Science Castle

2013tokyo

Science Castle 2013 in TOKYO

Schedule] Saturday, December 21, 2013
【Hours】10:30-17:00 (10:00)
Place】 Sumida Sangyo Kaikan

Oral presentations: 21 21 schools

Poster Presentations: 62 Poster Presentations: 62 Schools

participant 419 name

318 middle and high school students, 64 teachers, 37 others

Award Winners

Castle Prize

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Ibaraki Christian Gakuen High School

Research on napping in class

~What measures are needed to prevent dozing off?

Azabu University Prize

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Hiratsuka Agricultural High School

Green Beetle Culture and Product Development

ICU Award

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Kohka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School

Radiation shielding effect of familiar materials

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Award

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Yamanashi Prefectural Nirasaki High School

Amariyama Soil Environmental Survey

Liberace Award

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Sano Nihon University High School

Experiments on acquisition of planarian conditioned reflexes

List of Presenting Schools and Themes

Presentation Theme school's name oral
Research on the chemical cycle of polylactic acid Shizuoka Prefectural Gotemba Minami High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Experiments on acquisition of planarian conditioned reflexes Sano Nihon University High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
What can be learned from the difference between sun and shade plants Shizuoka Sugoha High School
How to see the next generation of organisms: The sex of killifish from the viewpoint of DNA. Tokyo University of Agriculture First High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Look for biodegradable plastic-degrading bacteria! Keiai Gakuen High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Ecological Survey of Dandelions - How to Protect the Cantonese Dandelion Sagami Women's University Senior High School
Studies on somatic cell division in plants - Why 10:30? Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho Junior & Senior High School
Environmental Impact Assessment of Artificial Chemicals Using Plants Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School
Effect of cleaning and disinfection on bacteria on hands Saitama Prefectural Sugito High School
Alternate Turnover Reaction in the Pseudorasbora parviflora Fukushima Prefectural Iwaki High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Comparison of the amount of spicy oil component and antimicrobial effect of antimicrobial foodstuff using Soxhlet method Yamamura Gakuen Yamamura International High School
Determination of antimicrobial effect of spices and seasonings by paper disk method Yamamura Gakuen Yamamura International High School
Research on composting with earthworms - waste if thrown away, resource if used Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho Junior & Senior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
-Live or Die: The Journey of a Common Damselfly Kumon International Academy Middle and High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
SPP Cooperative Lecture "-Geology of Jogashima-" (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Mita High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Biodiversity in the camp and in the field - our three years Shonan Gakuen Junior and Senior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Acid rain survey around Sapporo City Ritsumeikan Keisho Junior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Environmental Initiatives through Biotope Tokyo Kasei University Girls Junior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Water quality survey of Shakujii River and biotope ponds Tokyo Kasei University Girls Junior High School
Amariyama Soil Environmental Survey Yamanashi Prefectural Nirasaki High School
Will hardwood forests be restored in cedar logging areas in the Akaya Forest? Shonan Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
Behavior of Japanese honeybees and local nature Tokyo Metropolitan Sumidagawa High School
SPP "Exploring the rock-forming minerals - optical properties of pyroxene, hornblende, and quartz Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuo High School
Adsorption of phosphate ions by concrete Ibaraki Prefectural Midorioka High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Movement of ink when dripping into water Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School
Green Beetle Culture and Product Development Hiratsuka Agricultural High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Environmental factors affecting taste - Relationship with temperature Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School
Development of motion analysis technology using Arduino+XBee Chiba Prefectural Keiyo Technical High School
Exhibition of works that create optical illusions of their own creation Kaetsu Ariake High School
Astronomy Club Activity Report 2013 Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School
Consider the structure of the Earth's atmosphere based on observations of shooting stars. Tokai University Urayasu High School
Culture research experiments using human cells Ishinomaki High School, Miyagi Prefecture symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Black chromatophores in goldfish Tokyo University of Agriculture First High School
Relationship between ABO blood groups and dopamine-related gene polymorphisms Toin Gakuen High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Self-digestion of planaria Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Research on Salt Tolerance of Brassicaceae Plants - Save the Salt-Damaged Farmland! ~~ Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho Junior & Senior High School
Temperature-dependent changes in leukocyte phagocytosis - Fever is the body's defense mechanism. Japan Women's University Senior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Determination of antimicrobial efficacy of natural antiseptics by paper disk method Yamamura Gakuen Yamamura International High School
Search for plastic-degrading bacteria in the soil of Kawagoe! Yamamura Gakuen High School
Analysis of cocoon structure of silkworm watering varieties Gunma Takasaki Girls High School
Elucidating the scientific basis for seawater atopy treatment Yamagata Prefectural Tsuruoka Minami High School
Phototaxis of planaria Ichikawa Gakuen Ichikawa High School
Glycans and colony formation in Escherichia coli Ichikawa Gakuen Ichikawa High School
Ishigaki Discovery Science Camp Environmental Research Report Ishigaki Island Environmental Research Team symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Nature of Ushiku IX Message from the creatures of Ushiku Marsh Ushiku Municipal Ushiku Daisan Junior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Mutagenicity assessment of the Sagami River system Kanagawa Sogo Sangyo High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Gelation of seaweed biomass Ono Gakuen Girls Junior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Strawberry breeding Eito Junior & Senior High School
Comparison of woody biomass and seaweed biomass Ono Gakuen Girls Junior High School
To learn about the forefront of earthquake research and to think about what we can do to help and put it into practice. (disaster prevention, prediction) Tokai University Urayasu High School
Vegetation and Conservation of Shonan Coast - Hamaboufu and Hamanigana Shonan Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
Ecological Survey in Izunuma Aquatic Botanical Garden Shonan Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
Ecology and habitat of fireflies and salamanders in satoyama Kimitsu Municipal Kimitsu Junior High School
SPP "Tracing the Traces of the Miura Peninsula Earthquake" Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuo High School and Junior High School
Radiation shielding effect of familiar materials Kohka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
What is Radiation? Food and Plants Kanagawa University Junior & Senior High School
Research on napping in class Ibaraki Christian Gakuen High School
On the propulsive force changing with the shape of the fins Yamanashi Prefectural Nirasaki High School
Changes in Gene Technology St. Joseph's High School
The beginning of the radio wave observation of meteors Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Technical High School symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position or because of censorship)
Community-based! Stargazing & Planetarium for Elementary School Students Yokohama Municipal Sakuragaoka High School
Science Club Activity Promotion Project "Astronomy in the Heart of the City Tokyo Metropolitan Mita High School

On the day of the event

Oral Presentations

Poster Presentation

Special Lecture: "Pig Farming," which supports our food supply, from a life science perspective

Research well-wishers from undergraduate and graduate sempai scientists

Space Climber Competition: Competition among middle and high school students using a model of the space elevator

The Evolutionary Games featured hands-on play and poster presentations that drew a standing-room-only crowd.