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TO: District Science Fair Participants and Visitors
FROM: Mr. Satish Jagnandan,Administrator for Mathematics and Science (K-12)
DATE: May 28, 2008
SUBJECT: 5th Annual District-Wide Science Fair – “Go Green and KeepOur Planet Clean”
On behalf of the entire Mount Vernon City School District, it is my pleasure to welcomeeach of you to the 5th Annual District-Wide Science Fair on May 27th – 30th, 2008 atMount Vernon High School Gymnasium. Thanks to the vision of the Board ofEducation, the Annual District Wide Science Fair has become a reality for all of ourstudents across Elementary, Middle and High School levels. This year, all buildingsconducted individual Science Fairs so that the science abilities of more students would berecognized.
As I am sure you will observe first hand, we are extremely proud of all the hard work,applied creativity and unique design of each project developed by our students and lookforward to continued great success from each one of them. In these projects studentshave utilized the scientific method to solve or prove a specific research problem. Thescientific method includes the observation of a problem or question and organizedexperimentation to answer the question or solve the problem. Through this processstudents utilize and develop higher-level thinking skills.
Please join me in congratulating each participant as a "winner" in his/her own right, as wetruly celebrate academic excellence at its very best, particularly during our "special"awards and prizes recognition on Friday, May 30th, from 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM. Asdeemed appropriate by the judges, trophies will be given in grade category (Pre K, K-3,4, 5, 6, 7-8, and 9-12) for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Mount Vernon City School District willgive the following awards for overall winners:
1st Place – I-Touch 2nd Place - IPOD Nano 3rd Place - IPOD Shuffle
Thank you to all of the teachers, parents, administrators, and IBM judges for all of yoursupport involving our future scientists!
Schedule of Activities
Project Setup Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:30 AM - 2:00 PMJudging Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 20089:00 AM - 11:30 AM9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Public Viewing Thursday, May 29, 2008Friday, May 30, 2008
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Awards Ceremony Friday, May 30, 2008 12:00 NOON - 1:00 PMExhibit Removal Friday, May 30, 2008 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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First
A science fair project is the ultimate answer to the often asked student question:"Why do I need to learn this stuff, anyway?"
It integrates, into one functional activity, virtually all of the skills and arts that areusually taught separately (sometimes not at all or without obvious "purpose") in manyschools. When brought to completion, the project is an amalgamation of reading,writing, spelling, grammar, math, statistics, ethics, logic, critical thinking, computerscience, graphic arts, scientific methodology, self-learning of one or more technical orspecialty fields, and (if the project qualifies for formal competition) public speakingand defense in front of expert judges. It is, perhaps, the only educational activity thatallows students to teach themselves, to take from the established information whatthey need to discover something exciting and new, and to identify and choose thetools that they need to conduct and conclude their project. When a student completesa science fair project, year after year, through junior and senior high school, thescience fair process yields mature, self-confident, skilled, and competitive youngleaders who have career goals and the preparation, discipline, and drive to attainthem.
Second
A science fair project can be self-validating and exciting because it is not justpractice. It involves real discovery of little known or even unknown information.
It develops personal power of importance in students, where perhaps none or littleexisted before. The project usually is based on scientific questions or interests that thestudents already have, and allows them to develop the questions independently intoformal, testable, solvable problems. When such studies are undertaken in earnest, thestudents often become driven by their projects. Learning the outcome and finding theanswer can be an electrifyingly powerful moment of discovery. It proves to students,and to others, that they were successful and that they did it on their own! The result?An ordinary student is motivated to become an excellent student, and an excellent
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student to become a scholar. Of all the programs that a school might offer a student toimprove self esteem, it seems that participation in a science fair is one sure-fire wayto build student confidence, challenge potential, and instill the incredible feeling ofindependent achievement that the successful science fair project provides.
Finally
Science fair projects can pay off in cash and open the doors of academic opportunity.
Well-done projects generally lead to competition and awards at local and regionalfairs. First-place winners at regional fairs usually have the opportunity to compete foradditional awards in the State Science Fair. Top first-place winners from junior andsenior divisions in many fairs are selected as sweepstakes winners and receive cashawards. Additionally, selected senior sweepstakes winners (the best of the best) go onto compete with other grand prize winners from throughout the world for substantialcash and scholarship prizes at the annual Intel International Science and EngineeringFair.
