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Anne Arundel County Elementary Science Fair Sponsored by
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of Science
Awards & Recognitions
Rochelle Slutskin, Coordinator of Science | Karl Behringer, Director of Science and Technology | Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools
2009 Anne Arundel County
Elementary Science Fair Congratulations to each of our talented student scientists who participated in this year’s Anne Arundel County Elementary Science Fair May 20–21, 2009. The projects were especially strong on data collection and analysis and our participants have much to be proud of. There were a significant number of projects related to improving the environment. Our judges commented on this “green theme.” Thanks to principals, teachers, and parents for supporting student science programs and paving the way for students to do their research and share their findings. This year there were 50 schoolbased science fairs across our district. I especially thank our special guests from the Board of Education, Mr. Enrique Melendez, Board President, and Mr. Michael Leahy, Board member, who, along with Mr. Karl Behringer, Director of Science and Technology, shook the hand of each and every child, and posed for group photos. Once again, our host was Mr. Kevin Buckley, principal of Marley Middle School along with a very gracious and hospitable staff. As our world places increasing emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the skills that students learn and use as they do science projects enhances their opportunity for success as they move through school and into their chosen career. I look forward to seeing students at next year’s Elementary Science Fair in May or the Secondary Science and Engineering Fair next March.
Rochelle Slutskin Coordinator of Science Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools The Anne Arundel County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or familial status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. For more information, contact Mr. Leslie N. Stanton, Specialist in Human Relations, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, (410) 222-5318; TDD (410) 222-5500.
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A Special Thank you to... ...our visiting dignitaries:
...to those who supported our Fair:
Enrique Melendez President, Board of Education
Delta Education
Michael Leahy Board of Education
Holt McDougal
Karl Behringer Director of Science & Technologies
MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
Tracey Ahern Odenton Elementary School Nancy Knouse Oakwood Elementary School Rosemary Biggart Arnold Elementary School Karen Fowler STEM Office Michael Gendel Lockheed Martin Jean Marie Hofstetter Davidsonville Elementary School Frances Nussle Linthicum Elementary School Tracy Prater Marley Elementary School Jennifer Riegger Solley Elementary School Christine Stockett West Annapolis Elementary School Vickie Wardell Ridgeway Elementary School Chris Wooleyhand Hillsmere Elementary School Theresa Zablonski Tracey’s Elementary School
Fisher Scientific Lockheed Martin
...and our Honored Judges:
Marley Middle School Beth Foster
Arundel Middle School Marie Harris Arundel Middle School Danielle Stephenson Belle Grove Elementary School Marlena Colleton-Pearsell Broadneck Elementary School Angela Wakshul Broadneck Elementary School Theresa Brown Brock Bridge Elementary School Antonetta Como Brooklyn Park Elementary School Ericka Steckel Brooklyn Park Elementary School Jennifer McGuinness Chesapeake Bay Middle School Gerald Gavin Chesapeake Bay Middle School Joanna Wong Crofton Woods Elementary School Josalyn Powers Deale Elementary School Sherry Harms
Laura Espinosa Science Resource Teacher Elementary Science Fair Coordinator
Hilltop Elementary School Emily Clark
Maurine Kostkowski Science Office Secretary Beth Foster Marley Middle School Science Department Chair
Marley Elementary School Kristina Dennsteadt
STEM Office
Harman Elementary School Brian LeCompte
Valerie Wesner Science Teacher Specialist
Manor View Elementary School Manina Macaloney
Marley Middle School Lisa Bosley
...those who helped make the 2009 Elementary Science Fair a success by helping to set up and organize the fair:
Terri Showers Science Resource Teacher
MacArthur Middle School Anna Ory
Hebron-Harman Elementary School Lacee Ewing
Hilltop Elementary School Anna Sowa Jessup Elementary School Kneshall Lanman Lake Shore Elementary School Vicki Johnson Lindale Middle School Eric Greenlee Linthicum Elementary School Laura Otto
Meade High School Robert Foley Meade High School Donald Ziegler Millersville Elementary School Lauren Hall Millersville Elementary School Susan Sheehy Nantucket Elementary School Victoria Streng Odenton Elementary School Marcus D’Arcangelis Office of Advanced Studies Don Counts Old Mill High School Jennifer Maribao Overlook Elementary School Debora McGowan Park Elementary School Justine Alger Park Elementary School Lisa Smith Park Elementary School Dorothy Wysong Pasadena Elementary School Amey Dipietro Pasadena Elementary School Michelle Lory Reading Teacher Specialist Rebecca Lamb Severn River Middle School Keith Cook St. Jane Frances Tina Armero Waugh Chapel Elementary School Mamie Chambers West Meade Elementary School Deborah Lipham
Student Awards
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) AWARDS Jacob Lincoln Heat Island Effect
Ethan O’Malley Solar Power
Connor Monroe Can We Get Fit with Wii?
