And the award for best film goes to…
The winners have been announced for the 2012 NPL School Science Film Challenge.
This year, NPL's very own science film 'Oscars' saw over 40 teams participating from primary and secondary schools, and a number of independent entries. The challenge was to make a film, less than two and a half minutes long, describing or demonstrating an aspect of science correctly and in an engaging way.
The awards span 12 categories including Most Entertaining Film and Best Animation in Film, and also cover the core science disciplines of physics, chemistry and biology.
The winners of the three grand prizes are listed below:
Best School Made Film
SAS Productions
The Power of Friction
How difficult is it to pull apart two telephone directories? This video demonstrating the power of friction finds out.
SAS Productions
Pressure
Demonstrating the huge pressure exerted by the Earth's atmosphere with imploding steel barrels.
Best Independently Made Film
The Heroes
Hero's Engine
The first steam engine was invented in the 1st century AD, but how did it work?
Best Primary School Made Film
Einstein Investigators
Eggshilarating Ice-cream
Science meets cooking - how to heat your ice cream without it melting.
All of the winners and the runners-up receive a trophy.
See the full list of winners, runners-up and nominees
You can watch all of the films from this year's competition and from previous years' on the NPL School Science Film's YouTube channel
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