On Tuesday, May 17th, The Hebrew Academy conducted its second annual Science Fair. The students had a wonderful opportunity to explore the fascinating world of scientific investigation as well as enhance their research, writing, thinking, listening and speaking skills. Each student in grades 3 through 8 was responsible for writing a research report, creating a tri-board display and making a presentation to a panel of judges about their scientific findings. The students in grades Kindergarten through 2nd made a classroom project with their teacher.
All of the students worked diligently on their projects, the results of which were amazing; and the enthusiasm with which the students made their presentations was exhilarating. We were very fortunate to have three experienced people be the judges for this event – Mr. Mayer Perline (marketing and advertising professional), Mrs. Bryant (nurse) and Miss Moseson (science teacher at Monsey Beis Chaya Mushka). All three judges made comments about how impressed they were with the knowledge that was gained by the students and how well they know the scientific investigation process.
While all of the students are winners, the following students won specific awards:
First Place: Jonathan Rubin – What is infrared light?
Second Place: Levi Alpert & Gavi Goldstein – Improving efficiency of solar panels
Third Place: Dan Alpert & David Mendelovits – Dry ice
Runners Up:
- Alex Schwartz – Which soda cleans tarnished pennies the best?
- Yael Scholle – My toothpaste "egg"speriment
- Aviel Ratson – Can an egg fit through a narrow bottle neck?
- Ribbon Awards: 2nd Grade (Research Award) – How many drops of water can fit on a penny?
- Devory Berger, Sarah Elimeliah & Devorah Leah Kotlarsky (Visual Arts Award) – Which surface has the most friction?
- Yehuda Cohen (Save the Earth Award) – Which garbage bag holds more?
- Dina Landau (Behavioral & Social Science Award) – Which optical illusion is hardest to detect?
- Kayla Shatkin (Chemistry Award) – Chemical reactions between acids and bases
- Sarah Haymov (Biology Award) – Can plants live without oxygen?
- Galit Ratson (Earth & Science Award) – How does a periscope work?
- Sam Korchnoy, Ben Mendelovits & Avi Weinberg (Engineering Award) – How does a steam engine work?
- Hudy Berger (Environmental Science Award) – How do insulators work?
- David Haymov (Mathematics Award) – Which ball bounces the highest and why?
- Rafi Feig & Sruly Kotlarsky (Medicine & Health Award) – How does an antacid help your pH level?
- 1st Grade (Physics Award) – Simple machines & how they work
All of the students that participated in our Science Fair had fun and an exciting experience!!
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