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We're very excited here at Show Me - we can now reveal the WINNERS of Show Me's Science Writing Competition!
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Top writer Nick Arnold, author of the hugely successful 'Horrible Science' books, agreed to judge your entries for us, and he's here with the golden envelopes, ready to announce the winners.
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First of all we have our runners-up. They all get a book about science.
Scott Campbell has invented a special monitor to stop you falling asleep when you need to stay awake - maybe when you're in an exam and are tired from doing last minute revision. It monitors your heart rate and giving you an electric shock when your heart rate starts slowing down - waking you up!
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Samuel Finch and Oliver Goodwin are both seven. These two schoolfriends worked on a joint entry - Saurerpod - a gigantic dinosaur.
(Click here to see a larger version of Saurerpod and read more about it.)
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And in second place, it's... Max Palmer's Hi-Legs!
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(Click here to see a larger version of Max's drawing and read more about what Hi-Legs is made of and how it works.)
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Max, who is 11, says:
"Are you short? Do you find if there is an event like a parade, pop concert, demonstration or your favourite celebrity is appearing, that someone very tall always stands right in front of you and blocks your view?
Well, I have just what you need: Hi-Legs!"
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Nick says:
"Max's incredible self-raising platform should help you to stand head and shoulders above everyone and certainly this invention, written up with style and wit, really stands out in the crowd!"
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Max's prize is Create A Night Sky - a light projector to create your very own planetarium. Happy stargazing, Max!
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And first prize goes to....
Alysha Bhatti's The Futuristic Flyped!
(Click here to see a larger version of Alysha's drawing and read more about what it's made of and how it works.)
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Eleven-year old Alysha says:
"My invention is called the Futuristic Fly Ped. It is a combination of a moped and a spaceship. This flyped will be a major breakthrough in space technology, and therefore be a useful vehicle for intergalactic journeys."
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She's even written a poem about it:
Futuristic Fly Ped
(Written By A Martian Called Flakapudge)
Composed By: Alysha Bhatti
The Futuristic Flyped
It is really cool,
A present from Earth
To take us to school
Runs on HeNe gas,
It wins every race,
It works really well,
On land and in space.
It's got sensory gadgets,
Laser gravity clips,
A steading device,
For galactic slips
Moulded and made
From recycled plastic,
The result is great,
It's really fantastic.
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Nick says:
"Alysha's amazing idea for a space moped complete with lots of scientific words and thinking just blew me away. I think I've seen the future and it's got
wheels!"
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Alysha wins the fabulous first prize.
Science Explained is an experiment kit from the Science Museum in London. We hope you have a lot of fun with it, Alysha.
(pic © Science Museum)
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Can't get enough of Nick Arnold's Horrible Science books?
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Then you'll be thrilled to hear he's got a new book - out anyday now.
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The Stunning Science of Everything is just what it says on the cover - a gory gobsmacking exploration of the whole of science from atoms to planets from the very tiny beginnings of the big bang to the enormously expanding unbelievable universe.
And it's all in stomach-turning colour!
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Well done to everyone who entered the competition - it was loads of fun reading through your ideas and looking at your drawings.
A big thank you to Aventis for the science books and the Science Museum for the two science kits.
Prizes and Show Me Winner's Certificates will be on their way to our winners and runners-up next week - we hope you enjoy them.
A huge thanks to Nick Arnold for judging the entries, and our congratulations to Alysha and Max, our winners!
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