St. John Students Attending the Big Springs Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Case Erwin: “A Comparison in Haemonchus contortus Fecal Egg Counts Between Three Different Organic
Parasite Prevention Strategies in Genetically Selected Adult Boer Goats.”
Zachary Mayfield: “Ocean Acidification: How Does it Affect
Marine Life?”
Brittany Billmeier: “Deterring Drosophila: Can Caffeine be Used as a Pesticide and
Reduce the Reproductive Success of Drosophila
melanogaster Offspring?”
Piercen Mendola: “Does Size Matter: Does the Gauge of Wire Affect the Amount of
Power That is Made by a Magnet-Coil Generator?
Gia Vitale: “Sun vs. Wind Face Off: Which is a Better Power Source for Ocala, FL?
Elementary: Our Little Saint Scientists
K-5: “Do Plants
Breathe?”
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| Sam Morrison shows off the 5th grade science project |
2nd Grade:
“How Many Peanuts are in One Shell?”
3rd Grade:
“How Does Acid Rain Affect Living Things?”
4th Grade:
“Bread Molds”
5th Grade:
“Antwiches: Will Ants Eat Every
Part of a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich or Will They Only Eat Certain
Parts?”
High School
Projects
1st Place:
Case Erwin: “A Comparison in Haemonchus contortus Fecal Egg Counts Between Three Different
Organic Parasite Prevention Strategies in Genetically Selected Adult Boer
Goats.”
Zachary Mayfield: “Ocean Acidification: How Does it Affect
Marine Life?”
Abbey Bryant: “Which Will Sprout First?”
Jennifer Bollinger: “Clutch”
Walker Wilhelm: “You Say Potato, I Say Cannon”
2nd Place:
Joshua Howard: “Strength vs. Science”
Heather Fisher: “Left or Right Pawed”
Amelia Whinnen: “Designed for Chaos”
Christopher
Tessmann: “Blowing in the Wind”
Marit Biemond: “Do Energy Drinks Affect a Person’s
Reaction Time?”
3rd Place:
Michael Colquitt: “Factors Affecting Successful Shot
Probability”
Cassidy Locay: “Balance to the Beat”
Joseph Pacifici: “Gel Electrophoresis: The Power of
Separation”
Jordan Salamone: “Biomechanics of Pitching”
Brittany
Hytovick: “Got Mold?”
Honorable Mention:
Josh Martin: “Factors Affecting Shot Accuracy”
Gabriela
Cruz-Pagan: “How do Background
Noises Affect Test Scores?”
Jon Caffin: “Cleats vs. Grass”
Joe Villella: “Lung Capacity: Athlete vs. Non-Athlete”
Donnie Strouse: “Time vs. Memory”
Middle School
Projects:
1st
Place:
Brittany Billmeier: “Deterring Drosophila: Can Caffeine be Used as a Pesticide and
Reduce the Reproductive Success of Drosophila
melanogaster Offspring?”
Piercen Mendola: “Does Size Matter: Does the Gauge of Wire Affect the Amount of
Power That is Made by a Magnet-Coil Generator?
Gia Vitale: “Sun vs. Wind Face Off: Which is a Better Power Source for Ocala, FL?
Julia Rockey: Pain, Pain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day!
DJ Gunn: What
Makes the Best Insulation?
Jennifer Tomich:
Water Impurities and Electrical Conductance
Dillon Schulke:
The Accuracy of Different BB’S
Adam Morrison: What’s
the Dish with Sunlight?
Zoe Seraphim:
Fast Food Fat vs. Stomach Acid
Heather Bookbinder:
Mystery Behind M&M’s
2nd
Place:
Evan Williams:
The Fastest Flowing Liquid
Hunter Booth: The
Great Airplane Race
Margene Cutich:
Worms, Worms, Where Will They Go?
Julia Porter: How
Sensitive is your Sniffer?
Randa Lane: Eggs
and Osmosis
Jim Shepard: Nail
Magnet
Jane Todd: Tummy
Troubles
Kade Hubner:
Hover-riffic
Joe Callahan:
Pain, Pain, Go Away
Josh Bates:
Viddeo Game for the Visually Impaired
3rd
Place
Reagan Cutich: Cool,
Cooler, CoolestCarson Locker: Magnified Growth
Rhian Holliday: Fertilizer or No Fertilizer that is the Question
Savanna Sharp: Testing Tensile Strenght
Lyric Mattey: Stain Busters: Name Brand vs. Generic
Jordyn Pendarvis: Windex or Mr. Clean: Which One is Best?
Brittany Higgenbotham: This Project is Not Gluten Free!
Nathaniel Miller: The Magnificient Homemade Battery
Tori Nichols: Deep Fried Data
Charlie Humphrey: Corrosion Prevention
Honorable Mention:
Marcus Medero:
How Glow will it Go?
Matthew Di Lavore:
Thirsty Plants
Avery Brown:
Cricket Chirps
Kaileigh Skinner:
Seed Meets Soil
Katie Rodriguez:
Can You See It?
Emily Quinlan:
Nailed It!
Rosalie Moreland:
Will Vitamins Affect the Growth of a Plant?
Laine Grosvenor:
Hot or Cold?
Christen Cooper:
Which Soda is the Worst for your Teeth?
Morgan Vasquez:
Hot Baked Cookies
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