The example projects below were successful at CREST Regional Fairs and the CREST National Fair 2007. Click here for information about 2008's event.

Cosmic Rain: Investigating Particles from Space
Holly Batchelor - The Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh

Holly's project can be seen on YouTube here.

Download project summary report here (PDF 85KB)

Holly scooped 3 prizes at the prestigious Intel International Science Engineering Fair in May
2007. Since her success at the event, Holly has been invited to represent students on an international diversity panel for Intel and has been selected to co-present on science
programmes for CBBC and Channel 4.

TV Saver - Solving the Standby Problem
Galen Brown - Stromness Academy, Orkney

This project aimed to develop a device to solve the TV standby problem by fully and automatically switching off a television and associated equipment such as VCRs, DVD players, etc when not in use – and switching them on again when required, using the television’s normal remote control.  The two approaches developed involved: learning and recognising signals emitted from the television’s remote control; and measuring the power usage of the television.  The second approach proved successful.
Download project summary report here (PDF 34KB)

This project won the EU Contest for Young Scientists Prize. Galen scooped one of seven EIRO Forum Prizes. Read more about his success here.

The Development of a method for the quantitative analysis of z-phenylethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) in river water
Georgia Connolly - St Mary's School, Shaftesbury

This project consisted of the development of a GC-MS method for analysis of PEITC. This was followed by an investigation into different methods for the extraction of PEITC from water using Solid Phase Extraction and Solid Phase Micro Extraction. SPME was found to be the best extraction method used. This project also consisted of fieldwork at Europe’s largest watercress farm and discovered that PEITC is a likely cause for the low numbers of aquatic invertebrates.
Download project summary report here (PDF 252KB)

This project won the Best CREST Science Project at Gold Level - First Prize

Gum Busters - Removing Gum from the Streets
Lucy Winzer, Chloe Brown, Katrina Holloway and Stacey Worrall - Highsted Grammar School, Sittingbourne

Removing chewing gum from the streets is a tricky job, so researching many different options and choosing the best ones to test, then finding the best ones that worked to put into the final design was a challenge. Overall it was discovered that a combination of a pressure washer, scraper and vacuum together, fully removed the gum from the street so it could be put in the bin where it belongs.
Download project summary report here (PDF 47KB)

This project won the Best CREST Technology Project at Gold Level - First Prize.