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On 18 September 2024, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Science High School Systems (DOST-PSHS) hosted "STEM Magic" as part of the 2024 National Youth Science, Technology, and Innovation Festival (NYSTIF) at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum Tent in Pasay City. This interactive activity was organized by teachers and selected students from Ilocos, CALABARZON, and Bicol Regional Campuses.

A total of 358 students from various schools, including DOST-PSHS (Main Campus), Villamor Airbase Elementary School, Don Bosco, Andres Bonifacio Elementary School, Jose Rizal Elementary School, Timoteo Paez Elementary School, Padre Garcia Elementary School, and Padre Zamora Elementary School, participated in hands-on experiments and demonstrations related to physics, technology (robotics), and chemistry. The goal was to engage and inspire the participants to explore the "magic" in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and consider pursuing careers in these fields in the future.

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Out of 165 overall participants, five students from STARBOOKS beneficiary schools earned whiz bee titles on 19 September 2024 at NYSTIF center stage.

Carmona National High School delegate Jan Patrick B. Gelasan was named the STARBOOKS Whiz Bee Champion at the 2024 National Youth Science, Technology, and Innovation Festival (NYSTIF) on 19 September 2024, held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.

The STARBOOKS Whiz Bee is the biggest Science and Mathematics competition that challenged Grade 10 students from STARBOOKS beneficiary schools in the National Capital Region (NCR), CALABARZON, and Central Luzon.

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Students Lloy Gladwin, Jonavel Adawe, Samantha Samson, and Yael Solimen, coached by Leo Dacumos from the Philippine Science High School - Cordillera Administrative Region Campus, found a creative way to tell science stories through their app, Telling Science Top Down.

The app won first prize in Salinlahi Evolution, an app development competition organized by the Department of Science and Technology – National Academy of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST) in collaboration with the Philippine Amusement and Entertainment Corporation (PAEC).

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Students participate in an interactive game held during DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute’s tech forum titled “BEYOND MEASURE: The Basics of Metrology”. (Photo from Henry A. de Leon, DOST-STII)

At the beginning of the tech forum organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) titled "BEYOND MEASURE: The Basics of Metrology", the host, Science Research Specialist II Janesky O. Esplana, asked the participants if they were familiar with the term "metrology." Only a few participants raised their hands, with Esplana noting that some might even confuse metrology with meteorology, which is a different branch of science.