Kent County Science Fair Held at DSU – 1st Place Winners

Delaware State University was once again the site of the Kent County Science Fair, in which youths competitively displayed their growing knowledge in a number of science disciplines.

The event was held March 3 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center on campus. The 1^st place winners of this year’s K.C. Science Fair, the schools they represented and their science disciplines and projects were:

(Pictured from left to right seated)

• Ruhaan Kansagara – 6^th grader from William Henry Middle School – Engineering, “How Does the Type of Material Effect How Long a Shirt Takes to Dry.”
• Landon Lewicki – 6^th grader from William Henry Middle School – Chemistry, “How Different Drinks Affect Dental Plaster.”
• Imani Wright – 5^th grader from William Henry Middle School – Environmental Science, “Desalination.”
• Alayna Gigliotti – 6^th grader from William Henry Middle School – Zoology, “Color me Hungry.” 

(From l-r standing)

• Trey Lodge – 8^th grader from Tug Academy – Physics, “How to Optimize a Looping Pendulum.”
• Emma Knapp –6^th grader from William Henry Middle School – Behavioral and Social Science, “Right vs Left.”
• Laura Therese Dizon – 6^th grader from William Henry Middle School – Plant Science, “A Seeds Life.”
• Isata Bangura – 7^th grader from Campus Community School – Biochemistry, “Stomach Blues.”
• Madeleine Jackson – 7^th grader from Campus Community School – Microbiology, “Cleaning Power of Antibacterial Products.”
• Nadia Sheikh – 7^th grader from Campus Community School – Medicine and Health, “Effects of Caffeine on Short Term Memory.”
• Zoe Ellerbie – 7^th grader from Fifer Middle School – Earth Science, “Beauty in the Cave.”