DSU Hosts 2014 KC Science Fair — Photo Slideshow and Info

Friday, February 28, 2014

For the third consecutive year, Delaware State University was host site for the annual Kent County Science Fair, which featured 90 projects from students from five Central Delaware middle Schools.

For images from the Kent County Science Fair, click on the below photo slideshow, followed by more information about the event as well as a list of the winners:

There were 94 students who submitted projects in the following categories: natural sciences, engineering, physics, health, behavioral & social sciences, and chemistry. Held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center on the DSU campus, there were five Kent County middle schools that participated in the science fair – Central (of Dover), William Henry, Fred Fifer III, Milford Center Academy, and Postlethwaite.

The 2014 Kent County Science Fair's winning projects and students included:

Chemistry

1^st – Mixing Liquid with water -Logan Schad- William Henry Middle School

2^nd – Does the salt content have any effect on the boiling point of water-Matthew Leager- William Henry Middle School

3^rd – Tie:

(a) Oxygen & Fire – Nikolas Mandalas- William Henry Middle School

(b) Fresh vs salt -Riley McQuaide-William Henry Middle School

Engineering

1^st – Helpful Hovercrafts- Noah Mills & Ryan Adkins, Fred Fifer III Middle School

2^nd – Soil Bearing Capacity: The pressure is on!-Hashir Cheema- William Henry Middle School

3^rd – Effect of Fridge Temperature on Extending Battery Life- Ashish D'Souza- Postlewait Middle School

Health, Behavioral and Social Sciences

1^st – How does the Genre of Music Affect Heart Rate -Tierney Bowen William Henry Middle School

2^nd – Does No-Name Stain Remover Work Just as Well as Name Brand-Brianna Reed- William Henry Middle School

3^rd – Got that subject style- Taylor Mazanek – William Henry Middle School

Natural Sciences

1^st – “Rising” Above the rest only what you “knead” -Skylar Campanicki, William Henry Middle School

2^nd – Ph of Fruit and How it affects flavor-Abby Haisworth- William Henry Middle School

3^rd – Tie:

(a) Bacterial Growth: The Truth May Surprise You – Sarah Larose- William Henry Middle School

(b) The influence of worms -Taylor Lipski-William Henry Middle School

Physics

1^st – Magnetic Levitation – Samuel Mackey & Bryant Craig- Fred Fifer III Middle School

2^nd – Hot vs Cold Tennis Ball Experiment- Kylee Victory- William Henry Middle School

3^rd – Drum and Pitch- Oscar “Henry” Gonzales – William Henry Middle School