We are most thankful to 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 5 criteria on their respective Judging Rubrics, which was the top level obtainable in 2018.
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: MANSW Working Mathematically Awards | ||
| Years K-2 | Equal 1st | Tiffany Kouhis PLC Sydney A Six Year Old Girl’s Investigation into Evaporation report logbook |
| Gabrielle Morrison St John Bosco Primary School How far will I walk in 60 days? report | ||
| Sofie Randell Glenhaven Public School Paper, Rock, Scissors Experiment report logbook video | ||
| Years 3-4 | Equal 1st | Scott Manley St John Bosco Primary School How do I use mirrors to look around corners? report |
| Ronin Naumovski Wollongong Public School UV, or not UV? That is the Question report | ||
| Neomi Verma Abbotsleigh School Can all symmetrical shapes be used to pave the backyard surface? summary | ||
| Years 5-6 | Equal 1st | Alyssa Buda & Mia Fildissis PLC Sydney How Fit is your Memory? Does exercising on a treadmill improve your memory? report logbook |
| Eddie Dunstan Castle Cove Public School Alternatives to Pop Corn report logbook | ||
| Chloe Walker PLC Sydney The Fantastic Forty-Five report logbook | ||
| Years 7-8 | 1st | Dean Chapman McAuley Catholic College To grow or not to grow, that is the question report logbook |
| 2nd | Emma Yap Abbotsleigh School How effective is beeswax wrap as an alternative to cling wrap? report logbook | |
| 3rd | Leon Yangdong Redeemer Baptist School Do the Length and Width of a Leaf affect the Angle of Attachment to the Stem? report | |
| Years 9-10 | 1st | Madhavan Jayaraman Redeemer Baptist School Does Age and gender Affect the Accomodation Reflex? report logbook |
| 2nd | Jamie Ellis-Jorden, Eliza Boland and Jordan Windred O’Connor Catholic College Oats Variety Trial report | |
| 3rd | Rayane Khanji Alpha Omega Senior College Self Sustaining Fish Tank Investigation report & logbook | |
| Years 11 -12 | 1st | Callum Predavec Mosman High School Planetary Transfer Calculator summary |
| 2nd | Ashleigh Nicholls Ravenswood School Drones: Do they work better in the hot or cold? report logbook | |
| 3rd | Macinley Butson The Illawarra Grammar School The SMART System summary | |
| Category: OshClub Inventions and Innovations Awards | ||
| Years K-2 | Equal 1st | Hannah Chalmers PLC Sydney Green Elephant – Reusable Shopping Bag Reminder App folio app |
| Danielle Hanna Sans Souci Public School Baby-safe Bookshelf folio video | ||
| Tiffany Kouhis PLC Sydney The Tiffy Zoom Clothesline – A Solar Powered Spinning Quick Dry clothesline folio poster logbook | ||
| Years 3-4 | Equal 1st | Jasmine Civardi & Anikan Nguyen St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Bee Box 1.0 folio |
| Yannis Ho Carlingford Public School Natural Fog Destroyer report folio | ||
| Harry Vohra Newington College Self Driving Transport report folio | ||
| Years 5-6 | Equal 1st | Anthony Gregoire Newington College The Aqua Elevator report folio |
| Sienna-Marie Maroun St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Senior Card folio | ||
| Lachlan Petty, Oliver Hawkins and James Stevens Knox Preparatory Grammar School Easy Sleep summary | ||
| Years 7-8 | 1st | Aniketh Chennapragada Baulkham Hills High School WAVI – Walking Assistant for the Visually Impaired folio |
| 2nd | Gregory Burns Redeemer Baptist School Window Mate folio | |
| 3rd | Emma Gregory Broughton Anglican College Rotatable Solar Panels summary | |
| Years 9-10 | 1st | Scarlet Gray SCEGGS Darlinghurst The Car Sensing Safety Light report folio video |
| 2nd | Josafina Paddison and Olga Medvedieva Queenwood Senior School Specimens and UV folio | |
| 3rd | Olivia Arvanitis Meriden School Ammonia Monitoring System for Water Quality report folio | |
| Years 11-12 | 1st | Callum Predavec Mosman High School Planetary Transfer Calculator summary |
| 2nd | Lucy Lake Barker College BioMimicry Inspired Racing Oar summary | |
