PARKERSBURG - Wood County Schools has announced the winners of the 2012 Wood County Science Fair.
The event, held Dec. 18 at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, featured 145 projects by students in grades 4-8 from the county's public and private schools.
The fair also featured three third-grade exhibition projects from Greenmont, Madison and Williamstown elementary schools.
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Nia Fernandes, a seventh-grader at Jackson Middle School, was named Best of Fair at the 2012 Wood County Science Fair for her project “Gender Differences in Attention in Middle School.”
In addition to winners in each project category for each grade level, judges awarded one project with a Best of Fair award. This year the award went to Nia Fernandes, a seventh-grader at Jackson Middle School, for her project "Gender Differences in Attention in Middle School."
The award winners by grade and category were:
Fourth Grade
* Earth and Space Science: First place, Parke Smith, Worthington Elementary, "The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming."
* Life Science: First place, Sierra Mackey, Blennerhassett Elementary, "Does Size Matter...When it Comes to Pitch?"; Second place, Daniel Jones, North Christian School, Does bleach turn every color white?; Third place, Jack Ralsten, Greenmont Elementary, "When Do You See It? Peripheral Vision"; Honorable Mention, Emma Fowler, Criss Elementary, "Flowerpower! Can You Make a Flower Change Colors?"; Honorable Mention, Makalah Williams, Gihon Elementary, "Cinnamon Essence"; Honorable Mention, Ellie Foggin, Lubeck Elementary, "What do Plants like to drink"; Honorable Mention, Hunter Conley, Mineral Wells Elementary, Are deer more active during the daytime or the nighttime?"
* Physical Science: First place, Abby Mullins, Gihon Elementary, "Bubble Buddy"; Second place, Aiden Haroldsen, Worthington Elementary, "The hair raising science of static"; Third place, Braden Peele, Williamstown Elementary, "Paper Airplane Design: It's in the Fold!"; Honorable Mention, Devon Van Allen, Criss Elementary, "What Causes a Top to Spin the Longest?"; Honorable Mention, Faith Davis, Franklin Elementary, "Can a Weighted Ice Cube Float?"; Honorable Mention, Haley Hatfield, Martin Elementary, "What's the best bubble solution?"; Honorable Mention, Jaidyn Madrid, Mineral Wells Elementary, "What Makes An Egg Fluffy?"; Honorable Mention, Zack Meadows, Mineral Wells Elementary, "Food Power!"
* Product Testing: First place, Isabelle Barbarow, Kanawha Elementary, "Brand vs. Generic Batteries"; Second place, Shannon Dickerson, Criss Elementary, "What's Poppin?"; Third place, Dahlia Davis, Neale Elementary, "Pop It Like It's Hot!"
Fifth Grade
* Earth and Space Science" First place, Noah Richardson, Gihon Elementary, "CO2:The Fuel Behind the Greenhouse Effect"; Second place, Shelby Roberts, Vienna Elementary, "The Sky is the Limit- or is it?"
* Life Science: First place, Emma Dailey, Lubeck Elementary, "Do Age or Gender Affect Smell?"; Second place, Jaedyn Rawson, Franklin Elementary, "Sipping or Bathing"; Third place, Sarah Woofter, North Christian School, "Do additives to water keep cut flowers fresher longer?"; Honorable Mention, Ben Haught, Blennerhassett Elementary, "Does Sight Affect Taste"; Honorable Mention, Joey Ledsome, Martin Elementary, "Sand, soil, or dirt: Which one is best?"
* Physical Science: First place, Austin Handley, Vienna Elementary, "What is the effect of boiling on the Vitamin C content in carrots?"; Second place, Arianna Nedeff, Parkersburg Catholic Elementry, "The Pressure Is On: Is water pressure affected by volume?"; Third place, Ellie Mommessin, Greenmont Elementary, "How Wind Angle Affects a Wind Turbine"; Honorable Mention, Lars Nelson, Blennerhassett Elementary, "How does adding different solutes to water change the boiling point, and how much does it do so?"; Honorable Mention, Rebecca Parks, Emerson Elementary, "Wet 2 Dry"; Honorable Mention, Madison Forshey, Emerson Elementary, "The Eggcellent Bouncing Egg"; Honorable Mention, Ileea Sims, Franklin Elementary, "Cabbage Detector"; Honorable Mention, Jennifer Ornellas, Franklin Elementary, "Invisible Ink"; Honorable Mention, Sarah Noorbakhsh, Greenmont Elementary, "Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz"; Honorable Mention, Isaac Plotner, Lubeck Elementary, "Preserving Food"; Honorable Mention, Brayden Cline, Martin Elementary, "How does adding sugar or salt affect the freezing process of water?"; Honorable Mention, Ben Vierheller, Parkersburg Catholic Elementry, "All Fizzled Out - Where did all the fizz go?"; Honorable Mention, Aaron Hardy, Vienna Elementary, "How Fast Can You Chill Water?"; Honorable Mention, Joey Huxley, Worthington Elementary, "Ready for Take-off."
