Thirty-one Bunbury Primary School students have taken their love of science to a new level.
The school sent a team of Year 6 students to compete in the 2018 Science and Engineering Challenge, presented by the University of Newcastle and Rotary.
The students conducted experiments using household items such as paper, straws and string.
Participants were also required to send coded messages using lights. The groups then had to solve each other’s coded messages.
“You had to create your code and decipher the codes that one team had sent to another team,” Year 6 student Ingrid Blandford said.
“The activity was called ‘Light-Comms’.”
They went on to win a Science and Engineering Challenge Certificate of Participation.
Blandford said she was proud to be part of the project.
“It was about participation and the contributions by all of the team members,” she said.
“We all tried our best and we were really excited. It is always good to win but I believe that participation and having fun are more important.”
Jonathon Mulligan learned more about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics-related topics.
“You had to use a lot of your science and engineering skills,” he said.
“It’s pretty good and we’re honoured to represent our school.”
Jade La Fontaine enjoyed working alongside her peers to achieve each task.
“It was a really fun experience and we would like to say thank you to Rotary and the University of Newcastle for organising it,” she said.
“It was a really fun experience and very enjoyable.”
Seth Hutton said the students were selected for the event based on their love of science and willingness to work together.
“You had to show that you were a good teammate and could work with other people,” he said.
The team was accompanied by Bunbury Primary School principal Shane Doherty and Year 6 teacher Sherie Hodgkinson.
Ms Hodgkinson said it was a pleasure seeing the students interact with one another, work hard, and engage in science-based activities.
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