2015 Winning Projects

We are most thankful for these students who have given their consent for their projects to be accessible for anyone to view. As prizewinners, these projects are exemplars for what a good project looks like. The majority of these projects satisfied the Level 4 criteria on their respective Judging Rubrics.

For teachers, parents and students new to science projects, this is the best resource you will ever find. There is no set formula for setting out a project, however, following the order of one or two of these projects is the best way to start.

Finally, don’t be overawed by the standard of some of these projects. Most of these students started their projects with a similar feeling, however, as they got going and started meeting the different criteria one by one, they then quickly realized that any student is capable of producing a top level project.

SECTION 1 – CATEGORY PRIZES
Category: Models and Inventions

Years K-2	Equal 1^st	Sasha Mackenzie, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, report video
	Equal 1^st	Harrison Taylor, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, folio video

Years 3-6	Equal 1^st	Sam Katz, Bondi Public School, folio video
	Equal 1^st	Tom Robbins, Saint Ignatius’ College, folio video
	Equal 1^st	Grattan Rutherford, Saint Ignatius’ College, folio video
	Equal 1^st	Isabel Sanderson, Abigail Last & Sophie Martland, Queenwood School for Girls, folio video
	Equal 1^st	Emma Yap, Abbotsleigh, abstract
	Equal 1^st	Joshua Wren & Roman Upton, Saint Ignatius’ College, folio video 1 video 2

Years 7-9	1^st	Macinley Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, abstract video
	2^nd	Kate Carey, Meriden School, folio video
	3^rd	Lawson Stead, MET Wagga Wagga, folio video

Yrs 10-12	1^st	James Poyitt, Redeemer Baptist School, folio video
	2^nd	Samuel Kantor, Moriah College, folio video
	3^rd	Sudesh Tunga & ed Kudaya-more, Redeemer Baptist School, folio video
	HC	Lachlan Bolton, Redeemer Baptist School, folio poster video

Category: Scientific Investigations

Years K-2	Equal 1^st	Eddi Budrodeen, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, report
	Equal 1^st	Ethan Humphrey, Carlingford Public School, report logbook
	Equal 1^st	Jared Arnold, Redeemer Baptist School, report logbook
	Equal 1^st	Jarod Macarthur, Homeschool, report logbook
	Equal 1^st	Nate Ryan, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, report
	Equal 1^st	Shelby McIlvaney, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, report

Years 3-6	Equal 1^st	Zane Assen, Holy Family Primary School Menai, report
	Equal 1^st	Ankitha Avvari & Zoe Moutsopoulos, Gib Gate, report
	Equal 1^st	Maya Basson & Emma Hasset, Gib Gate, report
	Equal 1^st	Elio Forte, Bondi Public School, report
	Equal 1^st	Timothy Hanna, Caringbah North Public School, abstract
	Equal 1^st	Kyle Hubbard, Castle Cove Public School, report
	Equal 1^st	Sam Katz, Bondi Public School, folio video
	Equal 1^st	Kira Macarthur, Homeschool, report logbook
	Equal 1^st	Trisha Prahbu, MLC School, report
	Equal 1^st	Eshwari Surendran, MLC School, report
	Equal 1^st	Sophie Walsh, Katherine Cannon & Eliza Lo Russo, Balgowlah Heights Public School, report logbook
	Equal 1^st	Harry Wood, Castle Cove Public School, report

Category: Scientific Investigations – Biology

Years 7-9	1^st	Benjamin Hamill, Holy Spirit College Bellambi, report logbook
	2^nd	James Drielsma, Cranbrook School, report logbook
	3^rd	Katelyn Biggart, Macarthur Anglican School, report logbook

Yrs 10-12	1^st	Madeleine Maloof, PLC Sydney, report logbook
	2^nd	Jason Ren, Newington College, report logbook
	3^rd	Vanessa Li, PLC Sydney, report logbook

Category: Scientific Investigations – Chemistry

Years 7-9	1^st	Aniruddh Chennapragada, James Ruse Agricultural High School, abstract
	2^nd	Lauren Lancaster, Hornsby Girls High School, report logbook
	3^rd	Esther Wong, Meriden School, abstract

Yrs 10-12	1^st	Jade Lin, PLC Sydney, report logbook
	2^nd	Grace Carmichael, St Paul’s College Walla Walla, report logbook
	3^rd	Adarsha Parajuli, Redeemer Baptist School, report logbook

Category: Scientific Investigations – Earth and Environmental Science

Years 7-9	1^st	Nga Nguyen, Sydney Girls High School, report logbook
	2^nd	Macinley Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, abstract video
	3^rd	Ellen Rowley, Anastasiya Potapenko & Emma von Thomann, Riverside Girls High School, report Ellen’s logbook Anastasiya’s logbook Emma’s logbook

Yrs 10-12	1^st	Jade Moxey, Sapphire Coast Anglican School, report
	2^nd	Sunera Samaratunga, Macquarie Anglican Grammar School Dubbo, report
	3^rd	Georgina Garth, Redeemer Baptist School, survey report logbook