| 3rd | James Casey-Brown Barker College Surf Safe summary | |
| Category: Scientific Investigations | ||
| Years K-2 | Equal 1st | Hannah Chalmers PLC Sydney An Investigation Into the effect of Human Memory on Plastic Bag Waste report app |
| Lucius Figuiera Redeemer Baptist School One, Two, Three… …How many Veins on the Leaves of a Tree? report logbook | ||
| Bethanie Jones Redeemer Baptist School How packaging affects the ripening of bananas report logbook | ||
| Tiffany Kouhis PLC Sydney A Six Year Old Girl’s Investigation into Evaporation report poster logbook | ||
| Will McKenzie Dubbo South Public School Catch it! report & logbook video | ||
| Burhan Zohre Redeemer Baptist School Which Crater is Greater? report logbook | ||
| Years 3-4 | Equal 1st | Jasmine Civardi & Anikan Nguyen St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Bee Box 1.0 report |
| Olivia Cleaver Grose View Public School Blind Jelly Bean! report | ||
| Yannis Ho Carlingford Public School Natural Fog Destroyer report logbook | ||
| Pippa Kennard Oatley West Public School What Changes The Temperature Of My Pool? report logbook | ||
| Ruben Merani Newington College Can my sister wear Spiderman Dry Nites? report logbook | ||
| Taylah Wishart St.John Bosco Primary School Is the water quality in Forbes Creek, Engadine acceptable for humans and the local wildlife? report logbook | ||
| Years 5-6 | Equal 1st | Beatrix Farley Castle Cove Public School Microplastics on Australian Beaches report |
| Marirose, Darius and Ariahna Giann Drummoyne Public School Toy Assembly Instructions: What design works best for kids? report | ||
| Saagar Harish and Lachlan Walsh Crestwood Public School What is the safest lens for children? summary | ||
| Lucas Negro Glenhaven Public School Reducing Workplace Stress report logbook | ||
| William Verden Newington College Interests of Primary School Students report logbook | ||
| Emma Wood Castle Cove Public School Potatoes on the Beach report logbook | ||
| Category: Scientific Investigations – Biology | ||
| Years 7-8 | 1st | Jasmin Usham PLC Sydney Iron Bioavailability in Spinach; Lime vs Cooking report logbook |
| 2nd | Shirley Wang Meriden School Sleepy Sunflower Seeds report logbook | |
| 3rd | Timothy Hanna Sydney Boys High School Does Radio Frequency Radiation Affect the Growth of Wheatgrass? summary | |
| Years 9 – 10 | 1st | Olivia Lam PLC Sydney Mind Full or Mindful: An investigation into the effect of mindfulness on the wellbeing of youths summary |
| 2nd | Michelle Oh Meriden School The Effects of Blanching and Freezing Broccoli on its Vitamin C Content report logbook | |
| 3rd | Danna Rajab Al Amanah College The Effect of Video Media on the Emotional State of 14 to 16-Year-Old Children report logbook | |
| Years 11- 12 | 1st | Angelina Arora Sydney Girls High School The Effect of Algae on Oil Spill Remediation summary |
| 2nd | Nga Nguyen and Angelina Arora Sydney Girls High School Green is the New Black: Determining the Optimal Light Conditions For Efficient Industrial Production of Algae summary |
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| 3rd | Jeremiah Malalis Asuncion National High School, Phillipines In Vitro: Phytochemical Screening of San Francisco Leaf Extract Against Plant Pathogenic Fungi Phytophthora report | |
| 4th | Harris Ledvinka Sydney Girls High School Is eating simple or complex carbohydrates better for your teeth? report logbook | |
| Category: Scientific Investigations – Chemistry | ||
| Years 7- 8 | 1st | Timothy Hanna Sydney Boys High School Fuel for Thought – Leaves for Fuel summary |
| 2nd | Vincent Ng James Ruse Agricultural High School Synthesis of Bioplastic using Fruit Peel report logbook | |
| 3rd | Sophia Bergin Roseville College The Strongest Beet report logbook poster | |
| Years 9-10 | 1st | Jianwen Chen PLC Sydney Seaweed as the New Plastic report logbook |
| 2nd | Eliza Martin PLC Sydney Don’t Cry over Undigested Milk report logbook | |
