At the Big Bang North East 88 projects competed for over 20 different prizes and 10 coveted places at the 2012 final of the National Science & Engineering Competition.
NOMINATIONS TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMPETITION
Energy and Our School: Fossil ‘v’ Biomass (The Duchess’s Community High School)
Bounce It (Emmanuel College)
Which Vegetarian Animal Dung Acts as the Best Fertiliser? (St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon)
Which Shampoos Strengthen Hair the Most? (Newminster Middle School)
The Synthesis of Aspirin (Newminster Middle School)
What are the best conditions to grow plants for our wildlife garden? (Newminster Middle School)
Deaf Alarm (Emmanuel College)
Cot Death Alarm (Emmanuel College)
Baby Shoe Alarm (Emmanuel College)
Portable Security Device (Heaton Manor School)
YOUNG ENGINEER FOR BRITAIN COMPETITION
(prizes sponsored by ThyssenKrupp Tallent, TDR, Northumbrian Water & Teesside University)
Group 3 (12-14) Overall Winner: Bounce It
Sophie Farrell, Rachel Hammerton, Callie Ferguson, Kara Ferguson (Emmanuel College)
Group 3 (12-14) Product Development and Marketability: BICYCLE
James Knox, Daniel Maughan, Ethan Lennox, Robin Larkin (Emmanuel College)
Group 3 (12-14) Design, Innovation and Presentation: Hi-Lites
Harry Taylor, Jordan Charters, Jack Slater-Harrison (St Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School)
Group 2 (15-16) Overall Winner: Deaf Alarm
Sarah James, Sarah Latimer, Daniel Huddart (Emmanuel College)
Group 2 (15-16) Product Development and Marketability: Cot Death Alarm
Emily Miller (Emmanuel College)
Group 2 (15-16) Design, Innovation and Presentation: Baby Soother
Sabbah Mohammad, Ryan Scott, Jessica Robinson, Niamh Cuthbert (Emmanuel College)
Group 2 (15-16) Manufacture & Finish: Baby Shoe Alarm
Jessica Leighton (Emmanuel College)
Group 1 (17-19) Overall Winner: Portable Security Device
Matthew Parker (Heaton Manor School)
Group 1 (17-19) Manufacture & Finish: Resistor Value Identification
Andrew McTeer (Emmanuel College)
CREST AWARDS COMPETITION
(Prizes sponsored by Northumbria University, Teesside University & Durham University)
CREST Bronze Winner: Which Vegetarian Animal Dung Acts as the Best Fertiliser?
Rachel Bell, Emma Cartwright, Hannah McAloone, Charlotte Neumann (St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon)
CREST Bronze Runner-up: Which Shampoos Strengthen Hair the Most?
Alina Noshin, Emma Allison, Neve Gascoigne (Newminster Middle School)
CREST Silver Winner: Energy and Our School: Fossil ‘v’ Biomass
Simon Smith, Catherine Walker, Robert Mewett, Sarah Wilkes, Aidan Reed (The Duchess’s Community High School)
CREST Silver Runner-up: Iteddy
Kate Ebblewhite, Abbie Leadbitter, Hannah Anderson, Chloe Hinton (St. Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School)
CREST Gold Winner: Analysing Missile Fin Failure Modes
Luke Richardson, Mark Woodward, Penny Lewis, Daniel Cunnington, Daniel Miller, Jack Pringle (Queen Elizabeth High School)
CREST Gold Runner-up: Resistor Value Identification
Andrew McTeer (Emmanuel College )
STEM CLUBS
(Prizes provided by Newcastle University & University of Sunderland)
Sacred Heart Science Club
Framwellgate Science Club
YOUNG ENTERPRISE
Winner: Deaf Alarm
Sarah James, Sarah Latimer, Daniel Huddart (Emmanuel College)
BIOLOGY PRIZE
(sponsored by Society of Biology)
Winner: How Does Age Affect the Speed of Refocussing After Reading From a Computer Screen?
Eleanor Gelson, Isabella Andreou (St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon)
Runner-up: Nanotechnology
Charlotte Bainbridge, Stephanie Paleri, Elizabeth Seccombe, Alexandra Choat, Molly Gilbert, Katherine White (Sacred Heart High School)