Awards -- February 11, 2012

Kindergarten

First Award:

• Sylvia Failla*, "Ready to Pop Popcorn?"
• Annabelle Ricou, "Burning Hot and Burning Cold"

Second Award:

• Bernadette St. Amour, "Which Oil Is Better for Popping Popcorn?"

Third Award:

• Monica Levis, "Sweet and Sour Juices: A Taste Bud Experiment"
• Jeremy Sheau, "Runaway Train"

Grade 1

First Award: Sarah Stahl*, "Stay or Slip"

Second Award: Allison & Sallee Jane Little, "Understanding an Acid-Base Reaction"

Third Award: David Styer, "Scrambled Eggs"

Grade 2

First Award:

• Daniel Kearns*, "Yeast Feast"
• Faith Chan, "What Color Should I Wear?"
• Catherine & Christina Englehart, "Perfect Polish"

Second Award:

• Kira Kawczynski, "Temperature and Magnetic Fields"
• Jacob Louie, "'Egg'citing Osmosis"
• Zahra Rice, "What Drink Do Flowers Like Most?"
• Victoria Sindlinger, "It's Freezing!"
• Elliot Wang, "Wright Brother's Wind Tunnel: The Magic Angle"

Third Award:

• Talia Bluestein & Fiona Kahn, "The Dry Out Try Out"
• Cherith Garner, "To Gel or Not to Gel? Can Fruit Ruin Your Jell-O?"
• Ellawyn Marvelous, "The Nose Knows"
• Micah Rainwater, "What Evaporates the Fastest: Water, Vinegar, or Orange Juice?"

Grade 3

First Award:

• Paul Failla*, "Crazy Corrosion"
• Lewis Ghrist, "Testing Beams with Materials Science"
• Lucky Kawczynski, "Oil Spill Clean-Up"
• Nicholas Lyssenko, III, "Substances in Cantaloupe Fruit Flesh Prevent Cantaloupe Seeds from Sprouting Inside the Fruit"
• Boaz Moser*, "Speedily Spinning Gears"

Second Award:

• Isaiah & Nathanael Chen, "Which Paper Airplanes Fly the Farthest?"
• Anya Rainwater, "What Type of Water is the Hardest: Mineral Water, Distilled Water, or Tap Water?"
• Louie Ricou, "Best Baking Soda Secrets"

Third Award:

• Ian & Hezekiah Dombach, "The Archimedes Screw"
• Aidan Strauss, "Different Kinds of Rockets"

Grade 4

First Award:

• Joshua Louie*, "The Science of Projectiles"
• Will Ghrist, "Exergames (Thumbs Up) or (Thumbs Down)?"

Second Award:

• Madison Schmolz, "Chopped"

Third Award:

• Gabrielle Allen, "What Dye Colors Can You Make from Common Herbs and Seasonings?"
• Ruby Ginsburg & Leah Kahn, "Pack Without a Crack"

Grade 5

First Award:

• Peter St. Amour & William Livezey*, "Robots in Action"
• Joan Levis, "Impact Craters: Width vs. Drop Height and Marble Size"

Second Award:

• Susanna Moser, "Slow, Slower, Slowest"
• Mark Stahl, "Salty Eggs"
• Richard Stahl, "A Big Workout"

Third Award:

• Chloe & Grace MacLacklin, "Ammonia's Role in the Formation of Salt Crystals"
• Sasha Marvelous, "Semi-permeable Membranes"
• Ian Rice, "How Does Acidity Affect Electric Flow?"
• Julien Ricou, "Metals and Magnetic Power"

Grade 6

First Award:

• Sharon Kearns*, "Effects of Sugar and Sugar Substances on Regeneration of Planaria"
• Hannah Chan, "I'm S...l...o...w... Because It's Cold!"
• Xing Hua Swieson, "How Does Wind Affect Bean Plants?"

Second Award:

• Caroline Englehart, "The Effect of Different Substances on Melting Ice"
• Luke Sassa, "Oil Spills: A Sticky Situation"

Third Award:

• Cassandra Allen, "What Cleans Clothes Best?"

Grade 7

First Award:

• Rachel Steinig*, "Maximizing Flux in Forward Osmosis"
• Savannah Schmolz, "There's Something Fishy Going on Here"

Second Award:

• Dawson Garner*, "Light, Sweet Light"
• Annie Ghrist, "Heartburn? Sour Stomach? Take an Antacid!"

Third Award:

• Brian Bluestein & Zachary Kahn, "The Great Drug Race"
• Daniel Stahl, "Bombs Away!"

Grade 8

First Award:

• Amber Kearns*, "Investigating Different Methods of Meat Defrosting"

Second Award:

• Isaac Sassa, "Nuke 'Em or Grow 'Em?"

Third Award:

• Allissa Chan, "Keeping Warm"
• Michael Grostas, "Orange Juice Containers and Their Effect on Vitamin C Retention"

Grade 9

First Award:

• Julia Kearns*, "Investigating the Effectiveness of Different Homemade Produce Washes in Removing the Pesticide Captan from Apples"

Second Award:

• Christian Ryan, "Raise More Dough"
• Ingrid Stahl, "Iron, Oxygen, and the Creation of Heat"

Third Award:

• Michael Bluestein, "A Hairy Situation"
• Melynda Garner, "The Chemistry of Ice"

Grade 10

First Award: Rebekah Nelson*, "Oil Spill Degradation"

Second Award: Julia Swieson, "Want Iron with That?"

Third Award: Austin Schmolz*, "How Does Time of Day Affect Internet and Browser Speed?"

Grade 11

First Award:

• Rebekah Kearns**, "Investigating Feedstock Buckwheat as a Potential Advanced Bio-Fuel Candidate in Ethanol Production Industry"

Second Award:

• Bobby Cardie, "Not All Antacids Are Created Equal"
• Darin Garner, "The Cardio Muscular Relationship"

Third Award:

• Luke Momjian, "Does Humidity Affect the Corrosion of Metals?"

Grade 12

First Award: Charissa Garner*, "A Broken Brake"

Engineering & Computer Science -- Middle School

First Award: Sarah Johnson*, "Please Don't Drop It! "

Students achieving 5 years of participation in 2012 are underlined.

* Indicates an Outstanding Project.
* Indicates a Special Award Winner.

All Outstanding Project and Special Award winners received prizes, many of which were donated by area businesses. Check out our sponsors!

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