| 3rd | Kate Chipman Hornsby Girls High School Fat Content in Packaged Chips report logbook | |
| Years 11-12 | 1st | Ashleigh Nicholls Ravenswood School Voltaic Cells – do they work better in hot or cold? report logbook |
| 2nd | Joyce Wang Sydney Girls High School The removal of alcohol from the human body through esterification report logbook | |
| 3rd | Catherine Cheng Sydney Girls High School The Electricity of Dissolution report logbook | |
| Category: Scientific Investigations – Earth & Environmental Science | ||
| Years 7-8 | 1st | Dean Chapman McAuley Catholic College To grow or not to grow, that is the question report logbook |
| 2nd | Frances Kan James Ruse Agricultural High School Phytoremediation for the soil – using plants to remediate soil summary | |
| 3rd | Eduarda da Costa Meriden School Does the colour of light affect plant growth? report logbook | |
| Years 9-10 | 1st | Sophie Angus PLC Sydney Which form of coriander is most effective in removing lead from contaminated water? report logbook |
| 2nd | Felicia Guo PLC Sydney Worming our way out of plastic problems report logbook | |
| 3rd | Bronte Jackson PLC Sydney Salty Soil report logbook | |
| Years 11-12 | 1st | Tiarra Meier and Anne Zimmerman Homeschool – Elsmore Soil Biology – the missing link in pasture production? report logbook |
| 2nd | Macinley Butson The Illawarra Grammar School The SODIS Sticker summary | |
| 3rd | Emma Serisier Bishop Druitt College The Use of Domestic Chickens as Bio-recyclers of household organic waste report | |
| Category: Scientific Investigations – Physics | ||
| Years 7-8 | 1st | Josh Hayes and Alexandra Jones Edmund Rice College and St. Mary’s Wollongong We Nailed It! report poster |
| 2nd | Yi Wei Yang James Ruse Agricultural High School The effect of winglets on the efficiency of a wing report & logbook | |
| 3rd | Michelle Ni PLC Sydney Light Blocker report logbook | |
| Years 9-10 | 1st | William Martin Trinity Grammar School Silicone or Steel report logbook |
| 2nd | Jacob Goodridge Broughton Anglican College Determining Mass of Jupiter report logbook | |
| 3rd | Nicholas Yule Newington College Photon Absorption by Coloured Water report logbook | |
| Years 11-12 | 1st | Macinley Butson The Illawarra Grammar School The SMART System summary |
| 2nd | Kelvin Du Newington College Does the addition of a humidity sensor reduce water related nuisance smoke alarms? report logbook | |
| 3rd | Paul Kim James Ruse Agricultural High School The Effect of Sodium chloride Concentration on the Rate of Cooling of Water report logbook | |
| Section 2 – STANSW Most Promising Awards | ||
| Years K-6 | Equal 1st | Harry Alscher Newington College What common household cleaning method best cleans a used drink bottle? report logbook |
| James Bestic Castle Cove Primary School Incidental Exercise report logbook | ||
| Vishay Modi Newington College Is Radiation responsible for Restless Sleep? report logbook | ||
| Years 7 -12 | Equal 1st | Celine Farrugia PLC Sydney Breakout: Which acne treatment is most efficient? report logbook |
| Teresa Harris Loreto Kirribilli How reliable is a witnesses at recalling a suspect? report logbook | ||
| Isaac Heagney St Columba Anglican College Emergency alert for Rock Fishing summary | ||
| Kate Stirton PLC Sydney The False Positive – how long after a person uses mouthwash will they test positive on a breathalyser? report logbook | ||
| Section 3 – Sponsored Awards | ||
| Primary Environment Award – For the project that addresses a significant environmental issue or adds to our understanding of the natural environment | ||
| Years K-6 | 1st | Hannah Chalmers PLC Sydney Green Elephant: Reusable Shopping Bag Reminder App report app |
| NMI Measurement Awards – Awarded to entries in the category of Scientific Investigations that demonstrate an excellent understanding of measurement | ||
| Years K-12 | 1st | Dean Chapman McAuley Catholic College To Grow or Not to Grow, that is the Question report logbook |
