2022 George Fischer Middle School Virtual Science Fair
This year, George Fischer Middle School hosted its first-ever Virtual Science Fair to highlight exemplary original student science projects and the submissions were extraordinary.
Students were able to work independently or as part of a group to conduct independent research, create a poster, and submit a video presentation on a topic of their choosing in the areas of Biology, Earth and Space, Physical Science, Technology and Mathematics. Projects were reviewed by a panel of volunteer judges for creative ability, scientific thought, thoroughness and clarity, and skill.
The virtual fair was modeled after this year's virtual Tri-County Science & Technology Fair, to allow our students to have submissions prepared for both competitions. All first-place winners in the George Fischer Middle School fair had the opportunity to enter the Tri-County Science & Technology Fair. Tri-County winners will be announced in late-April.
Congratulations to the winning projects of the George Fischer Middle School Virtual Science Fair:
Grade 5
Biology
- First Place: “What Cleaning Method Works Best” by Leila Vitek, Isabella Valenti and Avery Yost
- Second Place (tie): “Neuroboard” by Levi Sonne and “Eggstrordinary Eggs” by Julia Martinez
- Third Place: “Which Food Will Rot First?” by Olivia Biundo
Earth & Space
- First Place: “Mass Extinction Theory” by Briget Festo, Lila Shapiro and Anders Follett
- Second Place: “Stop Soil Erosion with Plants” by Clara Vuljevic and Amalia DeAlmeida
- Third Place: “How do Volcanos Cause Tsunamis?” by John Giordano
Physical
- First Place: “Popping Boba Spherification” by Anna Dowling and Erin Murphy
- Second Place (tie): “Self-inflating Balloon” by Aiden Forcheney and “How Would You Like Your Cookie? Battle Between Convections vs. Bake” by Alexander Pelillo and Chris D’Angelo
- Third Place: “Soda Eruption” by Avery Gard
Technology
- First Place: “Standing on Eggshells” by Bryce Dalton
Grade 6
Biology
- First Place: “Can We Make Our Own Bioluminescence?” by Isadora Morello
- Second Place: “Sea Life” by Mia Perez
Earth & Space
- First Place: “Is the Environment an Unlikely Beneficiary of COVID-19 Pandemic?” by Aarav Prasad
- Second Place: “IS Climate Change Affecting Our Local Area?” by Levi Robinson
- Third Place: “Inside the Planets” by Cassidy Greene
Physical
- First Place: “Kinetic Baseballs” by Michael Wong and Sean Kmiotek
- Second Place: “Plastic Bottle Fountain” by Kayleigh Murphy and Angelina Zaino
- Third Place: “Is Making Plastic Out of Milk Better for the Environment?” by Ella Zimmerman and Cora Hedman
Technology
- First Place: “Store Bought Aquifer vs. Homemade Aquifer” by Claryn Pierre
- Second Place: “Building a Hover Board” by Miles Siriani, Parker Vanacoro and Jaxson Iamiceli
- Third Place: “Can You Charge a Phone with a Lemon?” by Michael Cecchini and Gage Ackert
Grade 7
Mathematics
- First Place: “M&M Math” by Kara Connolly, Claire Harney and Caroline Ward
Physical
- First Place: How Much Salt to Make an Egg Float?” by Kayden Delamere
- Second Place: “Winter Ice Cream” by Karissa Escaravage
Technology
- First Place: “A Tunnel to Nowhere” by Lil Dowling
Grade 8
Biology
- First Place: “How Do You Not Cry While Cutting an Onion?” by Aleksandra Ryszka, Gianna Palazzo and Madeline Arrigale
Earth & Space
- First Place: “Does Vegetation Affect Our Water Filtration?” by Molly Hall
- Second Place: “The Disappearing Limestone” by Isabella Felsenfeld, Alexa Garcia and Olivia Kappauf
- Third Place: “Don’t be Shellfish! How Acid Poisoning is Ruining our Marine Life!” by Violet Deluca
Technology
- First Place: “The Hydrolic Arm” by Lorenzo Paniccia and Benjamin Altavilla
- Second Place: “Robo Chess” by Xander Robinson, Christian Shea and John Signorile
- Third Place: “Who Let the Dogs Talk? Who? Who?” by Megan O’Sullivan