“The BHP Billiton Science Awards are a partnership between CSIRO, the Australian Science Teachers Association and BHP Billiton.”Marcus Littlewood and James Dawson Smith from Scotch College in Melbourne, Victoria were awarded third place. Their project MP3 Players and Noise Induced Hearing Loss, looked at whether people were using MP3 players in a way that could damage their hearing.
They compared their results to acceptable OHS levels for acceptable noise exposure limits. As a result several of their friends have turned down the volume on their MP3s.
As part of their prize 16 student finalists from all over Australia attended an all expenses paid BHP Billiton Science Camp run by CSIRO in Melbourne from 3-6 February. They also received cash prizes.
Ann Burke, from Marist Regional College, Burnie, Tasmania was selected as the national winning teacher for her outstanding work in promoting open-ended student research.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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