| 2nd | Ashleigh Nicholls Ravenswood School Voltaic Cells: Do they work better in hot or cold? report logbook | |
| NMI Measurement Awards – Awarded to entries in the category of Working Technologically that demonstrate an excellent understanding of measurement | ||
| Years K – 12 | 1st | Macinley Butson The Illawarra Grammar School The SMART System summary |
| 2nd | Yannis Ho Carlingford Public School Natural Fog Destroyer report logbook | |
| NMI Measurement Awards – Awarded to entries in the category of Working Mathematically that demonstrate an excellent understanding of measurement | ||
| Years K-12 | 1st | Ashleigh Nicholls Ravenswood School Drones: Do they work better in hot or cold? report logbook |
| 2nd | Beatrix Farley Castle Cove Public School Microplastics in Australian Beaches report | |
| RACI Chemistry Encouragement Awards – Awarded to students who demonstrate ability, skill and promise for chemistry | ||
| Years K-6 | 1st | Carmen Dyer Crestwood Public School Cabbage Chemistry report logbook |
| Years 7-12 | 1st | Joyce Wang Sydney Girls High School The removal of alcohol from the human body through esterification report logbook |
| HC | Ashleigh Nicholls Ravenswood School Voltaic cells: Do they work better in hot or cold? report logbook | |
| ASBMB Awards for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Years K-12 | Equal 1st | Harris Ledvinka Sydney Girls High School Is eating simple or complex carbohydrates better for your teeth? report logbook |
| Jasmin Usham PLC Sydney Iron Bioavailability in Spinach: Lime vs. Cooking report logbook | ||
| AARNet Communications Award Awards – Awarded to students with the best use of electronic communications in Scientific Investigations | ||
| Years K-6 | Equal 1st | Danielle Hanna Sans Souci Public School Stop Fidgeting! The Effect of Fidget Spinners on Concentration report logbook |
| Marirose, Darius and Ariahna Giann Drummoyne Public School Toy Assembly Instructions: What design works best for kids? report | ||
| Years 7-12 | Equal 1st | Wallace Luong James Ruse Agricultural High School The effect of Helmholtz Resonance on Acoustic Propulsion report logbook |
| Bilge Zohre Redeemer Baptist School What’s the Buzz report logbook | ||
| AARNet Communications Award Awards – Awarded to students with the best use of electronic communications in Working Technologically | ||
| Years K-6 | Equal 1st | Hannah Chalmers PLC Sydney Green Elephant: Reusable Shopping Bag Reminder App report app |
| Jasmine Civardi & Anikan Nguyen St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Bee Box 1.0 report | ||
| Years 7-12 | Equal 1st | Majella Campbell Barker College YAC Systems, assisted communication folio video |
| Ethan Yin Northholm Grammar School Hiker RFID Checkpoint System folio | ||
| AARNet Communications Award Awards – Awarded to students with the best use of electronic communications in Working Mathematically | ||
| Years K-6 | Equal 1st | Gabrielle Morrison St John Bosco Catholic Primary School How Far will I walk in 60 days? report |
| Vlad Skorokhod Sutherland Public School WiFi Science – Improve your signal report | ||
| Years 7-12 | Equal 1st | Madhavan Jayaraman Redeemer Baptist School Does Age and gender affect the Accomodation Reflex? report logbook |
| Callum Predavec Mosman High School Planetary Transfer Calculator summary | ||
| AIP Most Outstanding Physics Awards | ||
| Years K-12 | 1st | Callum Predavec Mosman High School Planetary Transfer Calculator summary |
| 2nd | Ashleigh Nicholls Ravenswood School Drones: Do they work better in the hot or the cold? report logbook | |
| 3rd | Anthony Guirguis & Gleb Kozlov Redeemer Baptist School A Self-Navigating Drone in a Building? Is it Possible? report | |
| STEP Environmental Award – Awarded for the best environmental entry | ||
| Years K-12 | 1st | Beatrix Farley Castle Cove Public School Microplastics on Australian Beaches report |
