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Home My WebLink AboutScience Fair-1995/1996 February 16, 1995 Students do well at science fair Students at Oviedo area middle schools took more than their share of He ended up with paper, a bit honors at the Seminole County Re- rough and textured,but usable. gional Science, Math and Engineer- Another Tuskawilla student,Jes- ing Fair last Saturday at Seminole siea White,asked,"Can l make a pro- Community College. _peller-powered car that will work?" Out of eighteen categories, area She built a small platform out of schools - Jackson Heights, Indian wood,attached an electric motor from Trails and Tuskawilla-took first place her brother's radio controlled car, in nine, with many more awards for added a model airplane propeller, second and third finishes and special hooked up a couple of batteries and honors.Many of the first prize recipi- her theory was secure. ents will advance to the state compe- Daniel Shaw from Jackson tition in Palmetto, Florida, on April Heights won a first place award with 5-7. his hoverchair. He had a toy In addition, Sarah Ashley Lyon hovercraft, but he wanted more ex- of Oviedo High School placed first in citement,so he attempted to construct the high school Medicine and Health one he could ride on. category with her research on the re- He made a rubber inflatable pad liability of sun protection factors. with holes in the bottom and con- Omar E. Radwan placed first in En- netted it to an electric leaf blower vironmental Sciences with a study of motor. The pad inflated and the air airborne pollutants in Oviedo. jets shooting out of the base lifted the Due to different rules for high craft off the ground. schools, their exhibits will be re- The first try at navigation ended viewed by judges to determine their with failure, however, because the competitiveness. sides of the rubber base bowed out Students were required to use sci- when it filled with air. The chair entitle methods to plan, design and couldn't be controlled. execute their projects.Mrs.Vi Buntz, Try two was better. Daniel put a Tuskawilla teacher who is active in wood supports around the rubber pad, the science fair program, explained but they scraped the floor and brought , that the event has become an annual the craft to a halt. tradition. "Students follow scientific The third time was the charm. methods to accomplish what science With the wood supports replaced by• is all about, which is problem solv- flexible rubber, the mounted chair ing." moves smoothly and turns without For example, Scott Herrick of grinding to an abrupt stop. Tuskawilla wanted to make recycled Michelle Mingoia, who has or- paper,so he researched the subject and ganized the fair for the past two years went to work. He put old newspaper and has been involved in it for many and water in a blender,set the switch more, said that some 230 students to puree, and made a batch of gray with 190 projects made it to the county mush.He then spread this mush over level of tompetition this year. some old panty hose stretched be- "The fair this year almost tween coat hangers and let the stuff wasn't," she said. No one had been dry for a day or so. put in charge, so she took over and found about eighty judges, set up the 950-2. / 49 location and arranged for prizes. Sixteen of the projects will ad- vance to the state level.Awards have l yet to be announced for this year,but the 1994 event provided winners With vt O . scholarships ranging from$1,000 to # : ; s .is i $42,000. In addition, AT&T and NASA offered summer jobs,and Sony ; ' _ provided internships at its plants in u Japan, Jt c. e Area middle school students s r placing first, second or third in their x 7 ° ' categories are: --Carolyn Lacey Cation, Indian , Trails, took first place and is a state finalist in Physics. - ` -- Nicole Creanza and Daniel I 1 °.:' Herbin, Indian Trails, first place in Team Biological Sciences. Andrew Bagley, Bruce Clark and Thomas ;� � Gordon of Indian Trails took second. e --Edwin C.Hollenbeck III,Jack- r} son Heights,took third place in Zool- ogy. p8 r„ -' - Roseanne Rosata, Jackson . .l Heights,took first place and is a state ° finalist in Mathematics. --Ashley Virginia Evans,Indian Trails, took first place and is a state - ' finalist in Medicine and Health. --Veronica L.Rodriguez,Indian Trails, took first place and is a state finalist in Microbiology. Lindsay E. Olson, also of Indian Trails, took $.