Perhaps most importantly, however, graduating high school students with records ofawards for original research or engineering at the regional fair and beyond, have adistinct advantage over other college applicants in being considered and accepted bythe schools of their choice. This is because science fair honors rank high among thescreening factors used by admissions officers at most top universities.
Lastly, students who participate in regional fairs have their projects evaluated by toplocal scientists from research and industry. Participants whose projects are judged tobe worthy of international competition will be judged by the top scientists of theworld. Imagine your student discussing a project with a Nobel Prize winner. Theexposure and self confidence such an opportunity generates cannot be quantified.
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”Thomas A. Edison
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Cecil H. Parker Elementary SchoolPatricia Meed, Principal
Charles Brown, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher
Juatin McBride "Do Objects Float Better inSalt Water or Fresh Water"
KG – Ms. Graham
Class Projects "What makes a Kite Fly?1G – Ms.Garner
1N – Mr. NewbeyRashawn Jarrett How Does A Tooth Decay 2S – Ms. ScaglioneAmeer Ainsworth How Do Seeds Travel? 3H – Ms. HillSydnie Heslop "How to Make an Egg Float" 3H – Ms. HillMichael Hillary "Pencil Resistor" 4K – Ms. KearnsNaresh Isidore “Go Green Save The Plants 4K – Ms. KearnsShadae Sims How to Grow Slacticide? 5M – Ms. Marino
Diamond Cooper "Electric Generator" 6CF – Mr. CoverdaleRonnice Potteat "The Incredible Egg" 6H – Ms. Hobson
Graham Elementary SchoolNatasha Hunter-McGregor, Principal
Simon Oliver, Assistant PrincipalBrian Pritchett, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project Color Changing Carnations K – Ms. Capolino /
Ms. StrozzaClass Project Model Building 1M – Mrs. MessingClass Project Beavers 2DB – Mrs. DebellisClass Project Animal Habitats 2L – Mrs. LishClass Project Leaf Pressing 3H – Ms. HallClass Project Volcanoes 3-5K – Mrs. King
A.J. BurgessKaron Findley
Zacharias Faulkner
Acid Rain The Inside Danger 5C – Mrs. Crouch
Juan Ondo Solubility of Water 5F – Mrs. FoggShanelle Franceschi 5F – Mrs. FoggMonisha Jefferson
Taja LillardDensity of Liquids 6H – Mrs. Henderson
Desiree CampbellSedonia LakeKendra Baxter
Splitting Water into Hydrogenand Oxygen
6H – Mrs. Henderson
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to successwhen they gave up.”Thomas A. Edison
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Columbus Elementary SchoolPeter Ragaglia, Principal
Barbara Pisano, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project Dancing Raisins KA – Ms. Nicolau
Class Project How Plant’s Grow KC – Mrs. Dunn
Zanahya Baldwin What Are Insects? 1S – Ms. Smith
Jelani Williams How Plants Grow 1S – Ms. Smith
Melany Nunes It’s a Gas 2H – Ms. Hogan
Yuel Rivera Scent Can 2H – Ms. Hogan
Navina Mangal Corrugated Craziness 2H – Ms. Hogan
Naje Lovell
Tifany Ferreira
Manual Ramos
Cloud Formation 2R – Mrs. Rizzetta
Jade Thompson Soap Fueled Boat 3G – Ms. Gnerre
Naomi Cooke Starchy Foods 3G – Ms. Gnerre
Nicholas Rammouth Will Electricity FlowThrough Water?