Arnold Elementary School Arnold Elementary School Davidsonville Elementary School
Lockheed Martin Awards 1 Place Jeremy Dy A Preposterous Paper Plane Proposal
Linthicum Elementary School
st
2 Place
Connor Monroe Can We Get Fit with Wii?
3 Place
Marie Shepard Find the Best Battery
nd rd
Honorable Mentions
Natalie Unkle Battery Power
Brooke Sutter Cool Car Shades
Davidsonville Elementary School Shipley’s Choice Elementary School Point Pleasant Elementary School Brock Bridge Elementary School Freetown Elementary School
Sarah Ries Just Chill!
Overlook Elementary School
Alicia Libonate Let’s Stick Together Category Awards (Student/Project Title/Place/Grade Level/Category) Annapolis Elementary School
Peter Favret A Flippin’ Good Flying Project
HM
04 Physics
3rd
05 Chemistry
HM
03 Environmental Science
HM
04 Environmental Science
HM
04 Environmental Science
HM
03 Chemistry
HM
05 Chemistry
Arnold Elementary School
Owen Lamb Campfire Rally Jacob Lincoln Heat Island Effect Ethan O’Malley Solar Power Belvedere Elementary School
Max Denn What Makes the Best Water Filtering Material? Jack Mirenzi Peanut Power Matthew Rillon How Do Metals Corrode? Broadneck Elementary School
Kylie Brassard Growing Crystals Kayla Harris
2nd
05 Team
Emma Cooley Where Do Beans Grow?
HM
04 Botany
3rd
03 Chemistry
HM
04 Physics
Aaron Thielemann Spewing Sodas Brock Bridge Elementary School
Brooke Sutter Cool Car Shades Jay Venit The Disappearing Seashells
rd
3
05 Environmental Science
3rd
03 Botany
HM
03 Chemistry
Brooklyn Park Elementary School
Stephanie Haigis Soil Magic Central Elementary School
Sofia Biondi Which Brand of Popcorn Pops the Most?
Marshall Flieger Chesapeake Bay v. Phosphate
HM
04 Environmental Science
Katharine Moser Sweet! The Effects of Sweeteners on Brownies
HM
05 Chemistry
Category Awards (Student/Project Title/Place/Grade Level/Category) Crofton Elementary School
Adam Allen Volcane Verde
HM
03 Chemistry
Ryan Hogan Does Practice Make Perfect?
st
1
04 Behavioral
Sam Ranck Weathering of Rocks Noah Reed
rd
3
05 Team
1st
05 Medicine and Health
Davidsonville Elementary School
Connor Monroe Can We Get Fit with Wii?
Andrew Kelly Do Distractions Affect Wii Performance? Alex Rozner
1
03 Team
Lillian Stump The Pole “R” Express Jack Stump
2nd
04 Team
HM
04 Environmental Science
HM
03 Physics
st
Fort Smallwood Elementary School
Emilie Forrester Freezing Salt Water to Make Fresh Water Chase Hilliard How Does Body Weight Affect Bat Swing/Speed? Lukas Lehmann Solar Water Still
1
05 Environmental Science
HM
03 Environmental Science
HM
05 Environmental Science
HM
04 Team
2nd
03 Behavioral
st
Four Seasons Elementary School
Haley Alioto Which Detergent is Better? Justin Hachey It’s a Worm’s World Kristina Dyson What Helps Ice Melt? Rebecca Lloyd Freetown Elementary School
Vanessa Black What is the Most Popular M&M Color? Ian Emge Float or Sink Sarah Ries Just Chill!
st
1
04 Physics
rd
3
05 Physics
HM
04 Botany
Georgetown East Elementary School
Jordan Graves Growth of Plants
Brandon Mariano Corrosion
2
05 Chemistry
Terrah McFarland Affecting Color Change
nd
2
03 Chemistry
2nd
05 Medicine and Health
nd
Glen Burnie Park Elementary School
Chanel Gantt How Does Sleep Affect the Human Body? Kaitlyn Taggart Does Acid Rain Affect Shellfish?
