about Matsuyama Minami High School

　Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School has been designated as a Super Science High School (SSH) by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since 2002. We have been researching and developing programs for science education in cooperation with universities and research institutes. We try to bring fascinating and inspiring science activities not only to our students but also to the local community. 　Each of our students does a great deal of individual research, and because of their strenuous effort, they have won prizes in various kinds of science fairs.

about SSH

　The SSH project was started in 2002 as part of the "Scientific Literacy Enhancement Initiative" by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It aims to develop student abilities and develop global leaders with great ambitions in the field of science. And technology. As of 2021, there are 218 high schools designated as SSH, including ours.

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Ash of　Nanaore Ume and analysis of elements

2018年11月16日 18時04分

Today’s Ume-chan's activity: Higashi Youji, the representative director of Nanaore Ume Plum Cooperative Associationthe, helped us the other day and gave us ash of Nanaore Ume(plum) branches.　They say that they burn useless branches In November for a good harvest of plums in the following year. 　This year they gave us the ash of branches to cooperate with us. From now on we levigate it and change into glaze.　I am looking forward to seeing the color. Thank you, Mr. Higashi.
After that, we analyze elements of plum ash at Ehime Prefectural Ceramic Technology Center. (Pictures of test pieces were placed on a home page the other day.)　We found the ash includes many coloring components, such as over 10% iron oxide (Ⅲ) and over 1% copper oxide (Ⅱ).　I can’t wait the future research.　Although the trees have only a few plums now and cannot have more plums next spring, we will continue our research harder. (O.H.)
　　