National Science Challenge 2017 (14th Season)

The National Science Challenge 2017 is into its 14th season. Since Jan 2002, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Singapore Science Centre have been organising this series of exciting science challenge in search for the brightest young minds in Singapore.

The National Science Challenge, was broadcasted on Channel 5 from September to October 2017 to spark an interest in science amongst students as well as the members of public. The competition takes the form of televised science quiz series. The National Science Challenge is a fun and exciting science learning experience for both participants and the audience. This hour long game show merges both outdoor and indoor science challenges in a bid to promote science education and foster creativity.

Riding on the success of previous years in 2014 (3rd) and 2016 (2nd), team SST 2017 participated in this years’ challenge and emerged third in 2017. The team members are:
Ng Kang Zhe (S3-07)
Benjamin Teng (S3-08)
Zou Yun Chuan (S3-02)
Hannah Khoo (S3-04)

It is an rollercoaster experience for the four students as they battle different rounds of the competition which covers the following categories:

Preliminary Rounds
Multiple-choice question
Imagineering Challenge

Quarter Finals 

Science Communication

Semi-finals
What’s your hunch?
On-site Challenge
Imagineering Challenge
Rapid Response

Grand-finals
What’s your hunch?
On-site Challenge
Studio Presentation
Rapid Response