2
nd
04 Environmental Science
Hillsmere Elementary School
Ethan Hunter Is Black Walnut Cove Healthy?
HM
04 Mathematics
3rd
03 Environmental Science
Justin Bernier Effect of Volume on Evaporation Rate
HM
04 Environmental Science
Alexander Oquendo Absorptivity: Cleaning Up Oil in Water
HM
05 Environmental Science
Liam Kennedy Heads or Tails? A Study of Probability Parker Stoltz Keep Your Cool
1
05 Environmental Science
st
Jessup Elementary School
Award Results, continued Category Awards (Student/Project Title/Place/Grade Level/Category) Jones Elementary School
Zane Jeka Mentos + Soda = 22 ft Geyser August Pasquale Tessa Solomon Cannibalistic Crickets
1st
05 Team
HM
05 Behavioral
HM
04 Physics
st
1
05 Physics
1st
04 Physics
HM
05 Physics
Lake Shore Elementary School
Cole Reandeau Zap Dennis Shannon Energy from the Wind Linthicum Elementary School
Jeremy Dy A Preposterous Paper Plane Proposal Nick Morales The Bright Side Madison Stuck Test Your Reaction Time
st
1
03 Behavioral 04 Chemistry
Lothian Elementary School
Arielle Hall Whiter Teeth in Just One Week—Well, Maybe!
1st
Grace Howl Longer Lasting Flowers
1
st
03 Botany
Manor View Elementary School
Taylor Battle What Color Does Your Brine Shrimp Like?
HM
Emi Kogawa Hot Hands Shriveled Fingers
3
Carsen Short Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
rd
05 Zoology 04 Medicine and Health
HM
05 Behavioral
1st
04 Earth and Space
1st
03 Physics
2nd
05 Botany
HM
05 Chemistry
3rd
03 Chemistry
1st
05 Physics
HM
04 Chemistry
HM
04 Botany
3
05 Botany
HM
05 Physics
Marley Elementary School
Joshua Davis Magnetic Force Test Roderick Mahr Legos Bridge vs. Lincoln Logs Bridge Elliott Russell Growing at the Speed of Light Meade Heights Elementary School
Zachary Jefferson Down, Down, Down Millersville Elementary School
Gavin Brandt Nucleation—Big Word, Tiny Bubbles Benjamin Gillen Going, Going, Gone Alyssa Pannuty Green Bags—Good or Bad? Mills-Parole Elementary School
Isaiah Barros Going Bananas
Quess Richardson What’s the Miracle?
rd
Nantucket Elementary School
Nicholas Davis The Magnetic Linear Accelerator
Alyssa Kondash Local Air Pollution
3
03 Environmental Science
Kieran O’Connor Egg Flotation
rd
3
04 Physics
3rd
03 Team
2nd
04 Physics
2nd
05 Environmental Science
rd
Oak Hill Elementary School
Madison Jones How Much Sugar is in the Drinks Kids Drink? Maura Register Thomas Lu Finding the Best Deicer
Emma McHold-Burke Soiled Soil
Category Awards (Student/Project Title/Place/Grade Level/Category) Oakwood Elementary School
Abigail Dinsmore Which Fruit Juice has the most Vitamin C?
HM
04 Chemistry
Sarah Jones Which Salt Melts Ice Better?
3
03 Chemistry
Maria Obina What Kind of Water?
HM
05 Chemistry
rd
Odenton Elementary School
Matthew Ferris How Does a Hovercraft Work?
