The Oyster Bay High School science department recently hosted a seventh grade science fair in the gym. Many innovative projects were proudly displayed throughout the day and into the evening.
The judges had a difficult time selecting winners, but chose overall winners from the seventh grade as well as three winners from each of the class periods.
George Gurney won first place and the People’s Choice Award (by popular vote the evening of the Science Fair) for his project, “At what life stage does a ghost mantis have its quickest reflexes?” Sophia Polizzi earned second place for her project, “Does nose size matter?” Sky Johnson won third place for her project, “How do different fabrics absorb or react to tie-dye?” and the Most Innovative award went to Richard Murphy for “Can we improve a wi-fi signal using a parabolic dish?”
Awards were also given to winning projects by class.
The second period class winners were: April Cerami, first place, for “Which habitat do pill bugs like the most?” Johnnie Rebuth took second for “How much height to do the loop the loop?” and Juliette Gagliardi took third for “What makes ice melt faster?”
Walter Melnyk-Pinsky took first in the fifth period class for “What color light produces the most energy in a photo cell?”; Matthew Murphy took second for exploring “Will everyday powders keep away squirrels?” and Stephanie Vojvodich took third for “What do conflicting mental tasks reveal about thinking?”
In the sixth period class, Alessandra Martorella took first for “What ice has the most bacteria?” Maddie Askeland took second for “What blade design is best?”and Lauren Simak took third for “Does gender affect the way people see optical illusions?”
In the eighth period class, Aidan Danenza took first for ”Are your reflexes sharper or diminished after exercising?” Lauren Iacoviello took second for “How do different liquids affect the health of a simulated tooth?” and Isabella Gossweiler took third for “Candy Chromatography.”
In the ninth period class, Emily Wiesenfeld took first for “Which gender suffers more from apperception?” Tiffany Myers took second place for “Is your non-dominant hand more sensitive than your dominant hand?” and Cheli DeCarolis took third for “What does your eye detect first?”