3V – Mrs. Garufi
Jael Maza The Doorbell System 4L – Ms. Mason
Nicole Chavez Super Cooling Water 5B – Mrs. Boykin
Kory Henry Electromagnetism 5R – Mrs. DePaul
Briant Illescas
Javier Gomez
Arturo Lua
Coca Cola and Mentos 5R – Mrs. DePaul
Avidan Herrera Oil Slick 6C – Mrs. Caro
Randy Nandlall Crunch Your Breakfast 6G – Mr. Green
Larissa Santos Weed Attack 6P – Ms. Persempieri
Mariana Pizzol Heart Restart 6P – Ms. Persempieri
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”Thomas A. Edison
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Edward Williams Elementary SchoolErnest Gregg, Principal
Jamal Doggett, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher
Project Class Ocean Habitat 1U – Ms. UsiniProject Class Insect or Not? 2C – Ms. CelzoTahrieq Koonce Human Arm Model 3B – Ms. Beliemeier
Iesha Locke Penny Polisher 3R – Ms. RodriguezNate Grant How Does Food Age? 3R – Ms. Rodriguez
Eclieze Vasquez Balloon Expansion 3R – Ms. RodriguezOdalis Cordero The Human Ear 4C – Ms. ColeHadiya Ali How the Human Eye Works? 4C – Ms. ColeSelam Dixon How to make Incense 4M – Mr. McCallShawn Cobb The Sun and Planets of Our Solar
System5C – Ms. Chambers
Gabrielle Harrison Erosion 5C – Ms. ChambersAlayzia Miller How to Make Cauldron Bubbles 5C – Ms. Chambers
Grimes Elementary SchoolFrances Lightsy, Principal
Leon Thomas, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project What Makes a Bird a Bird? 1G – Mrs. Graham
Class Project Rainforest 2D – Ms. Douglas
Class Project Bacteria Busters 2E – Mrs. Eikamp
Amanda Grant Cover That Mouth! 3M – Ms. Hall
Tanesha Short Erosions 4CR – Mrs.Copeland-Robinson
Arthur Porter IV The Solar System 4W – Ms.Williamson
Ebony Jackson Air Transportation 4W – Ms.Williamson
Dutchess Afrane The Digestive System 4WAS – Mrs.Warnock
Paul Sylvester What is Light? 5F – Mrs. Felder
Eustace Barnes The Paper Airplane 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant
Alize’ Roberson The Hurricane Eye 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant
Damion Graham Dark Pennies 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant
Satishe Henry Illusions 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant
Martina Campbell Colored Milk 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant
Jade Grant Are You Right Sided or Left Sided? 5R – Mr. Reid
“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”Thomas A. Edison
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Hamilton Elementary SchoolNick DeFreitas, Principal
Marie Valentine, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher
Class Project Leaf Hunters KP – Ms. PanteClass Project What Cleans a Penny Best? 1J – Ms. JacobsonClass Project Can Spaghetti Dance? 2D – Ms. DenningClass Project Muscle Movement 2C – Ms. Chinea
Christof Khan Removal of an egg shell withoutcracking it
3G – Ms. Gandarias
Carlton Naughton Guitar 4B – Ms. BarbutoMalika Thompson Human Brain 4F – Ms. FiorinoEmily DaSilva Which chocolate will melt first? 4F – Ms. FiorinoLucas Oliviera Rock and Minerals 4F – Ms. Fiorino
Shankar Ramkellewan Lettuce and Hair 5A – Ms. AtterberryJoyia Grant Lemon Voltage 5B – Ms. BaileyCarlos GonzalezJoao Pires
Lighting a light bulb with a 6Vbattery
6C – Mr. Matanzo
Pablo Sandoval Smell vs. Taste 6C – Mr. MatanzoRoberto Martinez
Fransisco DiazTricky Bottle 6C – Mr. Matanzo
Paola Ochoa Breaking Tension 6C – Mr. MatanzoKerisha Lewis
Courtney WallaceThe Big Meltdown 6M – Ms. Moss
Javaghn WhiteDevante JamesMichael Johnson
Water Rocket 6M – Ms. Moss
Tayana Franco Solar System 6R – Mr. Randall
“There's a way to do it better - find it.”Thomas A. Edison
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William H. Holmes Elementary SchoolLouis Cioffi, Principal
Rickie Stanley, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher
Grade Project Butterflies KindergartenGrade Project Going Green 1st GradeGrade Project Rain Forest 2nd GradeAlexis Jimenez Windchime 1R – Ms. Roberts
Cheraye Chambers Pinata 1R – Ms. RobertsVictoria Small Piggy Bank & Disco Ball 1O – Ms. O’NeilDevin BeltonErin Jones
Rain Forest 2G – Ms. Guarino
Jhenayda Vargas Colors & Light 3R – Ms. RoccoJennifer Arizandieta Color Flowers 4C – Ms. Corraro
Rehfahehl Roberts Soils 4G – Ms. GarciaIndia Hatch Plant Growth 4R – Ms. Rinaldi
Kayasia Brown Water Turbine 5A – Mrs. AllevaGarfield Lewis Swimming 5A – Mrs. AllevaJustin Ortiz Exercise & Breathing 5A – Mrs. Alleva
Ashleigh Genus Doorbell 5F – Ms. FinchXavier Tyler Leaf Colors 5D – Mr. DeLucaNiya Rivers Bamboo 6G – Mr. Gordon
Nelson Garcia Glue 6G – Mr. GordonRami Higgins Aromatherapy 6J – Ms. JorgeOlijah Williams Oxygen 6J – Ms. Jorge
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks likework.”
