SJKC Chung Hua - RUNNER-UP in EUREKA REEE 2012 (Karnival Sains dan Teknologi 2012)

SJKC Chung Hua Klang was the runner-up recently in the Karnival Sains dan Teknologi 2012 EUREKA REEE competition... It's a model of a beach house using renewable energy and efficient energy concept. Here's the story of our team..... they had put in a tremendous effort memorising the measurements, cutting endless pieces of mounting board and went through countless hours of gruelling questioning.... Many teachers, parents and even the principal had contributed one way or another to boost the morale of the team... I have never seen Chung Hua so united!!!!! 

We had lost consecutively to SK(1) Tengku Bendahara three years in a row. They were afterall, the national champion. Nevertheless, we will keep on working harder and train harder next year. Regardless, Yu Heng, Ee Tang, Xin Yin and Laura, you guys and gals are already champion in our hearts for the sacrifice and effort you have made......

It might be just a district level competition but it felt like the national championship because we were up against the national champion. Our months of training were aimed to prepare the children for the national level. 

This year, we have also lost due to the judges.... They didn't believe that the children are able to produce the idea book by themselves!!!!

Xin Yin, Yi Xian, Ee Tang and Yu Heng with their EUREKA REEE Geodesic Beach House. This was their 6th model. The first was done in seven hours, the second was five, third four etc .... during the real EUREKA REEE competition, they did it (Eighth model) in 2 1/2 hours!!!!!!

They were so thoroughly professional especially Xin Yin and Yi Xian who are perfectionists in their own ways. Ee Tang is left handed so it took him double the effort to cut the boards. Yu Heng has the most tiny details to be cut. All four had suffered cuts on their hands through the weeks of practice. They learnt to be resilient, that practice makes perfect and most importantly, team work is important!!!!

  
This was the first sample model the children had to refer to as they make their model. No other school / student has ever made a geodesic roof model for the EUREKA REEE competition. We thought we wanted to put it down for record that SJKC Chung Hua Klang did the first geodesic beach house for 2012 Eureka Reee and they did it in less than 3 hours. Next year, we will definitely see more such models. We have proven it can be done with systematic training process. Please do not doubt our children's ability.

I felt really upset for the students when we found out that we lost a lot of marks on our idea book because the judges didn't think the students are able to produce this by themselves. I want to put it on record that this was the first thing the students have to memorise and continuously draw for days before they can even make the actual model.

 The judges didn't think that the students can produce this by themselves..... For info, this can be very easily done with graph paper, some memorisation of measurements and a look at the actual model itself. It is after all just a symmetrical drawing of a 2D geodesic model. Again, never doubt the ability of our children, they can excel with some right training and hard work!!!!!

 Intensive Q & A session by the judges....

 Hard at work getting the measurements right and the cutting accurate.... The roof was up in less than an hour... It took me an hour and a half to get it done myself!!! Great Work, children.

 Kudos to SK Tengku Bendahara (1) for being the champion once again for the Eureka Reee competition. A word of thanks to Cikgu Alfian for so selflessly sharing with us some ideas and methods on how to improve ourselves. It is with his works and creative ideas that have helped to push us to improve ourselves yearly... Till we meet again next year!!!!

 The second runner-up's model.

We definitely have to work on some areas especially the trees!!!! And we forgot the lightning arrestor!!!! We have to be flawless in our Q & A session!!!!... 

We have come a long way since 2010... Our team in 2010, Audrey, Hao Yi, Jeremy, and Lim Jing... It was a scratch team as we came up with the whole idea and model in a week!!!! Then, in 2011, we improved by leaps and bounds!!!

Our 2011 double-storey model house with sliding doors!!!

Oh Yi Wei was our new 2011 Eureka Reee Team member. Jeremy was very actively involved in his swimming then and has achieved great heights too......


All in all, EUREKA REEE has taught us a lot. It has been a good learning process for everyone, from the students to the teachers and parents as well.... And it all started with this team..............

Teacher Pauline Pua, Teacher Karen, Hao Yi, Lim Jing, Jeremy and Audrey.................. We had great fun and we will continue to strive harder.....