Pupils from Aberdeen’s Hazlehead Academy have been awarded several national science prizes for a project looking at the energy efficiency of their school and the potential impact of renewable technologies.
Emma Catto, Emily Newlands, Emily Buchan, Alysha Herd, Olivia Reid and Rebecca Bruce won the Best CREST Engineering and Technology Award at silver level for their project, entitled The Future of Hazlehead Academy – Changing a Mindset.
They were also awarded The Young Engineer for Britain Autodesk Award for Excellence in Digital Design for the same project.
The team will represent Scotland in the UK finals of the National Science + Engineering Competition in Birmingham next year.
Accompanied by their teacher Neil McAleenan, the girls received their prize at The Big Bang Scotland Fair 2013 on June 14.
The British Science Association’s CREST Awards programme is the largest national awards scheme recognising success, building skills and demonstrating personal achievement in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) project work.
The National Science + Engineering Competition is open to 11-18 year olds in the UK and provides young people with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project-based work and win a range of prizes and awards.
The UK Big Bang Fair takes place in London or Birmingham annually, attracting more than 65,000 people. The 2014 fair will be staged in Birmingham, March 13-16.
TV presenter Greg Foot, who hosted the awards ceremony with former BBC weather presenter Heather Reid OBE, told the audience: “Given your years and the fact that you don’t have a Large Hadron Collider or a space capsule at your disposal, your achievements to date are amazing.
“You too have been breaking new ground with your projects and who knows, in the near future, you could be joining world-class teams like NASA, CERN and Red Bull Stratos to create world records of your own.”
Around 5,000, including school pupils from all over Scotland, attended The Big Bang Scotland Fair 2013. Aside from Hazlehead, schools from the Press and Journal’s circulation area attending included: Oldmachar Academy, Harlaw Academy, Aberdeen Grammar School, Alford Academy, Alness Academy, Elgin High School, Mackie Academy, Hopeman Primary School, Grantown Grammar School, Mearns Academy, Mearns Primary School, Mintlaw Academy, Sanday Community School, Orkney, Tullynessle Primary School and Ullapool High.
Supported by the Scottish Government and sponsored by Chevron, the event saw primary and secondary age children taking part in an action-packed day of interactive workshops and presentations, ranging from building a bridge out of chocolate and racing robots to making an electronic bagpipe and learning how to take fake blood from an arm.
The Big Bang Scotland incorporated the Scottish Council for Development and Industry’s Celebration of Engineering and Science for Young Engineers, Engineering Development Trust and CREST celebrations projects and Scottish Science and Engineering Clubs as well as the National Science + Engineering Competition.
For more information on the event, visit www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/Scotland
Pupils from Aberdeen’s Hazlehead Academy have been awarded several national science prizes for a project looking at the energy efficiency of their school and the potential impact of renewable technologies.
Emma Catto, Emily Newlands, Emily Buchan, Alysha Herd, Olivia Reid and Rebecca Bruce won the Best CREST Engineering and Technology Award at silver level for their project, entitled The Future of Hazlehead Academy – Changing a Mindset.
They were also awarded The Young Engineer for Britain Autodesk Award for Excellence in Digital Design for the same project.
The team will represent Scotland in the UK finals of the National Science + Engineering Competition in Birmingham next year.
Accompanied by their teacher Neil McAleenan, the girls received their prize at The Big Bang Scotland Fair 2013 on June 14.
The British Science Association’s CREST Awards programme is the largest national awards scheme recognising success, building skills and demonstrating personal achievement in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) project work.
The National Science + Engineering Competition is open to 11-18 year olds in the UK and provides young people with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project-based work and win a range of prizes and awards.
The UK Big Bang Fair takes place in London or Birmingham annually, attracting more than 65,000 people. The 2014 fair will be staged in Birmingham, March 13-16.
TV presenter Greg Foot, who hosted the awards ceremony with former BBC weather presenter Heather Reid OBE, told the audience: “Given your years and the fact that you don’t have a Large Hadron Collider or a space capsule at your disposal, your achievements to date are amazing.
“You too have been breaking new ground with your projects and who knows, in the near future, you could be joining world-class teams like NASA, CERN and Red Bull Stratos to create world records of your own.”
Around 5,000, including school pupils from all over Scotland, attended The Big Bang Scotland Fair 2013. Aside from Hazlehead, schools from the Press and Journal’s circulation area attending included: Oldmachar Academy, Harlaw Academy, Aberdeen Grammar School, Alford Academy, Alness Academy, Elgin High School, Mackie Academy, Hopeman Primary School, Grantown Grammar School, Mearns Academy, Mearns Primary School, Mintlaw Academy, Sanday Community School, Orkney, Tullynessle Primary School and Ullapool High.
Supported by the Scottish Government and sponsored by Chevron, the event saw primary and secondary age children taking part in an action-packed day of interactive workshops and presentations, ranging from building a bridge out of chocolate and racing robots to making an electronic bagpipe and learning how to take fake blood from an arm.
The Big Bang Scotland incorporated the Scottish Council for Development and Industry’s Celebration of Engineering and Science for Young Engineers, Engineering Development Trust and CREST celebrations projects and Scottish Science and Engineering Clubs as well as the National Science + Engineering Competition.
For more information on the event, visit www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/Scotland
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