Students shine at Roanoke Avenue School’s science fair

Roanoke Avenue School held its annual science fair April 5, 2016. Student projects were eligible for first, second or third place ribbons based on the judges’ evaluation of the project.

First place projects will be entered in Brookhaven Laboratory’s Elementary Science Fair on May 7.

The following projects were awarded ribbons:

Kindergarten
1st—Geordan Brown “Magnets”
2nd – Jason Davis “How Were Dinosaur Prints Made?”

First Grade
1st—Summer Realander “What Flour Tastes Best?”

Second Grade
1st – Selene Moreno-Basurto “Float Or Sink?”
2nd – Selvin Vasquez Sanchez “Volcano”
Third Grade
1st – Jackson Suter “Fitness Tracker”
2nd – TIE – Jaiden Hansen “Water Pressure vs Gravity”
2nd – Peyton Lacombe “What Temperature Water Freezes Fastest?”

Fourth Grade
1st—Beatrice Stefan “What Color Nesting Boxes Do Hens Prefer? Blue VS. Orange”
2nd – TIE – Naomi Carretillo “The First Bouncy Egg In Roanoke”
2nd – TIE – Lexi Zenk “What Material Acts As A Better Insulator?”
3rd – Natalie Gonzales “Color Changing Carnations”