Sophie Jackson- Room 13's winner at the HB Regional Science Fair

Last term, students had an opportunity to plan a scientific investigation as part of a Science Fair project.  This term, Room 13 had three entries, from Mankaran Kooner, Eva Collier, Sophie Jackson progress through to the HB Regional Science Fair at EIT.  A morning was spent being interviewed, presenting their investigations and demonstrating their scientific thinking in front of scientists from many different fields. 
Sophie's project, 'Worm Wee-  How Much is too Much of a Good Thing?' advanced to the final judging stage, winning the NZ Society of Soil Science Prize and receiving a Highly Commended in the Year 8 category.  Sophie's prize was a book on NZ soils and $150.  Sterling effort, Sophie.