High School National Winners
Siemens, Discovery Education and the College Board are pleased to announce the National High School Winners of the 2011-2012 Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge! See the winners from grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8.
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First Place - New Jersey
- Team Name Pinelands Eco Scienteers
- Location Little Egg Harbor, NJ
- School Pinelands Regional High School
- Students
- Jon Kubricki
- Bridget Zarych
- Mikaela Crowley
- Christopher Naples
- Teacher/Mentor Stephen Kubricki
- DescriptionIn many places around the world, the only option for cooking meals is to use wood from nearby forests resulting in undispersed deforestation. Team Pinelands Eco Scienteers’ project focused on developing a viable alternative where wood is replaced by biomass waste products such as peanut shells, pine needles, banana peels, sugar cane waste and corn stalks. The project included methods of preparing biomass materials for briquetting and the design of low cost easy to ship mini-presses.
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Second Place - NORTH CAROLINA
- Team Name Chargers
- Location Charlotte, NC
- School Providence Day School
- Students
- Daniel Morrow
- Tanner Love
- Cameron Love
- Savannah Morgan
- Teacher/Mentor Barbara Morrow
- DescriptionIn seeking less dependence on non-reusable energy, students developed a method of harnessing energy through electromagnetic inductance. By inserting spring-loaded “cells” (made of copper coils and magnets), into a standard anti-fatigue mat, team members were able to store energy that could power simple, life-saving devices, like a steripen. This power has the ability to effect not only members of their own community, but in communities all around the world, where clean drinking water and heating sources may not be as easily available.
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Third Place - VIRGINIA
- Team Name George Mason Recycling
- Location Manassas, VA
- School The Governor's School at Innovation Park
- Students
- Samantha Hughes
- Stacie LoVullo
- Chandler King
- Kitty Nguyen
- Teacher/Mentor Karen Wolfson
- Description Members of team George Mason Recycling investigated the current level of plastics recycling at George Mason University, Prince William Campus. They measured recycling levels as a function of placement of recycling and trash bins and punishments and rewards. The team found that placing recycling bins closer to trashcans increases use and that a personalized reward system is highly effective. Awareness was increased and team members hope to improve recycling rates even more.
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