12th Annual SCORE!

Awards

1st Prize

Okinawa prefectural Chubu Agricultural High School

Development of Frozen Dragon Fruit -Saving Farmers with Freazing Technology-

Presenter:

Hibiki Korogi
Sora Ahagon
Miyu Ishikawa

2nd Prize

Okinawa prefectural Misato High School

Basic research on the development of cultivation techniques for the edible use of Shimachisujinori(Thorea gaudichaudii)

Presenter:

Akari Isa
Ayame Uehara
Meika Kawakami

3rd Prize

National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College

Innovative Approaches to Coastal Rip Current Prediction using Spatio-temporal Stream Vectors and Machine Learning

Presenter:

Jion Yoshii
Yuya Nakasone
Shiho Toma

Poster Presentation 1st prize

Okinawa Shogaku High School

Do the stems of the Getto contain more antibacterial properties than the leaves?

Presenter:

Sawa Kuramoto
Riana Suda
Lauren Sakura Anderson

News

The application for the 12th SCORE! is closed
The prize for this year's winning team includes a training trip to the "9th High School Student International Symposium" scheduled for February 2024 in Kagoshima. For more information about the symposium, please refer to this link.

Participating Teams and Research Titles(INPO)

Shcool	Research Title
Chubu Agricultural High School	Development of Frozen Dragon Fruit -Saving Farmers with Freazing Technology-!
Okinawa Shogaku High school	Effects of bisphenol A on sea grape
National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College	Innovative Approaches to Coastal Rip Current Prediction using Spatio-temporal Stream Vectors and Machine Learning
National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College	For a Sustainable Future, Building Ageing Prediction System based on Space Radiation Technology
Misato High School	Basic research on the development of cultivation techniques for the edible use of Shimachisujinori(Thorea gaudichaudii)
Kyuyo High School	Development of Anti-Fogging Agent from Farmed Edible Seaweed Cladosiphon okamuranus (Okinawamozuku in Japanese)
Yaeyama Agricultural High School	Aiming to Develop Ishigaki Island Speciality Products　　～Popularizing Euglena～

Poster Presentations(INPO)

Misato High School	Extraction of Chlorophyll from Unutilized Resources and Its Utilization.
Misato High School	Development of an application to enhance the understanding of dynamics coastal plants.
Misato High School	Regarding the use of spring water as the keystone of disaster infrastructure in Okinawa City and regional revitalization that efficiently produces PGA, a water quality improvement material.
National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College	IoT System for Preventing Roadkill of Rare Small Animals and Reliable Conservation Observation, Quinart System
Okinawa Christian School International	The Thermoelectric System: Solving the Global Energy Crisis
Okinawa Shogaku High School	Do the stems of the Getto contain more antibacterial properties than the leaves?
Yomitan High School	What’s going on “HIJAGAWA”
Kyuyo High School	Production of natto with Vetiver planted for Countermeasures against red soil runoff
Kyuyo High School	Prevention of Red Soil Runoff and Product Development Using Okinawa Native Gedaizu

Judges(INPO)

*Dr. Youhei Morita　　Chief Judge** Senior Manager for Academic Relations, Conference and Workshop Section, OIST
Prof.Christine Luscombe Professor, pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit, OIST
Ms. Yukino Kinjo Representative Director, Manaty Co.
Ms. Tomoe Ohshiro Manager, Science and Technology Promotion Division, Okinawa Prefectural Government
Mr. Genichi Tokuhira Promotion Chairman, Okinawa High School Science Education Research Council Principal, Okinawa prefectural KAIHO senior high and middle school

What is SCORE?!?

SCORE! is designed to promote senior high school students’ hands-on science education and interest in entrepreneurship, as well as to support English language education and the goal of becoming a global citizenship.

Join us at SCORE!

If you've ever wondered how the world works, you might be able to use your curiosity to solve a business or social problem. Develop your new research ideas at SCORE!

Share your passion for your research

Tell us in a clear, logical, and passionate way how you came up with your research topic and how you tested it. Be free with your ideas, thorough in your verification, and scientific in your approach.

Appeal to an international audience

Points will be awarded for presentations in English. If you wish, you can receive support in a preliminary online workshop (details to follow). Let's explore new scientific ideas together!

Schedule for the day of the SCORE!

Event Details

When:	Saturday, December 16, 2023
Where:	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University Auditorium
Who:	All senior high school-aged students in Okinawa are eligible

Deadlines and Schedule

Sep 1 (Fri)	Website application submission starts.
Oct 29 (Fri)	Deadline for applications
Oct 20 (Fri)	Applicants notified of their acceptance
Dec 1 (Fri)	Applicants must submit presentation material (e.g., presentation slides) and abstracts online via the website
Dec 16 (Sat)	SCORE! Main Event in the OIST Auditorium