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Year 7 Craven students win chemistry prize at science competition

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 10:48

The year 7 pupils from South Craven School

A group of year 7 students from South Craven School won a prize at a local science competition last week.

The students named their team, The Southy Ducks.

The team took home the chemistry prize at the Inter-Alliance Science Competition at Lawnswood School.

Mrs Cooper, Teacher of Science, said:

"Well done to the Southy Ducks for representing the school and rising to the Science challenge!"

As part of the competition, the student's first challenge was to design a boat that would hold the most weight.

The team's designs were innovative, and they gained additional points for artistic flare.

Next up, the Biology challenge tasked the students with making a DNA model using the information they had been given.

The final challenge was the Chemistry task, which involved a series of escape room-style tasks that when completed, unlocked the next task.

The group excelled in this challenge, and won the prize for their Chemistry skills, completing a total of 16 tasks in the 40 minutes given.

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