Wednesday, February 6, was the day of the Barnett Science Fair. For the first time ever, the whole school was open to participate from kindergarten up to the required sixth graders. There was an unexpected amount of submissions from grades K-5, with a lot of quality projects running the gamut of grades.
Here are the results listing:
K-2
1st - John Humphries 2nd grade
2nd- MaKenzie Mitchell 1st grade
3rd-Carson Cox 1st grade
3rd- Yaretzi Salmeron 1st grade
3-4 Grades1st - Colby Cox 3rd grade2nd - Elizabeth Mitchell 4th grade3rd - Tanner Norman - 3rd grade 5-6 GradesGrand prize - Nicole Litster 6th Grade -"Which waterballoon is superior to others?"1st - Macy Haskell 6th grade "How do horses stand to keep warm in the wind?"2nd - Jordan and Adam Call 6th Grade "Do older students do better on end of year tests?"3rd - Tiffany Weiss & Michelle Spencer 6th grade "How does heat effect water and oil?"3rd- Nadia Evans & Yannyra Sanchez 6th Grade "What melts ice the best?"Honorable Mention - Nathan Hullinger 5th grade "Are Walgreens batteries really the best?"
Students are required to use the scientific method. The thinking skills a child develops while doing a Science Fair project are the same basic skills he or she will use daily throughout his or her life; to make sense of and clarify problems that exist, and to find creative solutions for these problems. Our students at Barnett did a spectacular job of using these highler level thinking skills! Way to go Barnett students! Winners for the 5th and 6th grades will advance on to compete in the district science fair on the 26th of Feb. Good Luck!