Student Achievements
Upwey South Primary School
John Monash Science School Exhibition
As a school focused upon providing our students with opportunities to excel beyond the classroom, we are proud of our partnership with John Monash Science School (JMSS).
Each year, we have the fortunate opportunity to select 12 Year Six students who attend JMSS each fortnight throughout either Term One or Term Two. These students partake in a snapshot of the secondary school curriculum, with focus upon one of the following:
- Little Scientists, Big Science: a program designed to expose young scientific minds to big concepts, such as nanotechnology, biomedicine, and development in environmental science.
- Robogals: a program aimed at providing girls with the opportunity to develop their skills in coding and robotics.
- Mini-Mathematicians: a program which provides students with the opportunity to engage in block coding, mathematical sequencing and theory.
As part of the Little Scientists, Big Science Program students are provided with the opportunity to develop and enter a science project which they believe addresses a current dilemma or problem.
We were extremely impressed with the efforts of Kinga, Daniel, Jack, and Zane who produced an outstanding research project titled "Coffee Be Gone!". Through designing and conducting their own experiment from start to finish, the students discovered that the most effective stain remover was hot water mixed with milk.
Below is the synopsis and aim of their experiment.
SYNOPSIS
It is nearly inevitable that one day you will experience that “OH NO” thought when spilling a coffee on your shirt. It is also likely that you may have split the coffee because you may have been distracted, or in a hurry.
If you are in the workplace or at school… this can present a problem which needs to be solved…and needs to be solved fast with a readily accessible stain removing solution!
Therefore, we are trying to determine how you can remove a coffee stain from your shirt if you do not have access to a commercially produced stain remover.
We are also exploring eco-friendly options to assess if they can achieve the same outcomes, or better, as a commercial stain remover.
AIM OF EXPERIMENT
The aim of our experiment is to find the best eco-friendly option for removing coffee stains from your shirt.
We will be using a 100% cotton based t-shirt as our test material, as this is the most common makeup of shirts from our research of clothing stores.
We will test the effectiveness of readily available eco-friendly products that you may be able to find in any office, school, or home environment.
We will also compare dry treatments, cold water treatments, and hot water treatment.
If you would like to read about the findings from "Coffee Be Gone" please view the .pdf below: