Our team whose subject is forest utilizing visited Daioseishi Shikoku head office in Shikokuchuo city on Tuesday August 22th. We are formed regardless of students’ majors. So, we enjoyed our research to take advance of their strengths. In Kawanoe factory, we were overwhelmed by its large-scale facilities for production and we developed understanding of products which are sold in Japan and overseas. Then talked about cellulose nanofiber (CNF) which is sustainable and contributes to a low-carbon society by soft from a division of development.
We had a valuable opportunity and experience. ( 206 HISHIZAKA Yu )
Our school's third-year science and mathematics flywheel group participated in the poster section of the Chugoku/Shikoku/Kyushu Science and Mathematics High School Topic Research Presentation Competition, which was held in Tottori City on August 17th and 18th. We were able to present our research to university professors, teachers and students from other schools using flywheels and propellers. During the Q&A session, there were some pointed questions and points. Even though we were confused at some point, we were able to carefully communicate with each other about our research results.
■ I was also able to interact with colleagues from the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions who were also working on research projects. Although we did not receive the award, we gained valuable experience in getting our research known.
[Research theme] Wind power generation using a flywheel whose moment of inertia changes
On August 9th and 10th, at the Super Science High School student research presentation held at the Kobe International Exhibition Center, three third-year science and mathematics students from our school’s Kojo group gave a presentation on “conditions for the occurrence of glare phenomena.” And received the Encouragement Award (2nd place nationally in the physics field). The judging was held in the form of a poster presentation, and we had active discussions with many university teachers and high school students from SSH schools. We had a very fun and meaningful time.
We gave an enthusiastic presentation during the Q&A session. At the award ceremony, we were surprised to hear my school's name called out.
■We were delighted that both schools won awards. We are very happy to have achieved a result that I never expected: second place in the nation. From now on, I would like to finish my research so as not to be embarrassed by this result. ( 309HR Masaya Watanabe)
Three second-year students of the Science and Mathematics Department of our school participated in the COC OUS-R Interim Presentation, a high school-university cooperative project to promote scientific inquiry activities in the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, in which 21 schools from all over Japan participate. On the first day, a slide presentation was given first. Our school gave a presentation titled "Butyric Acid in Ginkgo Biloba for the Improvement of Bad Odor". There was a lively Q&A session, and our students were seen actively asking questions. After the presentation, students from other schools gave poster presentations and had fruitful discussions.
On the second day, after conducting chemical experiments on dyes, we had an exchange meeting with high school students around the posters.
■We would like to thank all the professors and students of Kyoto University for taking time out of their busy schedules to provide us with this opportunity. I am glad to have good experiences. ( 209HR Jinno Maho )
On the second day, we went to Tokyo to visit the Institute of statistical Mathematics and true data, Inc. At the Institute of statistical Mathematics, Dr. Miyasato first gave an overview of the institute and we toured the facilities. Then, Dr. Mchihashi introduced his study on “Modeling Evaluation of Tanka” We learned the importance of considering “invisible data” and modeling it mathematically.
At true data Inc. Dr. Toyama gave a “practical workshop on Data Analysis Vitalizing URECON” Each group researched and discussed products of interest to us. Then summarized and presented our findings.
Through these seminars, the participants experienced more practical things about data analysis and STEM education. We will continue to hone our skills to apply the knowledge we learned this time to our future research projects, career exploration, and other activities.
I learned a lot about how to handle data. I would like to refer back to this as I handle data in my own studies. ( 209 Kameoka Mayu )
