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Yuk-Kwan Ng (1st place 2003: 14-16)
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2004 RDS
Overall winner 2003 YOUNG SCIENCE
Annette McDonnell,
”The sneeze is possibly the most efficient spreader of unwanted
foreign bodies with an estimated 2.7 trillion germs in each
sternutation. For example, courtesy of a polite sneeze into your
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Royal Dublin Society,
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hand, the next person, book or toy to be touched by you will
receive quite a large portion of those germs. It's a pity Pope
Dublin 4.
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Gregory the Great, in response to the sixth century plague in Tel: + 353 (0)1 668 0866
Italy, didn’t insist on carrying tissues instead of ordering people
to say “God bless you“ every time someone made a deadly
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Annette.mcdonnell@rds.ie
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sneeze!” FACT OR FICTION ✒
STORY OR REPORT ✒
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31 MARCH 2004
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH DISCOVER SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING AND SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGY IRELAND.
If you like science and like to write and are between 12 and 19
years of age then you should enter the 2004 RDS Young Science What you could win! Entry Form:
Writers Competition. It’s easy to enter and you could win a There will be a winner and second prize in each category, Please write legibly using block capitals in black or blue ink.
great prize. and an overall winner of the entire competition.
Name:
First in each category:
Science Report Palm™ Tungsten C personal data assistant Address:
Imagine you’re a magazine or newspaper journalist and send us Second in each category:
in an article on a science topic. Grab your notebook and pen and €200
do some investigative reporting or conduct an interview about
Highly recommended (if awarded):
something scientific that interests you. Our overall competition €100 Telephone:
winner last year explored the deepest depths of a sneeze.
The overall winner will be presented
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Email:
Maximum 1,000 words with the Young Science Writers'
Date of Birth:
Perpetual Trophy.
School Name
Short Story
School Address:
Pretend you're a writer and send us a short fiction story based on Make sure you:
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a scientific theme or principle. The short story can be of any genre
not just science fiction. Last year a budding author sent in a murder Include a copy of the official entry form to your entry
mystery where the villain used a mercury knife we also received a and sign the declaration.
✒ School Telephone:
war story where the blood cells took on bacteria. Type your story or report on white A4 sized paper
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(one side only).
Maximum 3,000 words ✒ Teacher’s Name:
Include all your references.
✒ Number your pages and put your name on each page.
Category Age: 12-13 14-16 17-19
Entries will be placed into three categories ✒ Don’t use staples - paper clips are preferred!
Category Entry: Science Report Short Story
(12 -13, 14 -16 and 17-19). ✒ Get your entry in by 5:00pm on 31 March 2004 - Declaration
post, fax or email is fine.
Writers Block? Ask your ✒ Keep a copy of your work as your story or report
I declare the work submitted in the competition is entirely
my own. I have listed any sources or reference material I have
teacher for help but make won’t be returned. used and have numbered and written my name on each page.
sure your work is your own! The RDS has my permission to publish my competition entry.
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