Thomas A. Edison
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Longfellow Elementary SchoolLynette Harris, Principal
Cassandra Hythacinthe, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project How Temperature Affects
MagnetsKY – Mrs. Yarabek
Class Project How Water Travels Through Plants KL – Mrs. LaGrotte
Class Project Does The Amount of Time orType of Video Game Played
Affect Students’ Grades?
LP – Mrs. Lipan
Justin Esty A Magnifying Discovery 2C – Mrs. Capalbo
Class Project Watch Us Grow 2G – Ms. Gill
Kelsie Challenger Human Body: Are AllFingerprints The Same?
3G – Mrs. Gleason
Elijah Johnson Which Chewing Gum Holds ItsTaste?
3G – Mrs. Gleason
Jamar Brown Which Hands Are Bigger? 3L – Ms. LaBella
Abijah Milteer The Effects of Mentos in Soda 3W – Mrs. White Lee
Christopher Greaux Which Battery Lasts the Longest? 4CA – Ms. Cash
Victor Flack Frog Guts 4C – Mrs. Casino
Keshawna Orr How Seeds Grow 4C – Mrs. Casino
Fuquan Hills The Changes of Osmosis to AnEgg
4F – Mrs. Foley
Courtney Taylor-Domville
Save The Bay 4F – Mrs. Foley
Mikala Bell How To Make The Shell of AnEgg Fall Off Chemically?
5HA – Mrs. Haywood
Cianna Edwards Acids & Alkalis 5P – Mrs.Pizzolla
Kennedy Iwuoha Can a Concentrated Solution BeDiluted and Still Taste Good?
5P – Mrs. Pizzolla
Kimberly Roblero Which Cereal Has The MostIron?
5P – Mrs. Pizzola
Anya Patterson Little Creatures or Life SavingFishes
5P – Mrs. Pizzola
Christian Crooks Meeting Basic Needs The GreenWay
6P – Ms. Pearson
“There is far more opportunity than there is ability.”
Thomas A. Edison
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Lincoln Elementary SchoolGeorge Albano, Principal
Lyuba Sesay, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher
Class Project Magnetic Force 1P – Ms. Pereira
Class ProjectWhat make fruit ripen faster or
slower? 1W – Ms. WhiteClass Project Electromagnetic Force 1T – Ms. TrevitenLeslie Barron Paper Chromatography 3D – Mrs. DugganDante Stevens Are there bugs under your feet? 3W – Ms. Walsh
Christopher Brauer Propeller-Driven Car 3W – Ms. WalshJuwan Maynard How to build an electroscope? 4A – Mrs. Anderson
Daniela Gomes Spare Change Circus 4A – Mrs. AndersonTyler Nadesen-
GladstoneThink globally, act locally 4A – Mrs. Anderson
Ciaran Hyman-Martin Hydrogen: a good gas 4C – Ms. CurranJonathan Troche How recycled paper it made? 4G – Mrs. Gorshoff
Jakob Antunez Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! 4T – Ms. TozzoAndrew Villaranda H2O Electrolysis 5C – Ms. CostelloAndrew Ameiro Split Second 5L – Mr. LerayAnaja Williams Can you find it? 5M – Mrs. MullinsNiara Flax Can you concentrate?
The Mind Game5M – Mrs. Mullins
Joi BrownThe effect of gatorade vs.
Water on peoples’ pulse rate6B – Mrs. Bastista
Nakia Stevens
The effect of color vs. black &white stimuli on the human
memory
6B – Mrs. Bastista
Jessica HernandezWhich cleans the best?