| Sebel Testing and Evaluation awards – Based on the high level of quality control that Sebel displays in the design and manufacture of their products, they are looking for students who display the same meticulous and rigorous testing of their results or final products | ||
| Years K-12 | 1st | Neomi Verma Abbotsleigh School Can all symmetrical shapes be used to pave the backyard surface? report logbook |
| 2nd | Bethanie Jones Redeemer Baptist School How packaging affects the ripening of bananas report logbook | |
| 3rd | Marirose, Darius and Ariahna Giann Drummoyne Public School Toy Assembly Instructions: What design works best for kids? report | |
| Western Sydney University Science Award – Greater Western Sydney entry that demonstrates particular scientific accomplishment | ||
| Years K-12 | 1st | Bruce Chen James Ruse Agricultural School Investigating the Effect of Human Activity on Water Quality in Parramatta report logbook |
| Rowe Scientific Depth Study Awards – For Year 11 practical investigations or secondary-sourced investigations that most effectively communicate how their depth study has enabled the student to develop and acquire a deeper knowledge and understanding of one or more clearly identified concepts found within or inspired by the syllabus | ||
| Year 11 | Bronze | Nicholas Andrews O’Connor Catholic College Wings of Wonder report |
| Binh Do, Michael Guo and Jin He Marrickville High School Solar Water Heater report logbook | ||
| Meg Lye O’Connor Catholic College Finger Grip Strength report | ||
| Sabrina Mock James Ruse Agricultural High School How Heat Diffuses summary | ||
| Abdullahi Mohammed Al Amanah College Investigating the effect of sound on light report logbook | ||
| Taryn Ramage O’Connor Catholic College Kicking Goals report | ||
| Silver | Bob Chen James Ruse Agricultural High School Solid State Thermo-Electric Generation for Application in Waste Heat Recovery summary | |
| Sung Ah Cho Sydney Girls High School How can the development of adjustable light shelves in apartments help improve natural lighting and heat from the sun report | ||
| Nikki Fang Sydney Girls High School Water Works: The Maximisation of Hydropower report logbook | ||
| Gold | Carla Zammit Redeemer Baptist School The Effects of Cryovacing on the Quality of Cooked Boned and Boneless Steaks report | |
| Section 4 Grand Awards | ||
| 2018 Budding Young Scientist – Overall best Years K-2 Project (Sponsored by ACU) |
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| Year K-2 | 1st | Bethanie Jones Redeemer Baptist School How packaging affects the ripening of bananas report logbook |
| 2018 Primary Young Scientist – Overall best Years 3-6 Project (Sponsored by ACU) |
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| Year 3-6 | 1st | Beatrix Farley Castle Cove Public School Micro-plastics on Australian Beaches report |
| SECTION 5 – ISEF/BROADCOM FINALISTS | ||
| 2019 ISEF Finalists – All expenses-paid trip to represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Phoenix, Arizona, May 2019 | ||
| Finalist | Macinley Butson The Illawarra Grammar School The SMART System summary | |
| Finalist | Callum Predavec Mosman High School Planetary Transfer Calculator summary | |
| Finalist | Kelvin Du Newington College Does the addition of a humidity sensor reduce water related nuisance smoke alarms? report logbook | |
| Finalist | Emma Serisier Bishop Druitt College The Use of Domestic Chickens as Bio-recyclers of household organic waste report | |
| Finalist | Isaac Heagney St. Columba Anglican College Emergency Alert for Rock Fishing report video | |
| 2019 Broadcom MASTERS International Delegate – All expenses-paid trip to represent Australia at the Broadcom MASTERS International program (Sponsor – Broadcom Foundation) |
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| Finalist | Dean Chapman McAuley Catholic College To Grow or not to Grow, that is the Question report logbook | |
| Honorary Mention | Timothy Hanna Sydney Boys High School Fuel for Thought: Leaves for Fuel summary | |
