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2012 Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize
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2:23
Buckyball Brilliance
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Ashley How & Alexander Saltmarsh
Table Cape Primary School
"In 1985 an entire new form of pure carbon was discovered. These molecules were the roundest, most symmetrical and largest known. They were named Buckyballs. This animated movie explores the world of Buckyballs and their importance for a more efficient future." -
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2:59
Carbon Dating
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Sebastian Cincotta
St Francis De Sales
"Hello, my name is Sebastian Cincotta and today I will be talking to you about carbon dating. How does it work, how can you measure time with Carbon and how long back you can actually measure..." -
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2:57
Centrifugal Force: the fictitious force
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Sean Chionh, Andrew Lee & Kailey Wheatcroft
Caladenia Primary School
"Have you ever wondered why the Sun's gravity doesn't pull Earth in? This is because of centrifugal force. This exciting video explains what centrifugal force is, who discovered it and why it is important plus a little bit of humour." -
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2:59
Egg-normous!
by austmus 877 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Ignatius Fox
Oyster bay Public school
"I made an experiment to see how different feed effects the size and weight of free range hens' eggs. I made a video about my ideas and experiment. One of my hens laid a very big egg. The big egg was 85 grams. Normally the eggs weighed around 52-62 grams.There were two times this happened before I started the experiment. I wondered why the egg was so big, and thought that maybe it was because they had broken into the worm farm and eaten the worms. Worms are protein so I thought I would do an experiment to see if protein makes eggs bigger, and also see how other food effects the egg size free range hens lay. The experiment went for OVER 106 DAYS. The results AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -
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3:20
Electricity: a Tragedy
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
James Anthony, Pia Brockhoff, Thomas Celik, Harry McIntyre, Emily Panting & Abbey Williams
Harbord Public School
"A group of 6K students from Harbord Public School have created a scary film on Electricity and the consequences of using electrical energy with batteries and circuits. Our Narrator explains some electricity concepts to an unsuspecting audience, who witness an unfolding tragedy in and out of their Science laboratory. This group of 6 science students worked together to design, perform and edit their entry with some assistance from their teacher, when he wasn't too scared by the monster's emergence. Our class also read "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley to provide the scary background tragedy. 6K from Harbord PS hope you enjoy "Electricity: a Tragedy"..." -
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3:06
Generation Trash
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Luca Pona
Neutral Bay Public School
"This video talks about the increased amount of household waste in Australia and questions the impact of such waste on the environment. It explains what happens to household waste and provides an experiment re-creating a mini landfill at home. It mentions the issues of landfilling and provides suggestions on how to reduce waste through reducing consumption, reusing and recycling products, and even composting." -
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3:33
Improving Solar Panel Efficiency
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Macinley Butson
Mt Keira Demonstration School
"This video looks at what the future might become if we do not start using clean energy resources. THe greenhouse effect is well known and we must do something about it today. THe video looks at how we can make solar panels more efficient. A series of experiments were performed and I found different ways to improve power output from solar panels. This included, the angle of incidence of the sun, dust on the panels, water on the panels, temperature effects and the creation of the "REFLECTACON 3000" which significantly improved solar panel output. It is made as a reflection from the future to look back at our world today and what we can do with current solar panels." -
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4:00
Nanobot Science
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Adam Beazley
St Mark's Anglican Community School
"Nanobot science is about the developement of nanobots and future applications." -
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2:45
Natural Selection: It's Pretty Random
by austmus 741 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Greer Clarke
All Hallows' School
"We all generally know that natural selection is what causes some species to thrive, others to disappear, and others to evolve, but WHAT'S actually doing the selecting, and how? Using the media of paper cut outs, this science story helps kids like me get their head around the fact that it's the actual ENVIRONMENT that is selecting the characteristics of a species that are favourable to survival. It also explains how evolution through natural selection happens a lot of the time due to a what is called "random mutations"." -
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3:45
Open Star Clusters
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Lauren Inwood
Denison College, Bathurst High Campus
"In this video, I look at open star clusters and talk about their physical properties including location, formation times and numbers of stars. Among other things, I explain their importance in helping astronomers to map the spiral arms of our galaxy and the history of star formation in our galaxy. I use Year 7 science students at Bathurst High Campus, Denison College to represent the processes of star formation, evolution and "death". I then explore how astronomers study open star clusters through the use of coloured filters and digital images. I look at the uses of the data taken from a series of these images and explain that graphical representations of the data can be used to determine the age, distance, size of a cluster, and how much dust and gas there is between the cluster and us. I finish with my involvement in the study of an open cluster and the submission of a scientific paper to an astronomy journal to show that it is not just astronomers who can study these celestial objects. We can do real science in high school." -
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3:10
Pressure
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Sam Munro & Finn Pohlner
Bardon State School
"A short flim explaining how to make a rocket which highlights the power of pressure." -
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3:00
Radiation, easy as A,B,G
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Sarah Hilton, Antonia Howard, Zoe Huijer & Eugenia Hutton
Loreto Kirribilli
