A contest in which boys and girls demonstrate their enterprise in investigating the world around them.
The second of six heats.
From Nottingham, Paddy Feeny introduces the three teams:
South Park High School - Are people lopsided?
Gateway School, Leicester - A home-made gas laser
Nottingham High School - Fungi that eat feathers
Their work is assessed by: Dr. John Carthy, Professor Eric Laithwaite, Professor William Kershaw, under the chairmanship of Dr. Tom Margerison.