Search and rescue team wins school science contest
The Bright Spark Awards 2020 contest has revealed the most enterprising young scientists in Kent schools.
Bright Spark Awards Champions 2020: Submersible Search and Rescue System Team from Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Canterbury.
Organisations judging the youngstersâ entries were Pfizer â whose COVID-19 vaccine in collaboration with BioNTech began its UK rollout out last week â along with Kent Renewable Energy, Integrated Technologies Ltd (ITL), Discovery Park, BAE Systems Rochester, Global Associates, Megger, Golding Homes, and EDF Energy.
The Bright Spark Awards Championsâ Trophy and £500 cash prize went to a group from Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury. They designed a Submersible Search and Rescue System to detect debris or bodies in the water, narrowing the search area and cutting response time for accidents in open water.