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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Japan Student Science Award

2024年3月14日 14時56分

We won the Prefectural Governor's Award at the Japan Student Science Award Ehime Prefecture Competition and participated in the central final examination! December 17, 2023, 19:00 Kojo Research Institute, a third-year science and mathematics student, submitted an item to the Japan Student Science Award. However, at the Ehime Prefectural Tournament, he won the Prefectural Governor's Award and was selected to participate in the central Tournament. In addition, I was selected as a representative at the central preliminary examination (document examination) held on November 12th, and participated in the central final examination (remote) held on the 17th. For the central final examination, participants were required to submit in advance a video summarizing their enormous research results into a 5-minute presentation with about 10 slides, and after the regular examination, they had to work hard to prepare the video while preparing for the personal exam. The question-and-answer session on the 17th required a lot of patience, as rigorous answers were required regarding the investigation of previous research, the validity of the model in model experiments, understanding of theoretical formulas, and comparisons with experimental values. However, we were able to somehow answer the question based on our experimental experience and knowledge. One of the students who participated said, ``Although it was a very tough question and answer session with lots of tough questions, I was happy that they asked questions after fully understanding our research, and it was a fun time.'' I got it. This marks the end of this research group's research activities. Although this is a difficult time, I hope that you will do your best to realize your career path.

The Kojo research group was awarded the first prize in the central final screening of the Japan Student Science Award.

December 22, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Project Research As a result of the central final screening of the Japan Student Science Award, the Kojo research group was awarded the first prize. I will not forget what I learned this time and will continue to improve my skills in the future.