Elementary Science Investigative Fair
2nd through 5th graders from 58 Fort Worth ISD elementary schools participated in the Elementary Science Investigative Fair on Thursday, May 17 at the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center. More than 300 individual and team projects were on display.
Students developed "testable questions" and conducted either descriptive, comparative or exploratory investigations. The summary of their research was displayed on science fair boards for all to see.
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Congratulations to the following winners:
2nd Grade Individuals
3rd Place – Como Montessori
Jalil Wright
Project: “Racing for Speed”
2nd Place – Bill J. Elliott Elementary
Alexis Beltran
Project: “What Makes Ice Melt the Fastest?”
1st Place – J.T. Stevens Elementary
Lake Alexander
Project: “Candle Burn Time”
3rd Grade Individuals
3rd Place – South Hi Mount Elementary
Isabell Lara
Project: “I am Going to be in the Sun, What Color Shirt Should I Wear?”
2nd Place – Westcliff Elementary
Jackson Hammons
Project: “Whatever Floats Your Boat”
1st Place – H.V. Helbing Elementary
Jackson Simon
Project: “Hot Beans”
4th Grade Individuals
3rd Place – Natha Howell Elementary
Esinya Juarez
Project: “How Does Temperature Effect How High a Tennis Ball Bounces?”
2nd Place – Westpark Elementary
Crystal Penland
Project: “Wingspan Wondering”
1st Place – Alice Carlson ALC
MacKenzie Acuña-Taylor
Project: “Up Up and Away”
5th Grade Individuals
3rd Place – Lily B. Clayton Elementary
Drew Williams
Project: “Bounce It”
2nd Place – Daggett Montessori
Joseph Yun
Project: “What Soil is Best for Plant Growth?”
1st Place – Riverside ALC
Brayden Hackney
“Bombs Away”
2nd Grade Teams
3rd Place – George C. Clarke Elementary
Phoenix Aviles
Ramiro Trevino
Savannah Claudio
Alyssa Marquez
Mackenzie Ayala
Project: “Which Wings Fly Farther?”
2nd Place – Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary
Jackson Contreras
Naythen Hernandez
Miriam Aguayo
Lawrence Holloway
Project: “Does One Color of Popsicle Melt Faster?”
1st Place – Daggett Montessori
Joey Tullis
Abdu Sharaf
Project: “Do the Folds Matter?”
3rd Grade Teams
3rd Place – George C. Clarke Elementary
Vanessa Garcia
Sierra Hernandez
Kimberly Piceno
Giselle Botello
Project: “Who’s The Sun Buffer?”
2nd Place – Benbrook Elementary
Brooke Ratcliff
Bailey Ratcliff
Project:” Think Before You Drink”
1st Place – Alice Carlson ALC
Rylee Elam
Caleb Smith
Meredith Anderson
Issac Zavala
Kaylee Pena-Mirosi
Project: “Fruit Appealing”
4th Grade Teams
3rd Place – Morningside Elementary
Karina Mugilla
Olive Alvarez
Project: “Coordination Through the Ages”
2nd Place – George C. Clarke Elementary
Abraham Morales
Marcos Gutierrez
Rivers Aguilar
Martin Rodriguez
Project: “Ready, Set, Go”
1st Place – Alice Carlson ALC
Grace Beaupré
Abbey Spencer
Project: “Plants with Color”
5th Grade Teams
3rd Place – Waverly Park Elementary
Danielle Savage
Cheyenne Johnson
Project: “Yum! Yum! Yum!”
2nd Place – Alice Carlson ALC
Zoe Nichols-Payne
Anna Barnes
Gabrielle Biediger
Project: “Soil Showdown”
1st Place – Manuel Jara Elementary
Kevin Saldivar
Jorge Puebla
Edgar Puente
Project: “Grease or No Grease”
Best of Fair
Riverside ALC
Brayden Hackney – 5th grade
“Bombs Away”