Posted: Wednesday 9 June 2010
S1 Pupil takes Top Science Prize
A first-year pupil at Hutchesons' lifted the top prize for the best overall science project in Scotland at the Big Bang Festival at Abertay University, Dundee, on 7 June. One of the youngest exhibitors at the Festival, Andrew Crusher had chosen to presented a project called "Conditioned Learning in Humans."
"This is a truly astonishing achievement for Andrew," says Biology teacher John Di Mambro, who has assisted him with his research. "His project was a very mature choice for a very mature young scientist!"
Andrew, here with Dr Heather Reid, the distinguished meteorologist, has been invited to represent Scotland in London at the 2011 British Big Bang Festival. Professor Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland, was another judge.
Around 240 entrants from 30 different schools across Scotland showcased their ideas - all based on their science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies. The one-day fair saw school pupils display their work to an expert panel, and vying for a range of prestigious awards including nomination to the national event the following year and three new prizes sponsored by the Scottish Government.