District Science Fair Winners Advance to Regionals

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Congratulations to the students advancing to the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]2015 Science & Engineering Fair of Houston.

Aldine ISD encourages students to take part in science fair. Students develop a variety of skills that will help them be successful in school, college and in their professional careers.

A science fair project sounds pretty straightforward. Students first choose a scientific question they would like to answer. They research, form a hypothesis and design an experiment. They write a report to summarize the research. They perform the experiment, draw conclusions, and present the results.

Science and inquiry are important. But science fair projects are great learning experiences that involve so much more than science. Taking part in science fair projects help students develop many research and planning skills. They use math skills. They hone problem-solving and decision-making skills. And they learn how to make presentations and communicate effectively.

This is also a great way for students to become more knowledgeable about how the world around them works. Science literacy helps students make educated decisions about what they read and about other everyday problems.

According to the National Research Council, hands-on learning is key to learning science. It is also vital to help students perform to their potential.

Aldine ISD students that placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their category at the district are advancing to the Houston fair.  The Science Engineering Fair of Houston is set for February 27 through March 1 at the Alumni Center at the University of Houston-Main Campus. Winners of the regional event advance to the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair.

Besides UH, many energy industry companies are sponsoring the event.

Major Sponsors

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Below are the results of the students that placed at the District Science Fair and who are competing at the regional event. Students are competing in a variety of categories including engineering, chemistry, physics and astronomy, biochemistry and microbiology, computer science, and mathematics.

Again, congratulations to all who placed in the district event. And good luck to everyone who advanced to the regional event!

Middle School — Individual Student Projects

Animal Sciences

2nd Place — “How Does a Chick Breathe Inside Its Shell” by Fernando López @ Drew Academy
3rd Place — “Patterned Inherited Traits” by Bianca Ponce @ Grantham Academy

Behavioral/Social Sciences

1st Place — “Does a Person’s Name Influence Personality” by Ashell Walker @ Drew Academy

2nd Place — “Rubik’s Cube Color Recognition” by Tommy Tran @ Stovall Middle School

3rd Place — “Smelling the Pat” by Aleisha Walker @ Drew Academy

Biochemistry/Microbiology

3rd Place — “The Heart Rate of Daphnia With Coca-Cola and Gatorade” by Jocelyn Toledo @ Hambrick Middle School

Environmental Science

1st Place — “One Man’s Pollution is Another Man’s Execution” by Lauren Herny @ Hambrick Middle School

Medicine/Health

1st Place — “Teeth Under Stains” by Flora Gutiérrez @ Grantham Academy

2nd Place — “Sensitivity on Your Dominant Side” by Daija Ross @ Drew Academy

3rd Place — “The Effects of Video Games” by Ángel Reyes @ Drew Academy

Chemistry

1st Place — “Ice, Ice Baby” by Ray Barrera @ Teague Middle School

2nd Place — “Do White Candles Burn Faster Than Color Candles” by Brenda Luis @ Hoffman Middle School

3rd Place — “A Glowing Life” by Jerriah White @ Drew Academy

Computer Science

2nd Place — “Animation Creation” by Gavin Griggs @ Drew Academy

Chemical Engineering

1st Place — “Mosquito Problem” by Daisy Lara @ Grantham Academy

Electrical & Mechanical

1st Place — “Solar Microwave” by Ricardo Palma @ Drew Academy

2nd Place — “Robotics” by Bryan Grimaldi @ Aldine Middle School

3rd Place — “Conductivity of Metals” by Nicole Jiménez @ Teague Middle School

Physics & Astronomy

1st Place — “Rubber Bands Elasticity and Temperature” by Diego Garza @ Drew Academy
2nd Place — “Bouncing Balls” by Mariah Mares @ Grantham Academy

Middle School — Student Team Projects

Physical Sciences

1st Place — “The Effects of Temperature on pH” by Adrianna Vallejo, Liseth González & Jackeline Maldonado @ Hambrick Middle School

2nd Place — “Stream Flow vs. Hole Height” by Daniel Viramontez & Guadalupe González @ Hambrick Middle School

3rd Place — “Paste or Impasta” by Yajaira Garay & Devina Núñez @ Hambrick Middle School

Plants/Environmental/Animal Sciences

1st Place — “Breeding Waters” by Gieselle Mayoral @ Grantham Academy

Behavioral/Biochemistry/Medicine & Health

2nd Place — “Heart Rate: There’s an APP for That” by Gabriela Berrones & Sarahi Cruz @ Stovall Middle School

3rd Place — “Which Fruits Can Ruin Your Gelatin Dessert?” by Mikayla Garza & Brianna Saldana Mares @ Hambrick Middle School

Middle School — Digital Photography

Life Sciences

1st Place — “Thigmotropism” by Juan Hernández @ Stovall Middle School

2nd Place — “The Science Behind Hugging” by Jorge Armando Barrón @ Hambrick Middle School

3rd Place — “Colors of Flowers” by Roxana Requeno @ Stovall Middle School

Physical Sciences

1st Place — “Basketball in Motion” by Reyna Suaster @ Stovall Middle School

2nd Place — “Reflection of Light” by Melanie Reyes @ Stovall Middle School

3rd Place — “Light Burning Bright” by Kierra Ginns @ Stovall Middle School

Middle School — Science Knowledge Bowl

1st Place — Jesse Francisco & Raymundo Barrera @ Teague Middle School

2nd Place — Caleb Carter & Christian Pomfile @ Grantham Academy

3rd Place — Davina Soto & Yajaira Garay @ Hambrick Middle School

Middle School — Campus Banner Winners

JASON Learning — Plummer Middle School for having the most students register on the JASON Learning website.

Individual Projects — Drew Academy for most winners in the Individual Categories.

