by Julie Mueller Garretson Middle School Science
The 16th Annual Garretson Middle School/High School Science Fair was held Monday, February 26, 2018. Eighty-four middle school students and one high school student participated in the science fair.
Winning 1st place honors in Animal Science was Drew Pederson with his project “Does the Length of Gestation Vary Between Bull & Heifer Calves?” A red ribbon and second place went to Julia Mosley and Dakota Olund with a project on animal camouflage entitled “M & M Survival Challenge.” Rounding out the Animal Science division was Jenna Wastell and Chris Wynia earning 3rd and white with “How to Make Toys for Cats.”
“Do You See What Eye See?” by Morgan Damman, Kayla Genzlinger, and Anna Jones took first place honors with a blue in the Behavioral Sciences. A red ribbon and second went to Julia Larson’s “Can Adults Pass a Middle School Test?” Third place with a red went to Sami Kruger and Aliyah Leedy’s “How Does Fear Change with Age?,” and Amber Hulscher took fourth with a red on “Pinocchio’s Arm: A Lie Detector!”
“Butter Battles” by Madi Decker won the Biochemistry - Food Science Emphasis division.
Also earning blues and second was the team of Jazmine Osberg and Grace Panning with “Gluten Free vs. Taste Buds” and Noel Johnson’s “How Greasy are Your Potato Chips?” The team of Peyton Beckman and Grace Hove’s “Brownies” also earned a blue and third. Tying for 4th place with reds were Raegan Altman and Logan Bly with “Homemade Ice Cream” and the team of Maverick Houg, Acen Olson, and Tryston Olund with “Vinegar’s Effects on Food” and Samantha Shellum, Erin Steen, and Mataya Trower’s “Chemistry of Ice- Cream Making.” Joy Fry and Morgan Moritz’s “Cupcake Differences” took 5th and red. In 6th with a white was Hunter Abraham and Peyton Abraham with “Putting Brand Popcorn to the Test.” “Strawberries in Acids” by Chloe Flahaven, Bryce Stoterau, and Dustyn Winter- ton earned 7th and white.
“Which Type of Carpet Fiber is Most Stain Resistant?” by Isaiah Gnadt won the Chemistry category. Also earning a blue and taking second were Dylan Jessen and Joe Sundvold with “Sugar Explosion”. “Veggie Power” by Connor Bertotti earned third and blue. Katie Hanson’s “Bouncing Eggs” was fourth and blue, Zach Uhl’s “Potato vs. Lemon” was fifth and blue, and Olivia Mullin rounded out the blues with her 6th place project “Bouncy Polymer Chemistry.”
In the reds and 7th were Jaelyn Benson, Mya Long, and Chloe Schleuter with “Bath (Continued on Page 2 of the online edition!)
