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Science Talent Search 

It is with great excitement that we have received the Science Talent Search results for 2023. I am very pleased to announce that Arun Sankar Sivaraman Rajalakshmi received a Merit award for his Creative writing story: “Glass!! Exclaimed the environmental scientist” The judging panel stated that Arun’s story: “kept the reader's interest as they taken on a tour of the glass recycling centre with the narrator” and they strongly encouraged him to enter the competition in the future.

Yug Soni and Tvisha Amin entered the video section of the competition for the first time. They decided to do a video presentation on Rockets which explained how they work, included a practical and the various uses of rockets. Tvisha and Yug did amazingly well and achieved a Distinction, with the judges commenting: “Great presentation about rockets which shows your passion for the subject.”

Another student to enter the completion for the first time was Austin Voges (Year 7) who decided to enter the scientific poster and wall chart competition. Austin poster explored the topic of Glass: Past, Present and Future. The judges commented on Austin’s very good knowledge of the scientific concepts covered. Very pleasingly Austin was awarded a Minor Bursary award by Science Talent Search Victoria.

Jamie Katic (Year 9) and Alex Tari (Year 9) entered the video completion for the third year in a row. This year they designed a mouse trap car to explain Isaac Newton’s concepts of motion. The judges commented:  “We really enjoyed your presentation and discussion of your understanding of physics through the mousetrap car experiment” Their video achieved a Minor Bursary award from Science Talent Search Victoria which was a great achievement.

Austin, Jamie and Alex will attend the Victorian Science Talent Search Awards Ceremony on 16th November to receive their awards. Glen Eira College would like to extend our congratulations to these students on their participation in this event and the excellent results they  achieved!! 

Elizabeth Allan

Head of Science

Japanese Science Immersion

After many weeks of preparation, the 7E immersion science students presented their complex machines this week. Each complex machine performed a simple task and was made of 3 or more simple machines, such as pulleys, levers and inclined planes. We had domino topplers, marble catchers, egg crackers and more! Well done to all our budding engineers. みなさん、たいへんよくできました！ 

Kai Kurashige

Japanese Immersion Teacher