Throughout the month of March, our elementary schools hosted their annual Science Fairs, showcasing the curiosity, creativity, and hard work of students in grades 3–5 across the district.
Following each event, Dr. Wankmuller, Director of Science and Research, met with the finalists to evaluate their projects and determine final placements, including honorable mention, as well as first, second, and third place.
First-place winners from each school will go on to represent their buildings at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Elementary Science Fair Competition on Saturday, May 16—an exciting opportunity to share their work on a larger stage.
Congratulations to all of our young scientists for their impressive achievements.
Pines Elementary Winners:
Kindergarten
3rd place: The Great Growing Gummy Bear, Liliana DePaoli
2nd place: Preventing Strawberries from Spoiling, Justin Marin
1st place: Flower Power, Raegan Munro
First Grade
3rd place: Egg-Shellent Protection, Alexander Amendola
2nd place: Temperature Impacts to Photovoltaic Energy, Elias Zafiris
1st place: Whole Lotta Lava, Gavin Kane
Second Grade
3rd place: Which Material Conducts Electricity Best? Aarush Jayavasanth
2nd place: Liquid Race, Prithvi Ramkumar
1st place: Let's Fly a Plane, Grady McHugh
Third Grade
Honorable Mention: No Roots? No Problem! Lily Berti
Honorable Mention: Outer Space Farming? Christopher Calvanese
3rd place: Which Car Goes the Farthest? Jonathan Mathew
2nd place: The Great Ice Melt Challenge, Greyson Sudama
1st place: How Does Snow Type Affect Ski Speed? Emma Mroczkowski
Fourth Grade
Honorable Mention: Is Double the Type, Double the Power? Do Dual-Type Pokemon Win More Match-ups than Single Type Pokemon? Colton Holzmaier
Honorable Mention: Grease Lightning Liam Kane
3rd place: How Different Types of Snow Melts Effect Our Ecosystem, Luke Saikum
2nd place: Dive and Survive: How Surface Shock Absorption Protects Goalkeepers, Paul Tekverk
1st place: Egg Cellent Bioplastics, Advika Arun
Fifth Grade
Honorable Mention: Growing Gummy Bears, Connor White
3rd place: Erosion in Motion: How Rocks and Minerals Shape Our Shores, Julia Grossman
2nd place: Blades of Glory: The Science Behind Wind Power, John Muilenburg
1st place: Biometrics Under Pressure, Vincent Calvanese