BIG BANG
Over 180 student project stands at Big Bang competed for the Young
Scientist of the Year and the Young Technologist of the Year
Continued from page 30 once-in-a-lifetime international These regional teams came to a71 Your health – This included
science or technology trip and London to win the title, a trophy, exhibits from the Royal
THE BIG BANG also featured
opportunities to represent youth places on Smallpeice Trust
Veterinary College with a ‘dog
the newly established National
science at events across the UK courses and £1,000 towards
bandaging’ session. The Institute
Science Competition
and beyond over the following science, design and technology
of Physics gave the ‘inside
(www.nationalsciencecompetition
year. and maths equipment.
story’ showing the role of
.org), an initiative of the
Three winning teams from The Big Bang brought together
physics in medicine. There were
Department for Innovation,
thirty regional challenges nearly fifty organisations from
an ultrasound machine and x-ray
Universities and Skills.
competed for the title of IET government, charitable trusts,
simulator (with objects to be ‘x-
Featuring 183 project stands
Faraday Engineering Team of business, industry, employers and
rayed’). ‘Cold wars’ showed the
showcasing highly innovative
the Year
effect of germs and the need for
. The teams comprised the wider science and engineering
science and engineering projects,
anti-bacterial wash.
Year 8 students, two selected from communities. There was also a
this was open to all 13–19 year
a71 Your planet – This zone
science, two from design and careers zone and exhibition floors
olds who competed alongside
looked at at both space
technology and two from maths. which included Shell, BAE
regional finalists from the CREST
(including a telescope looking
In the final contest the teams Systems, Rolls Royce, Airbus,
out of the window, and lots of
Awards, managed by the British
had a further opportunity to E.ON, IBM, Lockheed Martin,
model rockets including the
Science Association, and the
research, design, plan and produce Microsoft, National grid, NESTA,
Virgin Galactic spaceship) and
Young Engineer for Britain
their solutions to the engineering NPL, Selex Galileo, Sellafield
science closer to home. The
competition. A number of prizes
challenge. It was packed with Ltd, Thales and United Utilities.
British Geological Survey was
were awarded during the Big
learning across the key STEM The exhibitions, taking a
on hand and the zone included a
Bang, including UK Young
subjects and mapped to the new thematic approach to STEM, were seismic simulator to
Scientist of the Year and UK KS3 PoS sitting comfortably in a cross-disciplinary area demonstrate the effect of an
Young Technologist of the Year. the ‘new opportunities’ section encompassing a wide range of earthquake.
Each winner received a personal and covering many aspects of the exhibits to enthuse and inspire
cash prize of £5,000, a trophy, a new PLTS. students, for instance:
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