SUNDRE – River Valley School’s annual science fair offers participating students an opportunity to explore their inquisitive nature and along the way learn all about the scientific method.
This year, there were 33 projects presented by a total of 52 students who decided to get involved, said Noel West, Grade 3 teacher and the organizer of this year’s science fair, which was held on Monday, Feb. 12 at the school.
“The students did such a great job as a whole and I was impressed with how many original ideas there were in the projects,” West told the Albertan.
“Having three kindergarten entries was great and I was quite impressed with their presentation skills, especially for them being only five years old!” said West, who also helped judge the projects.
Students who placed first, second or received an honourable mention are eligible to move onto the Mountainview Science and Technology Society County Science Fair, which takes place March 1-2 at Olds High School.
River Valley School Science Fair 2024 results
Honourable Mentions
Kindergarten – Arlo Hus with How does a boat float?
Grade 1 – Emmie Allison with Light Bulb Electricity
Grade 3 – Emelia Pugh and Keaton Luck with Volcano
Grade 3 – Kali Gafner and Kyleigh McAndrews with Volcano
Grade 5 – Hattie Blackhurst and Jillian Boulton with Can a Lemon Power a Light?
Grade 5 – Bryn Shyback with Rethink Your Sports Drink
Second Place
Kindergarten – Lauryn Gunderson with Why Does the Ladybug Have Spots?
Grade 2 – Huckleberry Hus and Cooper Willick with Volcanic Ash Effects on Plants
Grade 3 – Waylon Jansen and Owen Hompoth with The Power of Potatoes!
Grade 4 – Raegan Rock and Brynlee Lunde with Bubble Gum
Grade 5 – Abby Fisher with Invisible Ink
Grade 6 – Leah Mackenzie and Lizzy Downey with Life in Space
Grade 7 – Teagan Reardan and Sebastian Mueller with Life of a Scorpion
First Place
Kindergarten – Sawyer Forster / Miller Forster with Double Trouble Bubbles
Grade 1 – Jack Brenneis with What Soil Helps Plants Grow Best?
Grade 1 – Riot Shyback and Maverick Jansen with The Cookie Bro's
Grade 2 – Stetson Cox with Gravity
Grade 2 – Beau Gleeson with Is it a Rock? Or is it Wood?
Grade 3 – Isabelle Brink and Aubrey Mikal with Food Waste
Grade 4 – Jorja Rosch with Don't Eat Snow!
Grade 5 – Henley Rock and Sadie Fricker with Best Way to Remove Mascara
Grade 6 – Gemma Hawkins with Pulsar
Grade 7 – Chloe Dziadek and Brooklyn Butts with What Are You Really Drinking?
Grade 8 – Karsyn Surtees and Mikaela MacNeil with What is Déjà vu?
