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Hello Caesium Zone! Wow… What a couple of weeks we’ve had! Thank you so much for taking part and making I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here so memorable! I have had so much fun answering your questions and I hope you guys have enjoyed asking them. You have surprised me every single day with the imagination and variety in the things you wanted to know, from the angles involved in taking a step to how gravity holds things in their position in space. I have learned so much about other areas of science outside of my own and I have remembered the curiosity that made me want to be a scientist in the first place. I have seen that curiosity in you guys too over the last few weeks and I hope that you keep asking questions! I definitely think there are some future scientists among you! I … Continue reading →

The students have spoken. The votes have been counted. Double counted… Congratulations to the Caesium Zone winner: Rosie Coates Hard luck to Juan Carlos but a massive thank you to all of the students and scientists who took part. You were all brilliant and each and every single one of you has contributed to the great success of this event. Students, don’t forget to tell us what you think about science now you’ve taken part. Log in to your profile, and fill in the 4 questions in the pink box on the right hand side, to be in with a chance to win a £20 WH Smith voucher. And remember you can still comment on posts and continue the conversation with the scientists.

We’ve counted, checked and rechecked the votes and now reveal it’s game over for… Joe Sweeney One scientist is evicted every day until tomorrow when your winner will be announced! Who will be your winner? Rosie or Juan Carlos? You have one more vote! If you want to see your favourite scientist win tomorrows epic final battle, VOTE NOW! Students, we’d like to know what you think about I’m a Scientist. When you next log in and visit your profile, please fill in the questionnaire to be in with a chance to win a £20 WH Smith voucher. We hope you’ll spend it all on books and essential school equipment, but we understand how difficult it will be to pass the pick’n’mix section…

We’ve counted the votes and can now reveal that you have evicted… Kate Salmon One scientist is evicted every day until Friday when your winner will be announced! Make sure to VOTE for your favourite to keep them in the competition! You get a new vote every day. In just 24 hours time the remaining two scientists will be revealed to battle it out in the final. Students, has taking part changed your view of science and scientists? When you next log in and visit your profile, you’ll see a pink box with 4 questions on the right. Fill in the questionnaire to be in with a chance to win a £20 WH Smith voucher. We hope you’ll spend it all on books and essential school equipment, but we understand how difficult it will be to pass the pick’n’mix section..

It’s been a fantastic event so far with the scientists answering hundreds of questions between them. But there can be only one zone winner. Today 5 become 4 as the first scientist leaves the competition. The first scientist to be evicted is… Rory Miles Thank you for all you’ve done. We hope you’ve enjoyed taking part. And remember, even though you’ve been evicted, you can still take part in live chats. There will be evictions every day for the rest of the week, with the winner announced on Friday. So students, make sure you VOTE! And remember, as well as giving prizes to the winning scientists, we also give prizes to students. One student in each zone will win a £20 WH Smith voucher for asking great questions (questions that aren’t about One Direction).