Congratulations to the Year 10 Chemistry students who have started their CSIRO Crest Projects.  These research projects require the students to design their own scientific investigation into a topic of their own choice.  The student must choose a topic which has a real life application, and exhibit perseverance, integrity and creativity.

CREATIVITY! – our QAHS students have truly shown this  - as indicated by some of these amazing topics:

• The efficiency of the QAHS air-conditioners under varying usage and conditions
• The artificial seeding of clouds
• The effects of CO2 levels, and the resulting pH changes, on aquatic plants
• The cost effectiveness of hair removal products
• The possibility of using waste concrete products as water holding bodies in soil
• The effect of Low GI diets on hunger
• The effects of solitary confinement
• Non-Newtonian fluids and their possible applications
• Extending the life of cut flowers
• Solar Thermal Power Generation and its effectiveness at night
• Lead levels in imported toys
• The effect of various common liquids on the exoskeleton of cockroaches
• The possibility of an oil layer reducing evaporation from a water body

GREAT IDEAS! Congratulations to All!