3rd
04 Physics
Hannah Daniel Which Liquid is Best for Plants? Kristen Illig
3rd
05 Team
2nd
03 Chemistry 04 Medicine and Health
Kaitlyn Sharo How Much Baking Powder Do Quick Breads Need? Overlook Elementary School
Katya Doersam Burn, Baby, Burn
1st
Alicia Libonate Let’s Stick Together
2
05 Physics
HM
05 Physics
Kayla Bartholomew Weight in the Baggies Rondell Jones
2nd
05 Team
HM
04 Environmental Science
Ryan Mount The Sound of Music
nd
Park Elementary School
Kelsey Stalnaker Sand Dunes: How Do They Form? Emily Wysong One Thirsty Bean
nd
2
03 Botany
Pasadena Elementary School
Alex Acosta Orbiting
2nd
04 Earth and Space
Molly Pylant Wii
HM
05 Medicine and Health
Dalton Russell Crash Mania
nd
2
03 Physics
1st
04 Team
HM
05 Chemistry
HM
03 Physics
2nd
04 Physics
Point Pleasant Elementary School
Amy Novak Building a Stronger Electromagnet Mark Novak Breanna Taylor Mentos Effect Natalie Unkle Batteries Richard Henry Lee Elementary School
Zachary Harriss Roofing Shingles
Teresa Snipes Do Earthworms Make a Greener Earth?
1
Hamzah Tariq Physics and Engineering
HM
05 Physics
2nd
03 Medicine and Health 05 Chemistry
st
03 Earth and Space
Ridgeway Elementary School
Kaleb Levery Plop, Plop! Fizz, Fizz!
Devin Van Dine Sugar Crystals
HM
Heather Verdin Which Material Gives a Room More Humidity?
3
rd
04 Environmental Science
Rippling Woods Elementary School
Heather Gill Which Liquid Grows Carrot Seeds the Best? Erikka Thomas Please Don’t Stop the Music!
3rd
04 Botany
3rd
05 Medicine and Health
Award Results, continued Category Awards (Student/Project Title/Place/Grade Level/Category) Rolling Knolls Elementary School Catherine Caterham Slippery, Sliding Soil Rylan Sweitzer
2nd
03 Team
1st
05 Team
3rd
04 Team
1st
03 Medicine and Health
1st
04 Botany
1st
04 Computer Science
1st
03 Chemistry
2nd
05 Physics
HM
04 Physics
HM
05 Team
HM
05 Physics
Anna Collins Medium Well…or Dark and Crispy? Mikayla Manyin
Chase Duffy Detergent vs. Chocolate Nicholas Van Besien Shady Side Elementary School
Joshua Baker Heart Beat + Video Games Charlotte Schinner Thirsty for Knowledge Shipley’s Choice Elementary School
Andrew Knabel The Fastest Internet Browser Celia Krohn Awesome Sugar Marie Shepard Find the Best Battery Solley Elementary School
Joel Cohen Car Crashes Kelly Jahnigen Dessication Through Mummification Victoria Pinkham Sunset Elementary School
Makayla Gleeson What Gets the Job Done: Hydraulics vs Pneumatics Victoria Murphy Going Green? Which Window Cleaner Works? James Price Heat and Evaporation
2
04 Chemistry
2
03 Environmental Science
HM
05 Environmental Science
3rd
03 Medicine and Health
3rd
04 Chemistry
nd nd
Tracey’s Elementary School
Alexis Gaskin Bath or Shower Nathaniel Quimby Are You Taller in the Morning than at Night? Carly Wood Yeast on the Rise Tyler Heights Elementary School
Kayla Acker-Carter Shocking Food Myles Lipscomb
HM
04 Team
Darryl Acker-Carter Water and Conductivity Robert Trammel
HM
04 Team
HM
05 Mathematics
1st
03 Environmental Science
Monet Eberhard Popping Kernels Waugh Chapel Elementary School
Samantha Lopez It’s Getting Hot in Here? Alex Orosz Peanut Power Kimberly Smolen Do Plants Grow with Other Liquids?
st
1
05 Chemistry
nd
2
04 Botany
West Annapolis Elementary School
Elijah Kawecki All Rise Lindsey Register Hydroponics vs. Soil Margaret Taylor Every Second Counts
HM
04 Chemistry
3
05 Environmental Science
rd
3
03 Physics
1st
03 Chemistry
rd
West Meade Elementary School
Hannah Mewherter Soak It Up
