The A.D. Oliver Middle School Science Fair 2006 was held May 25. It is an annual event that gives young people interested in science an opportunity to display their scientific projects to parents, teachers and the general public. Students' projects were judged on creative ability, scientific thought, thoroughness, clarity, dramatic value and skill in preparing and collecting data and in displaying their findings. This year, first place was awarded to Jessica Feathers, a sixth grader, for her project that was entitled "Does Wind Speed Variation Affect Power Generation To Produce Electricity?" She found that through building a small generator, and using wind produced by a fan at three different speeds, enough electricity was produced to light a light bulb of increasing brightness, corresponding to the increasing speed of the wind. Awards were presented to the top 10 entries out of a total of 270 entries. First place received a Polaris Telescope. All of the students' projects were on display in the A.D. Oliver Middle School gym. The awards ceremony started with introductory remarks by Patrick Siconolfi, assistant principal of the A.D. Oliver Middle School. The guest speaker, Dr. Laurie Cook of the Biological Sciences Department of SUNY Brockport, also spoke. The program ended with the presentation of the top 10 awards by Anna Marie Barclay, science department chairman. Beth Gregory was the judging chairperson; the Science Fair Committee was made up of Anna Marie Barclay, Patrick Dwyer, Joe Flanagan, Jan Johnson, Brian Meister, Mark Mrowka, Amy Phillips and Dick Satterlee. July 9, 2006 |
