Educational Service Unit (ESU) #13 hosted the Panhandle Regional Science Fair on Tuesday.
This annual event was held at the WNCC Harms Center in Scottsbluff.
ESU 13’s Professional Learning Department, in collaboration with Nebraska Junior Academy of Science, brought the Panhandle Regional Science Fair to the WNCC Harms Center as an opportunity for area middle school students to showcase their science projects.
In preparation for the science fair, students develop a scientific research project and write an abstract of the project. On the day of the competition, students will give an oral presentation and will have their projects evaluated by judges.
The judges selected six projects to advance to the Nebraska Junior Academy of Science State Science Fair to compete against other students across the state.
- 1st-Emerson Landreth and Bristo Prado from Chadron Middle School: “A Study of th eEffect of Color on Decoding Fluency”
- 2nd-Eve Bishop from Chadron MS: “The Study of the Effect of Positive Reinforcement on Acadmic Performance”
- 3rd-Claire Eckhardt from Leyton Jr. High: “Parental Prints”
- 4th-Gretchen Seay, homeschooled student: “Drip, Trickle, Drop”
- 5th-Alvin Russell from Garden County Jr. High in Oshkosh: “Light Dispersion”
- 6th-Addisyn Gruver and Kadence Fisher: “How Color has an Affect on How we Smell”
“The Science Fair is a terrific opportunity for students to explore the scientific process through topics of interest to them,” shares Deirdre Amundsen, ESU 13’s Director of Professional Learning.
“Students are able to observe the work of their peers and compete in a variety of categories with students across the panhandle. The top six winners qualify for the State Science Fair to be held on April 21 at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln. Throughout the day, these sixth, seventh and eighth grade students also have the opportunity to explore STEM Workshops through a partnership with UNL Panhandle Extension.”
Approximately 50 students from across the panhandle participated in Tuesday’s event.