Team Projects — Hambrick Middle School for most winners in the Team Categories.

Digital Photography — Stovall Middle School for most winners in this category.

Science Knowledge Bowl — Teague Middle School for highest score.

 

Ninth Grade — Individual Student Projects

Behavioral/Social Sciences

1st Place — “Handwriting Personality in Teens” by Jazmine Vásquez @ MacArthur Ninth Grade School

Plant Science

2nd Place — “The Effects of Phosphates on the Growth of Elodea Denza” by Clavia Nitasin @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

3rd Place — “The Effect of Calcium Nitrate on Vigna Radiate” by Emily Prudencio @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

3rd Place — “Comparing the Growth of Tomatoes Grown With & Without A Companion Plant” by Brian Rasavady @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

Environmental Science

1st Place — “The Effect of Indoor Pollution on Stomatal Density” by Isaiah Thomas @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

2nd Place — “What Effect Does Oil Have on Birds” by Alondra Tinajero Sánchez @ Eisenhower Ninth Grade School

Earth & Space Science

1st Place — “Creating Oxygen on Mars” by Jekesmond Lewis @ Davis Ninth Grade School

Ninth Grade — Student Team Projects

Life Sciences

1st Place — “Malignant Rays” by Makenna Powell & Emily Sydavony @ Davis Ninth Grade School

2nd Place — “Determining the Accuracy of the Human Eye in Detecting the Golden Ratio” by Ah’Jaya Johnson, Ivone Estrada & Brianna Dudney @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

3rd Place — “Bacteria Bites” by Anthony Triggs & Remerica Earl @ Davis Ninth Grade School

Engineering/Physical Sciences

1st Place — “Don’t Drink That Dirt” by Skylar Davis, Jasmine Islas & Korey Busby @ MacArthur Ninth Grade School

2nd Place — “Sewage Lights” by Johnny Tea & Salvador Velásquez @ Davis Ninth Grade School

3rd Place — “Collation of Factors That Affect Earth’s Temperature” by Evelio Sosa Ramos, Sebastian Lucio & Jesús Flores Muñiz @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

Ninth Grade — Digital Photography

Life Sciences

1st Place — “Down the Hatch” by Miriam Peña @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

2nd Place — “Pretty Pollinator” by Alexandra Viera @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

3rd Place — “Eye See You” by Ana Pedraza @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

Physical Sciences

1st Place — “Gravitational Lensing by Cold Dark Matter” by Denisse Córdova @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

2nd Place — “Web Slinger” by Athena Dang @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

3rd Place — “Can You See What I See?” by Michael Dancy @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

Ninth Grade — Science Knowledge Bowl

1st Place — Iván Huerta & Gilbert López @ Nimitz Ninth Grade School

2nd Place — Jernie de la Cruz Rideb & Charles Williams @ Victory Early College High School

3rd Place — Chloe Nguyen & Jacob Scott @ Eisenhower High School

Ninth Grade — Campus Banner Winners

Individual Projects — Nimitz Ninth Grade School

Team Projects — Nimitz Ninth Grade School

Digital Photography — Nimitz Ninth Grade School

Science Knowledge Bowl — Nimitz Ninth Grade School

 

10th-12th Grades — Individual Student Projects

Environmental Science

1st Place — “Magnetizing Oil” by Jaye Wilson @ Davis High School

3rd Place — “Kill Those Bugs” by Román Macías @ MacArthur High School

Chemistry

1st Place — “Cooking Plastic” by Jada Padilla @ Aldine High School

2nd Place — “Balloon vs. Temperature” by Nicole Le @ Eisenhower High School

Electrical & Mechanical

1st Place — “Creating Time With Wheels and Gears” by Irineo Sánchez @ Davis High School

3rd Place — “The Strength of Rosin” by Bryson Keal @ Carver High School

Mathematics

1st Place — “Determining How Thick a Coin Would Have to Be So That Landing on Its Edge is About 33%” by Alarek Santiago @ Eisenhower High School

10th-12th Grades — Student Team Projects

Life Sciences

1st Place — “Converting Fryer Oil to Biodiesel” by Marco Medina & Leonides Villatoro @ Eisenhower High School

2nd Place — “Slow Down” by Cristina Castro & Erica Cheng @ Carver High School

Engineering/Physical Sciences

1st Place — “Vortextual Nuclear Fusion” by Derian Fraga Salas & Daniel Sánchez @ MacArthur High School

2nd Place — “Overlocking CPUs” by Raymond Adams & Janet Padrón @ MacArthur High School

3rd Place — “When Potatoes Fly” by Noe Elizondo & Eduardo Lemus @ Carver High School

10th-12th Grades — Digital Photography

Life Sciences

1st Place — “Blue Monster” by Angélica Gaytán @ Davis High School

2nd Place — “My Life as Pollinator” by Brenda Chacón @ Nimitz High School

3rd Place — “Nervana” by Brian Topete @ Davis High School

Physical Sciences

1st Place — “Thigmotropism” by Debbie Bautista @ Victory Early College High School

2nd Place — “Stuck on You” by David Treviño @ Nimitz High School

3rd Place — “Lord of the Rings” by Reema Rai @ Davis High School

10th-12th Grades — Science Knowledge Bowl

1st Place — Thalía Durán & Tomás González @ Nimitz High School

2nd Place — Tom Nguyen & Kiel Fernández @ Victory Early College High School

3rd Place — Carolina Quintana & Tiara Tillis @ Victory Early College High School

10th-12th Grades — Campus Banner Winners

JASON Learning — MacArthur High School

Individual Projects — Davis High School

Team Projects — MacArthur High School

Digital Photography — Davis High School

Science Knowledge Bowl — Nimitz High School