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The annual North Cross School Science and Engineering Fair was held on Saturday February 21, 2009, in New Slack Hall. The fair was open from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., and followed by an awards ceremony in Fishburn Auditorium.

Laura Neff-Henderson sent us the final results from the fair. Check them out here:

The judges were: Dr. Joelle Miller, Mr. Skip Larrington, Dr. Bob Slackman, Dr. Jerry Maycock, and Dr. Jim Smith.

Category Awards

Project #    Student           Title                                                Category        Place

101          Fuller Clark          Natural ant repellents                                       AS                          1

201          Lauren Oddo        The cross race effect                                       BE                           1

202          Ansel Steele         The effect of authority on conformity              BE                          2

301          Reagan Robey      The effect of chemical lightening and human hair     BI                 2

302          Emily Williams      Highlighting kits and damaged hair                           BI                3

303          Amy Putnam         The energy content of plain and flavored peanuts       BI               1

401          Aamir Imam          Similarities between isomers of some fullerenes        CH             HM

402          Elizabeth Stoeckle       The viscosity of fudge                                         CH              1

403          Zaahir Imam          The effects of catalysis on electrolysis                      CH              2

404          Marie Nganele       The efficacy of water filters                                        CH              3

501          Hallie Martin         The effect of sportswear texture on moisture gain and loss      EN        1

502          Matt Watson         The effect of temperature on the elasticity of rubber bands       EN        2

601          Stephanie Till        The effect of roof color on heating and cooling costs EM            1

602          Mary Carter            Most effective oil spill absorbents                              EM            2

701          Emily Boyd             Pollution and oxygen production in aquatic plants     EV             1

702          Andrew Gotow       Potentially hazardous chemicals in our local water supply     EV          2

801         Christopher Moore  Hand sanitizer and the selection of resistant bacteria   MI          1

802          Garrett Stone          The effects of light on the growth of Escherichia coli    MI         2

901          Morgan Moskal       Golf tee height and driving distance                              PH        3

902           David Quinn          The effect of spin on a soccer ball                                 PH        1

903           Janagan Bharathan Center of gravity and balance beam athletes                 PH        HM

904           Nicholas Rehmus  Producing guitar harmonics                                           PH        2

905          Jonathan Turner     The effect of club loft angle on distance and launch angle   PH       HM

1001        Tyler Lystash         The effect of soil ash content on plant growth               PS         2

1002        Catherine Jessee    Inoculation of nitrogen-fixing plants vs. fertilizer         PS          1

Grand Awards

1st Place

Project Number: 201

Title: The cross-race effect

Student: Lauren Oddo

2nd Place

Project Number: 801

Title: Hand sanitizer and the selection of resistant bacteria

Student: Christopher Moore

3rd Place

Project Number: 902

Title: The effect of spin on a soccer ball

Student: David Quinn

Honorable Mention

Project Number: 402

Title: The viscosity of fudge

Student: Elizabeth Stoeckle

Intel Science and Engineering Category Descriptions

100      Animal Sciences (AS)

Study of animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals. Animal ecology, physiology, animal husbandry, cytology, histology, entomology, ichthyology, ornithology, herpetology,etc.

200      Behavioral and Social Sciences (BE)

The science or study of the thought processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interactions with the environment studied through observational and experimental methods.

300      Biochemistry (BI)

The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms, the processes by which these substances enter into, or are formed in, the organisms and react with each other and the environment.

400      Chemistry (CH)

The science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter, especially of atomic and molecular systems.

500      Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering (EN)

The application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical machines and systems.

600      Environmental Management (EM)

The study of managing mans' interaction with the environment.

700      Environmental Sciences (EV)

The analysis of existing conditions of the environment.

800      Microbiology (MI)

The study of micro-organisms, including bacteria, viruses, prokaryotes, and simple eukaryotes and of antibiotic substances.

900      Physics and Astronomy (PH)

Physics is the science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two. Astronomy is the study of anything in the universe beyond the Earth.

1000    Plant Sciences (PS)

Study of plant life. Ecology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, plant taxonomy, physiology, pathology, plant genetics, hydroponics, algae, etc.

To see our previous post about the North Cross Science Fair click here.

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