At 82, the number of entries at this year's Mountain View Science and Technology Fair (MVSTF) was down about 15 from last year, but the quality of entries was up, according to Mountain View Science and Technology Society president Ruth Roedler.
The annual fair was held Feb. 27 at Olds High School. Projects were entered by students from Olds, Didsbury, Sundre, Carstairs and Cremona.
Roedler is not sure why the number of entries was down, but she has a theory.
“In some cases, I think some kids had to make choices as to what they do. There were sports going on, so some of them chose the sports instead of the science fair. I can understand that too because they made a commitment to their team,” she says.
“Some people did try to do both. We try to accommodate as much as we can.”
Roedler is also unsure why the quality of projects submitted was up.
“I really don't know, unless it was that the teachers -- or in some cases the parents -- took a little more care,” she says.
“Maybe sometimes the kids are more interested in a certain topic than another and they can really go. Or else, some are just getting used to doing it.”
Following are MVSTF results for Olds students. All the medal winners in grades 5 to 10 are eligible to compete in the Central Alberta Regional Science Fair in Red Deer March 11-12.
KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 2
Best of Fair and Gold Medal
Katey van den Bosch and Myah Eliuk – Grade 2 – Olds Elementary School – Do horses prefer one treat over another?
First Runner-up and Gold Medal
Abby Hallett and Spencer Clifford - Grade 2 – Olds Elementary School – Hot or not?
Silver Medals
Gage Mirus – Grade 1 – Olds Elementary School – Jumping Raisins
Ruby Kay – Grade 2 – Olds Elementary School – Will it freeze?
Bronze Medals
Anna Giesbrecht and Stella Brown – Grade 2 Olds Elementary School – Which cup will keep my hot chocolate hottest?
Mya Latimer and Megan Machan – Grade 2 – Olds Elementary School – Ocean Zones
Ashlyn Kelly – Grade 1 – Olds Elementary School – How to make a lava lamp
Talia Challoner – Grade 1 – Olds Elementary School – Sick it, don't lick it!
GRADES 3 & 4
Best of Fair and Gold Medal
Sarah Hoppins – Grade 4 – Olds Elementary School – CO2…See Oh Too
First Runner-up and Gold Medal
Claire Andrew and Felicity Clifford – Grade 4 – Olds Elementary School – The Big Bounce
Bronze Medals
Hannah Turnbull and Alix Latimer – Grade 4 – Olds Elementary School – Popping Kernels
Sydney Grover and Masen Grover – Grade 4 – Olds Elementary School – Dissolving Eggs
GRADES 5 & 6
Best of Fair and Gold Medal
Anna Moffat – Grade 5 – Deer Meadow School – Heart Beats
First Runner-up and Gold Medal
Drexel Brown – Grade 6 – Deer Meadow School – Airborn Chemicals and Metals
Silver Medals
Jade Epp – Grade 5 – Deer Meadow School – How to make an ecosystem
Bronze Medals
Kiara Longmuir – Grade 5 – Deer Meadow School – Raw vs cooked
Ashley Hoppins – Grade 5 – Deer Meadow School – Acids and Bases
Madison Syvret – Grade 6 – Deer Meadow School – Which ingredient extracts the most DNA?
Madison Hynes-Anthony and Ella Challoner – Grade 6 – Deer Meadow School – Spit vs Water
GRADES 7 TO 9
First Runner-up and Silver Medal
Emma Hoppins – Grade 9 – Olds High School – Bacteria Battle
Bronze Medals
Rhea Mirus and Nalyssa Mirus – Grade 8 – Deer Meadow School – Vitamin C
David Hoppins – Grade 8 – Deer Meadow School – Electromagnetic Charge
GRADE 10
Best of Fair and Gold Medal
Nicole Green – Grade 10 – Olds High School – Gender Imbalance: Stereotyping in STEM
First Runner-up and Silver Medal
Ryan Walker-Melton and Rachel Land – Grade 10 – Olds High School – Memory Retention: The Power of Senses
SPECIAL AWARDS
Humanities
Cayris Holloway and Grade Van Orman – Grade 2 – Olds Elementary School – Taste Perception
Chemistry
Tess Parker and Aida Hingst – Grade 3 – Olds Elementary School – Does hand washing kill germs?
Fair results were provided by the Mountain View Science and Technology Society.
"In some cases, I think some kids had to make choices as to what they do. There were sports going on, so some of them chose the sports instead of the science fair."RUTH ROEDLERPRESIDENTMOUNTAIN VIEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY