A Science Fair was held at Van Elementary with third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades competing for a ribbon and a chance to go on to compete in the Boone County Science Fair. The gymnasium was ablaze in color as the eager students displayed their science projects. Several different categories including Physical Science, Biological Science, Collection/Display, Earth/Space, Mathematics and two different levels including Beginner and Intermediate were among the 67 entries.
Entries included:
Beginners–Physical Science – “How Do Boats Float?”…Brett, “Making A Charge Detector”…Craig, …”How Heat and Gases Expand and Contract”…Justin, “Magnetic Erasers”…Colton, “Dissolve the Bear”…Hannah.
Beginners-Biological Science – “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep”…Hillary, “Dissolve to Resolve”…Jessica, “Which Cleans Better?”…Ethan, “How Eggs Can Be Changed With Chemical”…Gage, “Window Wonders-Which Glass Cleaner Works Best”…Krysten, “How Long Can You Keep Bread”…Shelby, “How Do Crystals”…Lorissa, “Animal Cells”…Justin.
Beginners-Collection/Display – “Tree Identification”…Bobbi Jo, “Can We Really Be Identified By Our Fingerprints”…Lauryn, “The Respiratory System”…Ashley, “Tornado Twister”…Dianna.
Beginners-Earth/Space – “Volcanoes”…Tony, “Does Air Have Weight?”…Philip, “Let’s Fly!”…Nick.
Intermediate-Earth/Space – “What Coal Does”…Lauren, “What Are Stars?”…Cassandra, “What Is In Our Water?”…Donnie.
Intermediate-Mathematics – “How Quick Are You?”…Christopher.
Intermediate-Biological Science – “Crystals”…Jimmy, “Do Subliminal Messages Really Work?”…Zack, “Carnation Coloration”…Nicholas, “How Much Bubble Gum Do You Get For Your Money?”…Amber, “Do Antiseptics Affect Bacteria?”…Kayla, “Secret Science”…Chase, “Absorb This!”…Meghan, “Tastey Buds”…Justin, “What Cola has the Most Acid?”…Sabrina, “How the Human Brian Signals”…Karisa, “Does Atmospheric Pressure Affect the Way We Breath”…Charles, “Which Soap Smells the Best?”…Justin, “Chocolate, Where does it come from?”…Brandy, “Root Structure and Functions”…Hannah, “What is Emulsion?”…Jessica.
Intermediate-Physical Science – “Strong As Paper”…Jarred, “Comparing Shot From Different Shells”…Jerrad, “And They’re Off”…Kristen, “How A Microwave Works”…Cody, “Extracting Sale From Water”…Renee, “How Do Batteries Work?”…David, “Pumping Up Your Iron”…Chelsey, “Can You Make Your Money Shine?”…Cory, “How Are Crayons Make?”…Eric, “Electric Magnet”…Jerry, “How Automobiles have Changed”…Corey, “Kinetic-Potential, Energy in Archery”…Ashley, “What Carpet Cleaner Works Best?”…Jeremy.
Intermediate-Collection/Display – “Thermometer”…Jacklyn, “Roller Coaster”…Thomas, “What Were Pyramids Used For?”…Chelsea, “What is a Microscope?”…Cicelly, “Seeing Magnetic Fields”…Elisha, “The Gak”…Brandon, “Blood and Diabetes”…Sean, “How Hot Wheels Move”…Michael, “About Our Solar System”…Cody, “Use it or Lose It”…Jessie.
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