Oskaloosa Middle School’s Science Fair makes science fun
OMS students MaKennah and Paige show off their experiment of showing the lack of deterioration in 3 week old fast food
Students from Oskaloosa Middle School competed in this years science fair. With 38 students participating with 20 different projects, Chad Farner of OMS stated, “The 2011 OMS Science Fair was a great success.”
Christian Flatt made a hovercraft from a plastic plate, a computer fan and 2 nine volt batteries. She said of the science fair, “I think it’s cool, I didn’t think as many people would be here.” Flatt spoke of the good size crowd that was on hand to see the different demonstrations.
OMS students MaKennah and Paige were on hand showing off their experiment that showed the lack of deterioration in fast food. They kept the food at room temperature for 3 weeks. They were attempting to see what one would rot first. “None of them are really rotten, they just got hard.” they said of their experiment. They continued explaining, “They never got like moldy or anything, they just got hard.”
Devin and Keirsten were showing off their experiment of slime and goo. “It looks like a liquid, but when you feel it, it’s really a solid.” The material was able to show many different properties depending upon it’s use.
Winners were announced the next day as follows:
Congratulations to the following 6th graders: Fourth place ribbons went to Hope Ryken for her study of nail polish and water and to Abbigail Straube & Alexis Agan who looked at energy drinks and hyperactivity.
3rd place went to Belle Opheim and Mikayla Horn who made toast with UV waves, Christen Flatt who explored hovercrafts, and Shelby Briggs, Katie Doll, & Kaitlyn O’Day with their “singing sensations”.
2nd place ribbons were handed to Andy Sterner and John Hirl who looked at the effects of temperature on reaction time and Kiara Moyer, Paige VanMersbergen, and Maycie Stanbro who made perfume at home.
Finally the Blue Ribbon winner for 6th grade was Patrick North who studied molds on bread.
Kaylee Daniels earned 4th place in the 7th grade contest with her potato clock project.
Dalton Bunnell, Ethan Farner, and Alex Shaffer earned 3rd place for their research into video games and pain as did Jamie VerSteegh and Sarah Sanders with their exploration of aquatic animals.
There was a 4 way tie for 2nd place with Ben Sawyer and Ramsey Smith investigating the taste preference of mice, Brey Hill and Kylee Sulliman dissolving sugar in liquids, Mycah Hansen exploring the effects of oil spills, and Paige Howard and McKenna Little who studied the life of fast foods.
1st place in 7th grade went to Jamie Holmberg who looked at making candy from maple syrup.
Last but not least was our 8th grade blue ribbon winners: Bobbi Fogle and Jordan Bemis who investigated how clouds are formed.
Ending, Chad Farner said, “Everyone connected to the fair was wowed by the quality of the projects and the enthusiasm of the exhibitors. Thank you to all that came. It is never to late to plan for next year when we hold the 2012 OMS Science Fair!”
