2024 Scientific Inquiry Prize Winners
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*Please note this list is not indicative of place winners, entries have been listed in alphabetical order. Prize winners will find out the outcome of their entry at the Presentation Ceremony.
Prize Winners
- R-2 Prize Winners
- 3-4 Prize Winners
- 5-6 Prize Winners
- 7-8 Prize Winners
- 9-10 Prize Winners
- 11-12 Prize Winners
Highly Commended
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R-2 Prize Winners
Daniel Boucher
St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
Project: Biodegrad-able?
Haider Chaloob
St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
Project: Erosion
Alexander Chhokar
St Andrew's School
Project: Efficiency of Sports Balls
3-4 Prize Winners
Amir Chaloob
St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
Project: Making manure
Atharv Dhadook & Abhyuday Ramchuritter
Vale Park Primary School
Project: Why Ships Float: The Science Behind the Mystery
Daniel Maddern
Pulteney Grammar School
Project: The effect of flour power on sourdough yeast
Viaan Prakash
St Peter's College
Project: Does the type of food and brushing effect germs on teeth?
5-6 Prize Winners
Owen Dolman
Golden Grove Primary School
Project: Viscosity Measurements
Quinn Hansen
Stirling East Primary School
Project: Do bicarbonate soda or baking powder make bigger cookies?
Casper Saint-Saens
Stirling East Primary School
Project: Bubble Tea: How Popping Pearls are Made
7-8 Prize Winners
Zoe Curtis
St Peter's Girls' School
Project: Can you fry an egg on a slippery dip?
Kirra Dixon
Mercedes College
Project: Exploring the Effectiveness of Honey as a Natural Antiseptic
Diya Rose
Norwood International High School
Project: Surface Tension in Different Types of Liquids
9-10 Prize Winners
Linh Bui & Maiar Elkhouly
Adelaide Botanic High School
Project: The synergistic effect of combining essential oils to create an antimicrobial blend for treating skin infections
Kyra Huang & Benita Wu
Seymour College
Project: Effects of acidification on the surface tension of water
Chloe Yew
Norwood International High School
Project: Functionality of bioplastics: Investigating the physical and mechanical properties of algal bioplastics
11-12 Prize Winners
Caleb Tang
Prince Alfred College
Project: How does solvent polarity influence the rate of SN1 reaction of 2-Chloro-2-methylpropane
Caleb Tang
Prince Alfred College
Project: To what extent does different coloured light affect the bacterial growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis measured in terms of the colony size (CFU/mL) after 30 minutes of light treatment under each colour
Caleb Tang
Prince Alfred College
Project: Which Fabaceae Beans are the most effective alpha-amylase inhibitors
2024 Scientific Inquiry Highly Commended
R-2 Highly Commended
Moss Crone
Dara School
Project: Lego Car on a Balloon Rocket
7-8 Highly Commended
Kieran Priest
Adelaide Botanic High School
Project: How does weight affect aviation?