Category: Scientific Investigations – Physics

Years 7-9	1^st	Steven Zang, Shore School, report logbook
	2^nd	Paddy Heaton, Shore School, report logbook
	3^rd	Sophie Howard, Loreto Kirribilli, report

Yrs 10-12	1^st	Emma Tanevska, PLC Sydney, report logbook
	2^nd	Timothy Hill, Hills Adventist College, report logbook
	3^rd	Meredith Hinds, Roseville College, report logbook

SECTION 2 – STANSW MOST PROMISING AWARDS

Years K-6	Equal 1^st	Thomas Kirkpatrick, Glenbrook Public School, report
	Equal 1^st	Zac Petersen, Carlingford Public School, report logbook

Years 7-12	Equal 1^st	David Clark, Wollondilly Anglican College, report
	Equal 1^st	Chaltu Etana, St Benedict’s Catholic College, report
	Equal 1^st	Abbey Kumar, PLC Sydney, report logbook
	Equal 1^st	Lily Yang, Meriden School, report logbook

SECTION 3 – SPONSOR AWARDS
Splash Into… Young Marine Scientist Award – For a primary school entry that explores the marine world

Years K-6	1^st	Harry Wood, Castle Cove Public School, report

ACPSEM Medical Physics Award – Awarded to the student who demonstrates good scientific analysis in the field of Physics

Years 7-12	1^st	Emma Tanevska, PLC Sydney, report logbook

RACI Chemistry Encouragement Awards – Awarded to students who demonstrate ability, skill and promise for chemistry

Years K-6	1^st	Kyle Hubbard, Castle Cove Public School, report

Years 7-12	1^st	Lauren Lancaster, Hornsby Girls High School, report logbook
	HC	Grace Carmichael, St Paul’s College Walla Walla, report logbook

NMI Measurement Awards – Awarded to the entries that best demonstrate an understanding of good measurement

Years K-12	1^st	Emma Liu, PLC Sydney, report logbook
	2^nd	Alicia Lieng, Meriden School, report logbook
	3^rd	Msgana Akele & Chelsey Karvon, Redeemer Baptist School, report logbook

API Most Outstanding Physics Award – For the students who best represented the 2015 National Science Week theme, “Making Waves – the Science of Light”

Years K-6	1^st	Ethan Humphrey, Carlingford Public School, report logbook

Years 7-12	1^st	Hannah Ma, Meriden School, report logbook

ASBMB Awards for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Years 7-12	1^st	Abdulla Kakkat, Al Amanah College, report logbook

STEP Environmental Award – Awarded for the best environmental entry

Years 7-12	1^st	Jade Moxey, Sapphire Coast Anglican School, report

AARNet Communications Award Awards – Awarded to students with the best use of electronic communications

Years K-6	Equal 1^st	Emma Yap, Abbotsleigh, abstract
	Equal 1^st	Elio Forte, Bondi Public School, report

Years 7-12	Equal 1^st	Lachlan Bolton, Redeemer Baptist School, folio poster video
	Equal 1^st	Sebastian Hodge, Newington College, report logbook

Western Sydney University Science Award – Greater Western Sydney entry that demonstrates particular scientific accomplishment

Years 7-12	1^st	Callum Avery, The Hills Grammar School, report

SECTION 4 – GRAND AWARDS

2015 Budding Young Scientist – Overall best Years K-2 Project *(Sponsored by ACU)*

Years K-2	1^st	Ethan Humphrey, Carlingford Public School, report logbook

2015 Primary Young Scientist – Overall best Years 3-6 Project *(Sponsored by ACU)*

Years 3-6	1^st	Timothy Hanna, Caringbah North Public School, abstract

2015 Young Scientist of the Year Award – Awarded to the best project in the whole Young Scientist Competition

Years K-12	1^st	Jade Moxey, Sapphire Coast Anglican School, report


SECTION 5 – ISEF/BROADCOM FINALISTS

2016 ISEF Finalists – All expenses-paid trip to represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), Phoenix, Arizona, May 2016 *(Major Sponsor – Sebel Furniture, also sponsored by Intel Foundation and Department of Industry, Innovation and Science)*

Years 9-12	Finalist	Jade Moxey, Sapphire Coast Anglican School, report
	Finalist	James Poyitt, Redeemer Baptist School, folio video
	Finalist	Samuel Kantor, Moriah College, folio video
	Finalist	Nga Nguyen, Sydney Girls High School, report logbook
	Finalist	Macinley Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, abstract video
	Finalist	Aniruddh Chennapragada, James Ruse Agricultural High School, abstract

2016 Broadcom MASTERS International Delegate – All expenses-paid trip to represent Australia at the Broadcom MASTERS International program, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2016 *(Sponsor – Broadcom Foundation)*

Years 7-8	Delegate	Lily Yang, Meriden School, report logbook

Connecting School and Society through the Active Promotion of Science, Technology and Mathematics

2015 Past Winning Projects

2015 Winning Projects

SECTION 3 – SPONSOR AWARDS

SECTION 4 – GRAND AWARDS

SECTION 5 – ISEF/BROADCOM FINALISTS