"Our project touches on the basics of radiation. We explain what it is, and that radioactive reactions occur when the number of neutrons change, making the element unstable. This is different to normal chemical reactions which do not involve the nucleus, but occur when electrons are gained, lost or shared. We clearly explain this concept by using play-do to make an engaging, colourful stop motion animation, which is supported by voice-over information. We also briefly introduce radioactive isotopes, which are variants of a particular chemical element because they have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. Then we talk about the three forms of radiation (alpha, beta, and gamma) and convey their properties with 'character profiles' for each. We act out these 'seriously competitive athletes' which represent each form of radiation and compete in a hurdling competition. Alpha is stopped by a paper hurdle, beta is stopped by aluminium and gamma goes the furthest to be stopped by lead. The results of the race inform that gamma is the most penetrating form of radiation. This video filmed at a muddy local park conveys the properties of each radiation form in a purely entertaining way. Overall of video will give the viewer general knowledge about radiation, its forms and how penetrating they are." -
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2:55
Shooting Stars
by austmus 206 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Tye Townsend
Taigum State School
"Tye Townsend talks about Shooting Stars. What they are? Where they come from? And more interesting facts about Shooting Stars!" -
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3:14
Spaghettification
by austmus 376 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Daniel Hales
Kirwan State High School
"This video describes briefly what a black hole is. It then goes into depth of the process named 'Spaghettification'; what would happen if someone were unlucky enough to fall into a black hole and why it would be occurring." -
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3:47
The Big Bang - In 3 Minutes
by austmus 338 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Andrew Duffy, Jayden Garcia & Leo Malfara
Marist College Kogarah
"My group and i decided to do your video on the Big bang theory because we are fascinated by the topic and thought it was a good opportunity to research it and gain a more in-depth and enhanced insight into the vast cosmic universe and how it was created." -
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2:57
The colour of water
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Martin de Rooy
Pimlico State High School
"This video explains the common misconceptions of water and its colour. Filmed on the beautiful Hinchinbrook Island national park, there are many examples of different colours of water, such as the sea, creeks, ponds and mangrove rivers. In the video, it is concluded that water as a substance is in fact blue. Reasons as to why it may not be blue, such as sediment, reflection and amount of water are also clarified throughout the video, as each scene develops. As a final point, the scientific reasons as for why water is blue are literally explained "underwater." Overall, the common misconceptions of water's infamous colour are discussed and it is concluded that water as a substance is blue. Portraying this idea in an exciting, "hands-on" way effectively teaches and captures the audience." -
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3:01
The Doppler Effect: Spreading Waves since 1942
by austmus 199 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Aileen Fang, Lily Li & Janice Ly
Burwood Girls' High School
"Why does the sound a car makes change as it passes you? How do we know that our universe is expanding? An awesomely intriguing scientific phenomenon - the Doppler Effect explained." -
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3:32
The Legendary Lizard
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Brandon Gifford
Casino High School
"Lizards survive in some of the most hostile environments on earth, swamps, rainforests, woodlands and deserts. With an extraordinary covering of skin and scales this is made possible. In this short mini-documentary (THE LEGENDARY LIZARD.... ), by Brandon Gifford, the chase is on. Chasing a wild, heated up cranky lace monitor (goanna) over the countryside whilst exploring their sensational three layers of skin and scales, and what they're used for. Hiding from predators, to attracting the girls, lizards diverse array of shields and colours are a proven success. However like all reptiles the outermost layer (epidermis) must be shed, ridding them of parasites such as tics. This film narrates animations and fascinating footage that tell the successful story of an animal with five families and an estimated 650 species inhabiting the land we call Australia. With active presentation and fun facts this film orchestrates the incredible, 'LEGENDARY LIZARD....'" -
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3:24
The Microscope Maker
by austmus 205 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Charlotte Collier, Gemma Hicks, Saffron Mayn & Alenka Thomas
Balgowlah Heights Public School
"In the mid 1600s Anton Van Leeuwenhoek carved his own hand-held lenses to examine the cloth that he bought and sold for his business. As a hobby he used the lenses to investigate his surroundings. It was his cleverness and innate curiosity that led to the discovery of microorganisms using lenses that he made himself. The students of BHPS thought that this story was worthy of retelling because an everyday person discovered something incredible, proving we can all be scientists if we want to." -
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3:35
The Scoop on Poop
by austmus 378 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary
Howie Adrian, Bianca Iriarte, Owen Kosasih, Nikkita Mariconte, Nathan McDonald & Lucas McGeachie
St Therese Primary School, Mascot
"A kindergarten student steps in poop and considers it "gross." He is about to discover that he has something scientific stuck on the bottom of his shoe. The science behind the digestive system and how a "yummy apple" is processed and the waste exits the body as faeces is explained through diagrams and poop jokes, including the ever popular "your anus" / "Uranus" connection." -
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3:31
Unpredictable Attractors of the Strange Kind
by austmus 253 views
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Highly commended, 2012 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary
Alexander Jaeger
Mornington Secondary College
"Why is it so difficult to predict the weather? If you had your day ruined by a wrong weather forcast you probably blamed the weather man, but here you can see that it is not really his fault. The problem meteorologists face is that they can never know the initial conditions of the weather exactly. Air currents are chaotic systems and this means that tiny changes in the starting conditions can have large effects over time. This is sometimes called the "Butterfly Effect" because even the flapping of a butterfly's wings is enough to affect the prediction as time goes on. For meteorologists this means that, after more than five days, the differences have become so large that they cannot accurately predict anything."