Soap vs. Soap6R – Ms. Roberta
Devonte Banner Hovercraft 6R – Ms. Roberta
“There's a way to do it better - find it.”Thomas A. Edison
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Pennington Elementary SchoolDanielle Davis-Marrow, Principal
Wayne Nesmith, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherTaylor Ruiz The Water Cycle 3C – Ms. Castaldi
James Ishiguro Gravity Rules 3C – Ms. Castaldi
Sage Myers Carbon 3C – Ms. Castaldi
Una Cooper Which Mold Attacks Faster? 3C – Ms. Castaldi
Emily Walker Nutritional Science 4L – Mrs. Lundahl
Jane McMahon Taste Buds 4A – Mrs. Autieri
Sophie Sheehan Acid Rain 4L – Mrs. Lundahl
Adrienne Jadric My Knee Surgery 4L – Mrs. Lundahl
Nicholas Filannino Electromagnet 4A – Mrs. Autieri
Arron Fenniman Solar Panels 5M – Mrs. Lucadamo
David Jadric How Does Air Pressure ObjectsFly?
5M – Mrs. Lucadamo
Nora Donahue 5M – Mrs. Lucadamo
Callye Bolster
How Does Water PollutionEffect Fish? 5B – Mr. Barbalato
Paige Codrington 5M – Mrs. Lucadamo
Tara McLean
Floating Water
5M – Mrs. Lucadamo
Brandon Schneider Water Filtration 5W – Ms. Wheeler
Jennifer Neufeld
Lyla Rosebarwick
Dog IQ Test 6R – Ms. Usini
Safiat Adeogun 6E –Mrs. White
Shaliyah Girdner
Genes R” Us
6R – Ms. Usini
Jose Premole Global Warming 6R – Ms. Usini
Korah Turham 6R – Ms. Usini
Tyler Martin
Does Music Improve YourMemory 6R – Ms. Usini
Charis Turner Does Your Heartbeat to Music? 6R – Ms. Usini
Courtney McMahon Sky Scrapper Challenge 6C – Mr. Constantinides
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”
Thomas A. Edison
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Traphagen Elementary SchoolJoe Jordano, Principal
Barbara Schrager, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher
Alysha Shillingford The Butterfly Cycle MK – Ms. Keller
Class Project What is a Blindspot? RM – Ms. Mastropolo
Class Project The Five Senses PD – Ms. DeCarlo
Class Project Salt Sculpture KC – Ms. Challop
Class Project Invisible Plants KT – Ms. Tarpey
Class Project How Does a Frog Grow? 1C – Ms. Claye
Class Project Magnets and Heat 1L – Ms. Langton
Hassaan Karim How Bees Make Honey 2S – Ms. Sanchez
Class Project Class Project Watch a Plant Drink 2S – Ms. Sanchez
Christopher Bryan Can We Save the Earth byUsing Potatoes for Energy?
3M – Ms. Manganiello
Jason McDonald How Does a FireExtinguisher Work?
3Z – Ms. Zinman
Shaun Distant–Johnson How to Make Paper 3Z – Ms. Zinman
Tiffany Graves
Adrian Sandy
Jala Young
Asiastar Mitchell
Stop the Rot 5K – Ms. Koshak
James Yao What Digests Our Food? 5R – Ms. Rosenblum
Lucimara DaSilva Plant Stems 5R – Ms. Rosenblum
Darren Pennie Vitamin C…in Fresh orFrozen Veg.s
6G – Ms. Gilligan
Bryhanna Dunbar
Deana Remekie
What is Bacteria? 6G – Ms. Gilligan
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is alwaysto try just one more time.”
Thomas A. Edison
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AB Davis Middle SchoolMurdisia Orr, Principal
Marilyn Anderson, Assistant PrincipalJackie Campbell-Manning, Assistant Principal
Natalie Dweck, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title TeacherChris-Allyne Smith AM Transmitter Radio 7A3 – Ms. Duggan
Jeff Denis Wooden Generator Power 7A3 – Ms. DuganElsa Costa How to Inflate a Balloon with
Liquid7C2 – Ms. Palumbo /
Ms. Masajo
Dasean Summers C6Pd Defiance 7C2 – Ms. Palumbo /Ms. Masajo
Gabriella Reis Mini Monitor 7D3 – Ms. JonesCristina Alston 36 Hours Sleep Deprivation 7D4 – Ms. JonesKayla NewtonAllana Tyson
Preference v. Choice 7D4 – Ms. Jones
Dominique Angel Caffeine, Coke… Holy Smoke 7D4 – Ms. JonesTaleisha Holley Who Has the Highest Pulse 7D4 – Ms. JonesSabrina FirmoJackell Maragh
Which One Fades the Fastest? 7D4 – Ms. Jones
Michael Pizutti Charge an Ipod withElectrolytes
7D4 – Ms. Jones
Rohila Ghazal Phases of the Moon 8A3 – Ms. WhitterViviane TeotonioShaniece Johnston
How to Make a Crystal Garden 8A3 – Ms. Whitter
Sabrina Jean-BaptisteDominic Prohpete
Microorganism and Disease 8A4 – Ms. Whitter
Stephanie Ramnauth Mysterious Membranes 8B3 – Ms. SheeranBernice Gonzalez Which Detergent Work Better?
