Science Fair

During the water drops on a penny, we had an opportunity to make predictions and participate in several trials. Although participating in experiments is important, one way the classroom teacher could enhance the experience would you to have the students come up with a list of testable questions. Once the students have made their list of questions, allow the students to make a prediction, and then test their hypothesis. There were four groups of students each doing their own independent trails and asking their own questions, however, the results were very similar. Although, different techniques were used, the outcomes still allowed each student to have an experience observing surface tension. (See Question 1)

One thing I would change about the Paper Airplane project would be the amount of supervision we had to conduct the project. I understand that we all need supervision but we must have space and we must be able to do the project by ourselves. I also would change that instead of doing the average of the best three measurements, we should have averaged all five measurements to get a more in depth result. One last thing I would change about the project would be the Airplane design we had to use. There are much more designs out there that could be much more effective to this type of

I do science fair because I love to invent. From designing, to programming and troubleshooting, I enjoy making new things. When I fix a strenuous bug, I feel accomplished. The tougher the bug is, more the satisfaction I get when I resolve it.

I will be doing my science fair project on what ingredient will best activate a package of dry yeast. Dry yeast was developed by Fleischmann's company during WW11, so that people in the army did not have to get their yeast refrigerated, while still being able to easily make bread. Activating means to cause an act or function. Activating dry yeast makes the yeast makes it thick, bubbly, and foamy. It will be an off white in color and sometimes appear to be more of a light brown. Yeast is single-celled fungi. There are roughly over 600 species of yeast that we know of. Many of which can be distributed greatly in nature. Where exactly can we get yeast? This may be a common question one may have about yeast. Yeast can be exudates in plants. This includes cacti and the sap of the plants. Also, yeast can be found in the skins of fruits like grapes, apples, and peaches. You may also get yeast from the skin of berries.

Cut out a 4-inch construction paper square of each of the following colors: white, yellow, blue, red, and black.

My science fair experiment is a homemade polygraph test. It will measure the sweat responses to different questions. Throughout the experiment I will be asking questions, first testing, then the actual experiment. It will not be as sophisticated as the polygraph tests that the government has, but it still has the same function and purpose. I will be testing Kole Rodriguez for my experiment.

the effects of various gases on water, to experiment if different gases would change the pH of liquid solutions. To carry out the investigation, three gases, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, were dissolved into 100 mL of distilled water each. While the gases were being added to the water, there were fast-paced bubbles speeding around because the gas was present in the bubbles. Once the liquid was saturated, it was, then, measured for any changes in pH. If the pH was at 7, the pH was neutral. If the pH was higher than 7, it was alkaline. Finally, if the pH was lower than 7, it was acidic. The independent variable was the type of gas and the dependent variable was

I learned about RSI through the Science Olympiad forums. I had just returned from a ten-day research trip in Costa Rica, and was looking for a longer summer research program. A Science Olympiad alumni and former Rickoid recommended RSI, describing it as the best six weeks of his life. What he described was exactly what I was looking for: an opportunity to experience the entire research process with others who loved science as much as I do.

While sitting within Kempner High School’s auditorium my sophomore year and watching AP Chemistry students conduct fascinating experiments on stage, I began breaking down each individual’s experiment to its fundamental concepts. Pulling out different concepts from these specific examples, I began watching as each of those concepts interacted with one another. I specifically remember seeing a student prepare a batch of sodium polyacrylate and mixing the compound with water to ultimately completed the students’ goal. But what goal did this AP student accomplish? For the goal of this student may have been simply to create a synthetic snow, but the effects of their actions on myself started shaping my passion for Chemistry. Although the student

Kilmer Middle School offers a variety of different after-school activities. These activities involve a wide variety of topics, from sports to math to science. All of these after-school activities are enjoyable, but one stands out to me - Science Olympiad! Science Olympiad is enjoyable because of the knowledge participants learn, the competition that is involved, and the teamwork required.

Air pollution is a big problem in our world today because it affects our lives on earth as well as animals and plants. Breathing polluted air can make you very sick it can cause your eyes and nose to burn. It can irritate your throat and even make your breathing difficult. Air pollution is a big environmental problem because it is affecting our crops, trees, wildlife, and lakes/oceans. Pollution is harming fish and other aquatic life in those bodies of water.

(Melvin, Mangonel - “Physics of Catapults”) The speed and distance of the projectile depended on how much force the catapult applied to the projectile, and the momentum depended on the mass and the velocity of the projectile (dead diseased cow, or flaming

I think that the homemade lipstick is going to be better than the store bought lipstick because you know what you’re putting into your lipstick and there is no added chemicals that can be harmful to you.

During testing, we each got to try shooting the catapult. At first we didn’t keep track of data, as the catapult hadn’t been fine tuned yet, but on the Friday before the competition, we collected data. For the data collection, we each took a turn firing the catapult. When someone was firing, the other two would collect skittles for ammunition and record the data. On the day of the competition, Dallin was absent, so Emily and I each took a turn at trying to get the skittle in the bowl. Emily ended up being the one who got the skittle into the bowl in the end.

The leaves we used for our experiment were collected every day from a tree next to the Villabbos Hall. The water for the leaves from a sink, from Wanberg Hall. To measure the water, we used a graduated cylinder from Dr. Vetrone. The two leaves were placed in two container lids that were purchased from the 99cent store. To measure the temperature of the leaves we used an infrared gun provided by Dr. Vetrone.