Wishaw school's science stars take home top national award

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Pupils at St Aidan’s High School won this year’s Junior Engineering Award at the Big Bang competition in Birmingham.

The team of six – Genevieve Brennan, Jamie McShane, Kevin McGuigan, Niamh Clarke, Rosa Hodge and Sam Brown – impressed judges with their ideas on improving the sustainability of theme parks in the UK.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.

“We planned, designed and modelled rollercoasters that used renewable and sustainable energy sources. Our three main ideas were to use wind, solar and kinetic energy produced by park visitors,” said Genevieve. Judges were impressed with their research findings and working 3D printed model and commented: “Wow! This was an exciting project. You clearly worked well as a team and identified key roles you could all undertake.

 

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