Congratulations to two amazing year 11 students who have been working hard in the Year 11 Digital Technology course under the guidance of Mrs Keys. This was the first time St Margaret's College has entered the Technology section of the NIWA Canterbury / Westland Schools' Science And Technology Fair.
Congratulations to:
Emma Taylor
- University of Canterbury - Research and Innovation Award for the project with the most commercial potential
- Award for Excellence by a Female Maori or Pacifica student
Emma's project has focused on the creation of ambidextrous scissors. Many left-handed people have difficulty cutting precisely as the cutting edge of the scissors is on the back side of the scissors and hidden as they cut. Emma has produced a pair of scissors where the blades can be switched to accommodate either right or left-handed users. This project was deemed most likely to be commercially successful.
Holly Macdonald
- Best Project - Senior Girls
- 1st place for Year 11-13 Technology
- University of Otago Best Application of Scientific Method - with an all expenses paid trip for a week to Otago Uni working with the students and professors down there.
Holly has developed a clever QR code that competitors wear. The information held within the QR code may have many levels but the initial information would identify the person and emergency contact information. If the athlete was involved in an accident during the event, then other data such as medical information may also be accessed through the QR code. This product has many applications such as use by patients who currently wear medic-alert bracelets, Alzheimers patients, toddlers who are prone to wander, animal identification etc.,
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