Science Exploration Challenge 2021

The Science Exploration Challenge 2021 is organised by Opportunity X, a student-initiated organisation that aims to bring science research opportunities to underrepresented groups in society. They attempt to do this by sharing their knowledge of STEM with middle school students in their community. With an increased exposure and experience in research, students can develop a passion and take their careers in a direction they never imagined.

Participants will research and film a 3-5 minutes video to explain any STEM topic they can think of using the wide expanses of their imagination and intellect. It aims to give students an opportunity to explore their passions and gain critical research skills through this challenge. Scientists who are experts in their fields will judge the Science Exploration Challenge submissions. More information can be found here: https://www.opportunityx.org/challenge 

The judging criteria includes the following: 
Creativity
Creativity of topic? 
Creativity in the way the student presents ideas?
Scientific Thought
How detailed were the explanations?
How clearly are concepts stated?
Presentation
How clear and confident is the student on the idea they’ve explained?
How enthusiastic is the student about their topic?
Is the presentation enjoyable?
 
SST submitted a total of 21 projects represented by 60 SST Sec 2 students who have just completed their Investigative Skills in Science projects in March 2021. 
A total of 10 projects won awards at the competition. 

Here is the list of projects and the awards they won.


2nd S2-04J
ISAAC CHEOK, OOI JING SHUN, ONG XUAN KAI
Investigation of the gravitational field strength at different heights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnVAxpP8yQE

3rd S2-02B
ADAM HIRZAN BIN ABDUL SAMAD, AWBA HEIN, SOO JIA GUO CALEB
Investigation of the freezing time on the texture of cooked porridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpRNPk4cT6w

3rd S2-08F
ANGEL PHAN LI HUI, DAYANITA SAMINATHAN, GALISTAN ANASTASIA NATHASHA PHATTHRA
Investigation of the caffeine curve for different grind size of coffee beans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I2l8LDWWd4

Special S2-03D
FARAH MEI LYNN KARL DARUWALLA, RACHEL HO, JIN QIN YUE
Investigation of the effect of different cooking oils on the strength of a homemade biodegradable plastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGr8dn2L-U

Special S2-06G
ANG JAYDEN, YONG HAO RONG, JAREL FOO
Measurement of the speed of sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6RfasL8nKU

Hon Mention S2-01A
ENG ZE RUI, AHMAD RIZKY ALKIANO, JAX SUTRISNO
Investigation of the respiration of maltase and invertase in different sugars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbF6A-Q4Yg

Hon Mention S2-01G
ALYSSA TAN HUEY YI, RIDHA FATHIMA NOWSHAD, NICOLE SIM RUI SHI
Investigation of the effect of the antibacterial properties of different brands of honey

Hon Mention S2-04C
AIDEN ONG XUAN RUI, TAN YI HENG ETHAN, LIM XI IAN
Investigation of the effect of sodium polyacrylate on the water retention in soil

Hon Mention S2-07C
LIU YANZHAO, CHIA WEI YANG WAYNE, NG SWEE ENG RACHEL
Investigation of the power output of various batteries

Hon Mention S2-08H
SARAH FOO ZHI NING, VIJAYA BHARGAVI
Investigation of the effect of the hardness of water on the lathering of soap

Participation S2-01C
CHIN ZHI LIN, LEOW EN XI CHARIS, TAN ZHI XIN ARIEL
Investigation of the effect of mixing ratio of 2 candles on its melting point

Participation S2-02A
FAITH GOH REN YING, SKYLER TEO JIE EN, LAI WENXI
Investigation of the effect of fuel type on the power output of a microbial fuel cell

Participation S2-02D
ANG YI EN, CHEN KIT HYUN GELEANNE, LIM ZI JUN JAVIER
Investigation of the effectiveness of different hand sanitiser brands

Participation S2-03F
TAN KEN WEN, ANDERS GWEE KENG SHENG, KEAGAN SOH JIE XUAN
Investigation of the effect of the separators on the strength of a sand cube

Participation S2-04G
CHENG LUI YANG, CHONG SHUN XIANG
Investigation of the effect of different aerofoil designs on the lift and drag on it

Participation S2-04F
DAVINA SEAH ZHI EN, CHERYL LIM QIAN XUN, AISHA TANG BINTE MUHAMMAD TAUFIQ TANG
Investigation of the effect of salt on the bacteria count of kimchi

Participation S2-05G
SHAYNA KHOO, JESSIE LIM YOU XIN, LEOW YU YANG
Investigation of the factors (UV, light) on the growth of algae in the school's eco pond

Participation S2-06C
SOH YONG LIANG SYLVESTER, FELIX ZHU SING HAN, ANDREA NG SZE YING
Reusing crustacean shells

Participation S2-06H
FAZILA BINTE SAMSULTHA, MIRUNALENE D/O DEVANAND, NAOMI LAM MUN SUM
Investigation of the effect of the Radius of the Curvature on the Focal Length of a thin lens

Participation S2-07A
LEE ZHI XUAN AVILYN JOY, SREYA BALASUBRAMANIAN, LOVETTE TEW YU XIN
Investigation of the effect of pH on the colour changes in blueberry, eggplant, red cabbage, purple grapes, blue pea flowers, and rose petals

Participation S2-08D
CHANG YU QIAN CHERYL, CLAIRE TAN YU HAN
Investigation of the effect of colour on the heat absorption of a surface

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