SUNDRE – After being cancelled for the past couple of years on account of pandemic-related public health restrictions, the science fair recently returned to River Valley School.
Grade 5 classmates Samuel Rozenhart and Lukas Feuser were among many enthusiastic learners displaying their projects and explaining the results to judges on the morning of Feb. 3 before the gym's doors opened that afternoon for public viewing.
The duo dabbled in the sweet science of gummy bears, and decided to test how different kinds of solutions such as salt water and lemon juice physically affect the candies. While the treats typically bloated out into larger sizes of various degrees, the gummies shrunk substantially in the salt water, confirming their hypothesis.
Their effort landed them a second-place finish in their grade category.
Students who placed have been invited to the Mountain View County Science Fair, which will be held March 4 in Olds.
River Valley School 2023 Science Fair results
Honourable mentions
Grade 3, Autumn Carroll: How can I move my car?
Grade 4, Gracie Flanagan and Partner: Volcano eruption
Grade 5, Julie Murphy: Snack time!
Grade 5, Gemma Hawkins: How black holes work and form
Grade 6, Alexa DiVisser: How did the dinosaurs go extinct?
Second place
Grade 3, Drew Murphy: Growth of the Rainbow Trout
Grade 4, Albina Hopper and Raya Ackerman: Volcano
Grade 5, Lukas Feuser and Samuel Rozenhart: Gummy Bear Lab
Grade 6, Riley Maier: The Science of Welding-ARC
First place
Grade 1, Huckleberry Hus: Buck or Doe? What do Deer Tracks in the Snow Tell Us?
Grade 2, Isabelle Brink: Sink and Float
Grade 3, James Alexander and Colten Gunderson: Who will survive the Gravity Challenge? Minecraft Edition
Grade 4, Aida McSeveny, Halle Carroll: How was the Earth Formed?
Grade 5, Leah Mackenzie: Rock your World!
Grade 6, Brooklyn Butts and Emily Luzi: Can Fire Ice Protect Things From Fire?
Grade 7, Anya Mueller: Volcanoes