Ala LockhartBetsey Wiener
Are you Smarter than an 8thGrader?
8D3 – Ms. Whitter
Nicholas Wright The Salt Water Connection 8E1 – Ms. AshmanAlliah Jackson Bacteria, Mold Fungus 8E1 – Ms. Ashman
“There is far more opportunity than there is ability.”
Thomas A. Edison
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Longfellow Middle SchoolCleveland Person, Principal
Sheila Burns-Owens, Assistant PrincipalJoseph Leone, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Teacher
Shadia Adams Detergent vs. Water 7A – Mrs. Jefferson
Christopher Anoff Bending Light 7A – Mrs. Jefferson
Isaiah Moore The Projection of A ShootingBasketball
7A – Mrs. Jefferson
Nasya Sandy Water Purification 7A – Mrs. Jefferson
Kareen Suckoo Water Purification 7A – Mrs. Jefferson
Sonya Tareke My Lemon Battery 7A – Mrs. Jefferson
Dejah Whittingham Detergent vs. Water 7A – Mrs. Jefferson
Brandon Chinsue Memory 7B – Mrs. Brockington
Kierra Hearne The Effect of Exercise onBlood Pressure
7B – Mrs. Brockington
Ashley Johnson Battery Power 7B – Mrs. Brockington
Shannell Parker Plants and Music 7B – Mrs. Brockington
Jada Smith How Does Smell Affect Taste 7B – Mrs. Brockington
Nyrih Smith Electrons 7B – Mrs. Brockington
Teddy Beadle Electromagnets 8C – Mr. Beckerich
Tierra Burrell What is Quicksand & HowDoes it Trap People
8C – Mr. Beckerich
Aleisha Campbell What is the Best Insulation? 8C – Mr. Beckerich
Yassine El Yousfi Do Image File Types Affectthe File Size?
8C – Mr. Beckerich
Jade Hackett Liquid Density 8C – Mr. Beckerich
Renece McLean Soil or Substitute 8C – Mr. Beckerich
Jessica Nwabouku How Does Caffeine AffectBlood Pressure?
8C – Mr. Beckerich
Ariana Robinson Do Different Colors AbsorbHeat Differently?
8C – Mr. Beckerich
Fayaad Singh Hover Shoes 8C – Mr. Beckerich
Dana Sutton Making A Density Column 8C – Mr. Beckerich
Jerome Ware Solar Powered WaterDesalination
8C – Mr. Beckerich
Cameron Davis The Mozart Effect 8D – Dr. Rotolo
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”Thomas A. Edison
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Mount Vernon High SchoolWaveline Bennett-Conroy, PrincipalDuane Christian, Assistant Principal
Severin Cornelius, Assistant PrincipalBoma Jack, Assistant Principal
Awilda Ramos, Assistant PrincipalColleen Seivright, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher
Olavo De Plaulo ''Electric Generator'' Biology – Ms. Carpus
Shevene Cole
Micheal Ferrerira
''Reptiles'' Biology – Ms. Carpus
Patrece Davis “Are Dandelions asEffective As CommonlyPrescribed Antibiotics”
Biology – Ms. Carpus
Jose Ochoa
Nakishore Ramkellawcean
Aviation Design - Mr.Vetere
Michael Wilson
The Green Machine''A Battery Operated Plane''
Kaheem Hutchins ''The Effects Of Music OnYour Mood''
Biology – Ms. Carpus
Margert Lee
Michael Wilson
''M&M Electric'' Biology – Ms. Carpus
Nellie Thornton High SchoolSharon Bradley, Principal
Rebecca Jones-Sutherland, Assistant PrincipalLillian Morales, Assistant Principal
First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherAliyyahChristina
CampSoto
The Rubiks Cube: Does ageaffect the ability to solve a
Rubik’s Cube?
