Science Castle 2013 was held on December 21 and 23.
Thanks to your support, both the Tokyo and Osaka conventions were a great success.
Thank you for your participation and cooperation.

A total of 795 people from Tokyo and Osaka participated!

Number of Presentations and Schools

≪Tokyo Convention.

21 oral presentations, 62 poster presentations (45 presenting schools)

≪Osaka Convention.

24 oral presentations, 52 poster presentations (28 presenting schools)

Number of participants on the day

≪Tokyo Convention.

419 (318 students, 64 teachers, 37 others); 53 participating schools

≪Osaka Convention.

376 (277 students, 58 teachers, 41 others); 43 participating schools

Now in its second year, the Science Castle has doubled in size from last year.
This year, again, from questions in our daily lives around us, born from the free ideas that only junior high and high school students can come up with,
The event brought together research on a variety of topics, ranging from cutting-edge research topics that are also attracting the attention of researchers.
In addition, the comments by the faculty member in charge at the time of the oral presentation, which was conducted as in the previous year, are,
We received feedback that it was a good trial because it was easy to recognize the faculty members in charge and to ask questions at the venue.

On the day of the event

oral presentation

In a short period of time, each school presented their research results in an ingenious way, making data easy to compare, using photos and videos, and so on. In addition to the students' presentations, their supervisors commented on the background of their activities, their innovations, and the growth of their students in the course of their activities, so that the presentations could be used as examples for other schools to implement one of their research activities.

Poster Presentation

In addition to the posters, the exhibitors also displayed the equipment and materials used in their research, as well as the artwork they produced, for people to see and experience. Since there was no time for Q&A during the oral presentations, the poster presentations, which allowed for dialogue in close proximity, were actively followed by Q&A and discussion.

Introduction of each award-winning school

≪Tokyo Convention.

Castle Prize

Research on falling asleep in class - What measures are needed to prevent falling asleep?
(Ibaraki Christian Gakuen High School)

Azabu University Prize

Green Beetle Culture and Product Development (Kanagawa Prefectural Hiratsuka Agricultural High School)

ICU Award

Radiation shielding effect of familiar materials (Kohka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School)

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Award

Soil Environment Survey at Amariyama (Yamanashi Prefectural Nirasaki High School)

Liberace Award

Experiments on acquisition of conditioned reflexes in planaria (Sano Nihon University High School)

 ≪Osaka Convention.

Castle Prize

Why is frozen juice sweet at the beginning of thawing?

Azabu University Prize

Population dynamics of the red-backed gerbil, Anas rufa, in Kumihama, Kyoto over a 10-year period (Konan High School)

Osaka Institute of Technology Award

Research on digestive enzyme amylase (Hyogo Prefectural Sanda Shounkan High School)

Kyoto Sangyo University Award

Is the C4 circuit of corn a two-way street!　(Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School)

Liberace Award

Let's take a closer look at the function of laundry enzymes in detergents / Let's live on Jupiter! / Let's look up at the earth from the moon! (Kyoto City Shino Senior High School)*1 Awarded to schools, not to themes.

Co-sponsors, Cooperating and Supporting Organizations

Azabu University, Ishigakijima Parenting Dojo, Otemon Gakuin, Osaka Institute of Technology, Olympus Corporation, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kinki University, Shin Nihon Denko K.K., Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan Biophysical Society, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.