Saunders ‘Foam Forever, what is the best way to decompose an 8oz foam cup?’

The Environment Award.  Ella Saunders (Trophy donated by the Anderson-Jackson Family)

 Most Original Exhibit:  Elizabeth Rasch  - What makes a Fidget Spinner spin the fatest?

Health Award:   Simona Mei – Ear Candles, do they work?

Physics Award:  Aiko Yoshida – Measuring Viscosity

Nutrition Award:  Georgio Keil – What Take away hot chips are the greasiest?

Principal’s Awards as selected by Lorraine Williams
Year 5	Year 6	Year 7	Year 8
·         Eli Kapu	·         Olive Elia	·         Richard Saili	·         Melody Salesa
·         Erich Retzlaff	·         Azariah Fabricius	·         Caleb Pogi, Nicholaj Hermansen and Harlan Mauli	·         Aomalu Elia and Melina Pue