The six winning teams come to London for the Final Contest.
Paddy Feeny introduces

from the North of England - Heywood Grammar School
six boys and girls probe into peat

from East Anglia - The City of Norwich School
two boys and owl pellets

from the West of England - Cheltenham Grammar School
one boy and the proteins of blood

from the Midlands - Nottingham High School
four boys and fungi that eat feathers

from the South of England - East Grinstead Grammar School
one boy and a moth trap from Scotland

The winner of last week's programme:
a logic machine or sound insulation or new light on reaction times

The Judges: Dr. John Carthy, Professor William Kershaw, Professor Eric Laithwaite
The Sunday Times Science Fairs trophy is awarded to the winner by Dr. Tom Margerison