The Singapore Youth Science Fair (SYSF) was started in 2014 to promote science education and to attract mass participation of students at the Upper Primary and Lower Secondary levels. This biennial celebration of science learning is co-organised by the Science Teachers Association of Singapore and Science Centre Singapore in conjunction with the Singapore Science Festival.
The Singapore Science Festival is an annual national event celebrating the dynamism of science, engineering, technology and biomedicine. The event is jointly organised by the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR) and the Science Centre Singapore.
The theme for the 2016 Singapore Youth Science Fair (SYSF) is: Sustainability Through Science. The categories for this year’s Science Fair are Engineering Sciences, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Environment and New Endeavours.
The projects and the associated awards are:
Investigation of the effect of salt on the growth of duckweed
Lim Yi Zhen, Dion Lum Qiuyu, Yong E-Shean
Certificate of Distinction (Gold)
Investigation of the effect of frequency on the resonance effect of sound in an open pipe
Jane Ee Zi Ying, Zou Yun Chuan, Woo Jing Wen Rachelle
Certificate of Accomplishment (Silver)
Observation of Low Frequency Emissions from the Sun
Adiel Rusyaidi B Ruslani, Feng Youjia, Rifky Ardhian Yudistira
Certificate of Accomplishment (Silver)
Besides that, SST also won the institutional award for “Most Outstanding Participation”, given based on the quality of the maximum three entries from each institution.
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