•,. third. -- Daniel I. Shaw, Jackson Daniel Shaw, a student at Jackson Heights Middle School, won top Heights,took first place in Inventions honors in the Inventions' category at the Seminole County Regional for his use of air pressure. Jackie Science,Math&Engineering Fair last Saturday atSeminole Community Mock,Alison Parker and Kelly Spears College.Here he gives classmate Ryann Hess a ride on his hoverchair. of Jackson Heights placed second for their`Stairmeister." finalist in Chemistry. Rebecca M. -- Ebe Eileen both and Sara Karr and Rebecca E.Hunt,both from Louise iedef for third both e in Earth Indian Trails, placed second and Trails, tied for third place in Earth and Space Sciences. third,mspectrvely. --Heather Ann Macak of Indian —Eleven other area students re- Trails took first place in Engineering. ceived honorable mentions or special --Sarah Stowell Reeves of Indian merit awards. Trails took first place and is a state finalist in Botany. Daniel J. Moctezuma, also of Indian Trails, placed third. --Adam K. Radwan of Jackson 15- Q 2/ 0 Heights took first place and is a state Lake Middle,Earth and Space Sci- ence,state finalist. Heather Macak, Indian Trails Middle, Engineering; Meg An- drews,Rock Lake Middle,Environ- Sclencefair shows if iel mental haw, Jackson Heights Middle, students'winning ways Inventions;Roseanne Rosata,Jack- son Heights Middle, Mathematics, The 1995 Seminole County Re- state finalist;Ashley Evans, Indian gional Science, Math and Engi- Trails Middle, Medicine and neering Fair was conducted re- Health,state finalist. cently at Seminole Community Veronica Rodriguez,Microbiolo- College in Sanford. gy, state finalist; Carolyn Cation, Students from Seminole County Indian Trails Middle, Physics, middle and high schools were in- state finalist; Nicole Creanza and vited.to participate in the two-day Daniel Herbin, Indian Trails Mid- event. More than 190 projects dle, Teams in the Biological Sc!- were judged on creativity,scientif- ences; Benjamin Pelteson and is method,thoroughness,skill and Clint Allen, Rock Lake Middle presentation. School, Teams in Physical Sci- Students were awarded ribbons ence, state finalist; and Emily for first,second and third place,as Goldman, Greenwood Lakes Mid- well as special awards. dle,Zoology,state finalist. First-place winners included: Omar Radwan, Oviedo High, En- vironmental Science; Sarah Lyon, Oviedo High, Medicine and Health; Mathew Farkash, Rock lake Middle, Behavioral and So- cial Science,state finalist;Mathew Shore, Rock Lake Middle, Bio- chemistry,state finalist. Sarah Reeves, Indian Trails Middle, Botany, state finalist; Adam Radwan, Jackson Heights Middle, Chemistry, state finalist; Michael Johnson, Lakeview Mid- dle, Computer Science, state fina- list; Emily Curl, South Seminole Middle, Earth and Space Science, state finalist; Ryan Harper, Rock 9soa �� Students honored at 1996 state science fair Ten Seminole County public school students received honors at the 41st State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida award ceremony Friday,April 12. Daniel Mocteznma,a seventh grade student at Indian Trails Middle School received a fourth place award in the engineering category His project investi- gated"Decreasing the temperature of concrete homes."His teacher is Jane A. Johnston. In the chemistry category, Sarah S. Reeves,an eighth grade student at Indian Trails Middle School,won a fourth place award for her project,"Aging Apples."Her teacher is Patricia D.Williams. These students progressed to the State Science and Engineering Fair af- ter receiving first place awards at the Seminole County Regional Competition in February,In all,21 middle and high school students form Seminole County participated in the state fair,which was held April 10-12 at the University of Central Florida Arena.More than 850 students presented projects in 13 scien- tific areas as well as an interdisciplinary team category. 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