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2021 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
Click on 'more information' to view written reports for each project.
R-2 Prize Winners
Aavyaan Anand
Immanuel Primary School
Project: Effects of friction on hot wheels cars
Kabir Nanda & Rafael Tsangari
Immanuel Primary School
Project: Paper Planes
Sidney Young
St Thomas School
Project: Hot Colours - Which colour is the hottest
3-4 Prize Winners
Arjun Betti
Norwood Primary School
Project: I "bag" for your attention. Have you made the right choice for your green bin?
Zoe Dowdall
Grange Primary School
Project: Effects of Climate on Marshmallows
Jasmine Helwig
Highgate School
Project: Say Bye Bye to Weeds
Jack Williams
Immanuel Primary School
Project: Hand washing Makes a difference
5-6 Prize Winners
Rahini Phull
Highgate School
Project: The Effects of Plastic on Plants Growth
Levi Porter
Paringa Park Primary School
Project: Helium Soccer Balls
Chloe Yaan Yuit Yew
Magill School
Project: An experiment on acids and bases: investigating the effect of vinegar on egg shell
7-8 Prize Winners
Eugene Lee
Pedare Christian College
Project: The Power in Bacteria: The Microbial Fuel Cells
Darren Liu & Reuben Purcell
Pembroke School
Project: If Practical Models of Spacetime with Strings Curve the Same Way as N-dimensional Spacetime
Priyanka Thavarajah
Seymour College
Project: Ocean Acidification: Impacts of Increasing Concentrations of Dissolved Carbon Dioxide on Sea Shells
9-10 Prize Winners
Emily Estcourt-Hughes
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Project: Carbon Capture - Could This Be How We Save The Planet?
Madison Gurney-White & Sahib Kaur
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Project: Effectiveness of Antibacterial Agents in Hand Soaps on Microbial Growth
Sienna Hill
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Project: Neutralisation of Stomach Acid by Antacid Tablets
Liana Walters
Brighton Secondary School
Project: The effect of hand sanitiser on hand bacteria
11-12 Prize Winners
Samadhi Chandrasena
Glenunga International High School
Project: Investigating How an Increase in Speed Shortens the Range of a Topspin Ball, Compared to That of a No-Spin Ball, Due to Magnus Force in Table Tennis
Josephine Oehler
Seymour College
Project: Modification of chocolate chip cookies with diverticular disease - sensory appeal
Wanran Zhang
Glenunga International High School
Project: Investigation on the Effect of H2O2 (aq) and Cu(II) (aq) Concentration on the Induction Time of N-acetyl-L-cysteine-Inhibited Chemiluminescence
2021 Scientific Inquiry Highly Commended
R-2 Highly Commended
Patrik Porter
Scotch College
Project: Bicycle Gears
3-4 Highly Commended
Abigail Atkinson
Virginia Primary School
Project: Candy Chemistry
Gihana Noordeen & Henrietta Belmont-McDonnell
Seacliff Primary School
Project: Boats and Fast Currents
5-6 Highly Commended
Shaya Ismail
Norwood Primary School
Project: Sugar and Acids! How healthy are our drinks?
11-12 Highly Commended
Dinan Perera
Prince Alfred College
Project: How the density of fluids in snow globes impact the "snowfall effect"
Elise Westrich
Glenunga International High School
Project: The Effect of Cinnamon Oil on the Germination of Triticum Seeds