* Product Testing: First place, Addie Smith, Gihon Elementary, "A Bunch of Crunch"; Second place, Josh Skinner, Lubeck Elementary, "Straight Flush: which toilet tissue is the most biodegradable"; Third place, Arianna Parsons, Martin Elementary, "Homemade detergent vs. Tide."
Sixth Grade
* Earth and Space Science, First place, Trenton Newhart, Edison Middle, "Which material insulates best against windchill?"; Second place, Darcy Johnson, Williamstown Elementary, "Air is Exciting."
* Life Science, First place, Madison Wright, Edison Middle, "Who has a bigger lung capacity, a girl runner or a boy runner?"; Second place, Morgan Welsh, Williamstown Elementary,"Body Hydration: Which Fruit Provides Your Body the Most Water?"; Third place, Sydney Bohn, Hamilton Middle, "Does Music Affect the Laying Patterns of Chickens"; Honorable Mention, Jacob "Jake" Johnson, Jackson Middle, "Are fingerprints related?"
* Physical Science, First place, Nate Hutchins, Waverly Elementary, "To determine which 3-D shapes and textures scatter the most light in order to make an aircraft less detectible to radar"; Second place, Tracy Dickerson, Hamilton Middle, ,"Electric Currents,"; Third place, Emilee Hinkle, Williamstown Elementary,"Particle Size of Reatant Vs. Rate of Chemical Reaction"; Honorable Mention, Kaden Lancaster, Edison Middle, ,"Rocket Fuel"; Honorable Mention, David Fruner, Jackson Middle, "The pHacts on Juice"; Honorable Mention, Mitch Miller, Wood County Christian, "The Taller They Are, the Harder They Fall?"
* Product Testing, First place, Marina Wright, Edison Middle, ,"Cooking Spray: A Sticky Situation"; Second place, Aidan Azinger, Jackson Middle, ,"What brand of bubble gum makes the biggest bubbles?"; Third place, Damian Cunningham, Waverly Middle, ,"Can the color of a food or drink affect a person's perception of its taste?"
Seventh Grade
* Earth and Space Science, First place, Dominic Collins, Edison Middle, "Flocculation Speculation"; Second place, Saaketh Kyathari, Jackson Middle, "Porosity and Particle Size."
* Life Science, First place, Nia Fernandes, Jackson Middle, "Gender Differences in Attention in School"; Second place, Wade Powers, Edison Middle, "What's Growing in My Pet's Mouth?!?"; Third place, Jacob Filozof, Hamilton Middle, "Does Sunscreen Harm Aquatic Life?"; Honorable Mention, Ian McKnight, Edison Middle, "Slate, What Have you 'Dung'?"; Honorable Mention, Ian Domenick, Jackson Middle, "Does Color Affect Flavor Identification?"; Honorable Mention, Alexis Jones, Williamstown High, "Does Music Affect Plant Growth?"
* Physical Science, First place, Akshay Sambandham, Jackson Middle, "Does it Matter: Temperature and Solubility"; Second place, Jordan Mader, Edison Middle, "Sweet Surprises"; Third place, Josh Winters, Blennerhassett Middle, "At what temperature does a USB drive work the best?"; Honorable Mention, Hannah Dent, Blennerhassett Middle, A Bottle of Lava"; Honorable Mention, Anna Fatta, Jackson Middle, "The Effect of Temperature on the Strength of Magnets"; Honorable Mention, Michael Barchett, Jackson Middle, "Does hot water freeze faster than cold water?"; Honorable Mention, Julia Ambrozy, Parkersburg Catholic High, "What Materials Absorb the Most Water?"; Honorable Mention, Mitchell Clowes, Parkersburg Catholic High, "Keeping Warm: Wool vs. Cotton,"; Honorable Mention, Kasey McNamara, Williamstown High, "Frozen Colors."
* Product Testing, First place, Kaitlyn Moyer, Edison Middle, "Extra Cheese...Please?"
Eighth Grade
* Earth and Space Science, First place, Scott Barker, Hamilton Middle, "What's the Best Water in our Community."
* Life Science, First place, Sierra Wright, Blennerhassett Middle, "The Moon: Does it Pressure You?"; Second place, Alec Smith, Edison Middle, "Pitch Perfect"; Third place, Elissa Erb, Williamstown High, "Don't Forget to Remember!"; Honorable Mention, Ben White, Edison Middle, "Is ESP Real?"; Honorable Mention, Alec Hinton, Parkersburg Catholic High, "Does UV Light Impact the Growth of Bacterial Cells?"
* Physical Science, First place, Akshay Suresh, Edison Middle, "Fat Content in Cooking Oil"; Second place, Iram Majad, Williamstown High, "Ice Ice Baby"; Third place, Quinton Anderson, Williamstown High, "Balloon Battle"; Honorable Mention, Michael Dawson, Edison Middle, "How does water affect the strength of a magnet on a paper clip?"
* Product Testing, First place, Siara Deem, Williamstown High, "The Strength of Glycerin"; Second place, Elizabeth Parks, Hamilton Middle, "Which Cereal has the most Iron?"
