Eureka Science prize for CSA student
A student from a CSA member school has been awarded a prestigious Eureka Prize for Science.
Daniel O'Doherty, a Year 8 student at Pacific Hills Christian School, examined the carbon emissions of students traveling to and from school.
The work part of a school science project, which his teacher Judith Breedon encouraged him to enter for the award.
The Eureka prizes are presented each year by the Australian Museum, for excellence and innovation in science.
The Pacific Hills student won in the school science 'Action against Climate Change' category sponsored by Macquarie University.
Daniel's entry was in the form of a short video presentation entitled 'Eric and Julie go to School', based on the findings of an extensive survey of student travel patterns.
The Director of the Australian Museum, Frank Howarth, said "Daniel undertook very rigorous quantitative and qualitative research into 3,000 school journeys, discovering that the ratio of car to bus travel for students was 3:1. He then came up with an impressive five-point action plan to reduce carbon emissions".
Daniel, who thanked his school and teachers for their encouragement, is now considering organising a fund-raising event to help offset the emissions from travelling to school.
See Daniel's entry here
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