Year 9 Learners were tasked to research greener forms of transportation in land sea and air and demonstrate their understanding by building a working prototype or model of the technology involved. By doing so, they were able to practice a range of model making skills learned over the course of their science studies, while also gaining a deeper appreciation for the impacts of science.

Learners presented their prototype along with video/infographic explanations of the models in a Learning Exhibition last Friday, 22nd of April, during Earth day. Excited learners, staff and parents viewed the displays and offered encouraging feedback to the presenters. It was a wonderful atmosphere of shared learning and really showcased learner ingenuity. The groups that were most successful in terms of Design, Innovation, Creativity, Presentation, as well as R.E.C.I.P.E were given awards at the end of the Exhibition:

Excellence in Design: Earthbotic was a solar powered bus designed by Maria Fernandez and Leonor Silva

Honorable Mention in Design: Solar Powered Boat modelled by Nicole Kratsov, Scarlett Lane, Georgie Lanzone

Excellence in Innovation: Skytran Maglev Railway modelled by Danyil Kramchenkov, Ben Dougan, Tomas Camacho

Honorable Mention in Innovation: HYPEReon designed by Trishan Biswas and Sebastian Lage-Pally

Excellence in Creativity: Emelect, a solar/electric hybrid car sharing transport system designed by Maya Ishizaki and Mikoto Nakao

Honorable Mention in Creativity: The Peddler - electric transport designed by Tirion Dannert, Lina Bridaa, Sophie Fleming

Excellence in Presentation: Hydrogen fueled Aircraft modelled by Tilda Philpott, Leonore Lebard, Isabel Jefferson

Honorable Mention in Presentation: Plug-in Hybrids presented by Alex Foo, Lucas Taylor, Lochie Donaldson

Excellence in R.E.C.I.P.E: The Baar, an amphibious hybrid bus designed by Alice Adeney, Molli Moss and Orla Stark

Honorable Mention in R.E.C.I.P.E: The Hydrogen Car modelled by Rita Cupido and Shayna Tan

The Overall Excellence in the Green Transport Project Award went to Trishan Biswas and Sebastian Lage-Pally, who designed and modelled an underwater maglev cargo transport system they dubbed the HYPEReon! Read more about their experience in the Nexus Times.

Special thanks go out to our judges for the event: Ed Bailey (Design), Alex Barrett (Science), Jozef Bendik (Science), Anne Cain (LAL Science), Aysha Guller (BML), Stephanie Hughes (HPE), Rohit Kishor (Science), Meher Verghese (ART), Patricia Vlad (Maths), and to all the staff and parents who came to support our learners!

Year 9 Science Team

Fabio Di Salvo, Sylvia Klinzing, Nika Kuncewicz