Chemistry – Mr. Yang
Eli Safaro Does paper weight affect theflight distance?
Exploration ofSciences – Ms. Fox
Shanika Williams Which substance is the bestto hold water in soil?
Exploration ofSciences – Ms. Fox
“There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.”Thomas A. Edison
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We've got to Save Our Planet Earth!
Oh, No! Our earth is in trouble, and we've got to save it!
Oh, No!: Bad Facts about our earth
If you throw away 2 aluminum cans, you waste more energy than1,000,000,000 (one billion) of the world's poorest people use a day.
Making a new can from scratch uses the uses the energy equal to half a can ofgasoline.
About one third of what an average American throws out is packaging. More than 1,000,000,000 (one billion) trees are used to make disposable
diapers every year. In one minute, 50 acres of rainforest are destroyed. Some rain has a pH of 3 or 4. (which is pretty acidic, considering 7 is neutral,
not acidic, and battery acid has a pH of 1). Some fish, such as lake trout andsmallmouth bass, have trouble reproducing at a pH of 6, which is only slightlyacidic. Some clams and snails can't survive at all. Most crayfish are dead at apH of 5. You can see how bad this is for the environment.
On average, a person in the US uses energy two times more than a person inJapan or West Germany does, and 50 times more than a person in India.
About 90% of the energy used in lighting a standard (incandescent) light bulbis lost as heat.
Air conditioning uses 10 times more energy than a fan, therefore, it creates 10times the pollutants.
It takes half the output of the Alaskan pipeline to heat the air that escapes fromall the homes in the US during a year.
Cars and pick-up trucks are responsible for about 20% of the carbon dioxidereleased into the air.
There are about 500 million automobiles on the planet, burning an average of 2gallons of fuel a day. Each gallon releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into theair.
About 80% of our trash goes to landfills, 10% is incinerated, and 10% isrecycled.
Since there is little oxygen underground, where we bury our garbage, to helpbacteria eat the garbage, almost nothing happens to it. Scientists have dug intolandfills and found ears of corn still intact after 20 years, and newspapers stillreadable after 30.
The average American makes about 3.5 pounds of trash a day. In a year, the average American uses as much wood in the form of paper as the
average resident of the developing world burns as fuel.
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We've got to Save Our Planet Earth!
Oh, No! Our earth is in trouble, and we've got to save it!
26 things we can do to help:
1. Turn off lights.
2. Turn off other electric things, like TVs, stereos, and radios when not in use.
3. Use rechargeable batteries.
4. Do things manually instead of electrically, like open cans by hand.
5. Use fans instead of air conditioners.
6. In winter, wear a sweater instead of turning up your thermostat.
7. Insulate your home so you won't be cold in winter.
8. Use less hot water.
9. Whenever possible, use a bus or subway, or ride your bike or walk.
10. Try to buy organic fruits and vegetables if you're concerned aboutpesticides. (Organic food is grown without man-made fertilizers and/orpesticides).
11. Don't waste products made from forest materials.
12. Use recycled paper and/or recycle it. Reuse old papers.
13. Don't buy products that may have been made at the expense of therainforest.
14. Support products that are harvested from the rainforest but have not cutdown trees to get it.
15. Plant trees, especially if you have cut one down.
16. Get other people to help you in your cause. Make and/or join anorganization.
17. Avoid products that are used once, then thrown away.
18. Buy products with little or no packaging.
19. Encourage your grocery store sell environmentally friendly cloth bags forpeople to use when they shop, or bring your own.
20. REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE.
21. Compost.
22. Buy recycled products.
23. Don't buy pets taken from the wild.
24. If you have a good zoo nearby, (if the animals are healthy and the zoo takescare of them), support it! Especially if they help breed endangered animals.
25. Don't buy products if animals were killed to make it.
26. Cut up your six-pack rings before throwing them out.
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SPECIAL THANKS
Curriculum and Instruction Department Kevin Moore IBM Judges Mount Vernon High Schools Mount Vernon Middle Schools Mount Vernon Elementary Schools MVCSD Administrators MVCSD Teachers MVCSD Students Mount Vernon Community Mount Vernon High School Career and Technical Staff Jeff Corselo All individuals and organizations who contributed, both monetarily and
through acts of kindness, to the success of the 2007 Mount Vernon CitySchool District Science Fair.
“There are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.”Thomas A. Edison