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🎉 Congratulations and thank you to our Science and Engineering Fair participants 🏆
Wed, Mar 19 8:27am

Congratulations and thank you to all our Bay Farm Science and Engineering Fair participants for making this year’s event a success! With over 110 projects and 185 student participants, we saw an amazing display of creativity and innovation in science and engineering. 🌟🧪🔬

A sincere thank you to everyone who helped bring this event to life, including our judges, volunteers, the Science and Engineering Fair Committee, and the Bay Farm School staff. Your dedication and support have been truly inspiring.

We also want to recognize the hard work and creativity behind each project board, as well as the families who supported and encouraged their children to explore the exciting world of science and engineering. Your involvement makes a lasting impact on this generation of students.

🏅Winners by Grade

Here are the winners, from Honorable Mention to First Place by grade, along with the special awards for Best Visual Design and Most Unexpected Results:

 ✴️📸 If you'd like to see photos of the Winning Boards, please reach out to Scifair@bayfarmptsa.org

Kindergarten:

  • First Place: “How do water and sun affect plant growth?’ by Adelaide Harms

  • Second Place: “Crickets Experiment” by Viktor Colaw

  • Third Place: “The Water Cycle”  by Juliana Yee

  • Third Place: “Does Smell Affect Taste?” by Adrien Harangozo

First Grade:

  • First Place: “Bayou Adventure” by Kiaan Fox

  • First Place: “Sticky Question: What Surface do Geckos Stick to Best?” by  Sawyer Parker

  • Second Place: “Garage - Flood Alarm System With Water Pumps?” by Aryan Verma

  • Second Place: “Lucky McSparkles Quest: Growing Crystals” by Kyla Taylor

  • Third Place: “What is crow’s favorite food?” by Richard Zhao

  • Third Place: “Automatic Snowball Thrower” by Floyd Williams

  • Honorable Mention: “Moonlight” by Olivia Ezquerro

  • Honorable Mention: “Save our Strawberries” by Cole Kaufman, Phoebe Garcia

Second Grade:

  • First Place: ”Testing Crow Intelligence “  by Nathan Mehra, Daniel Malkov

  • Second Place: ”What Baseball Bats are Better to Use, Lighter or Heavier? “ by Viktor Johnson

  • Third Place: ”How to make a red rose “ by Annabel Brent

  • Honorable Mention: ”Cookie Science “ by  Rosie Ruegg & Julia Sarmiento-Silva

  • Honorable Mention: ”Do lemons make electricity?” by Hue Wickstrom

Third Grade:

  • First Place: ”Eggs-ellent egg drop“ by Ashley Kail and Karissa Yee

  • Second Place: ”The Power of Electromagnetic Strength “ by Amber and Tilden Amstutz 

  • Third Place: ”Ready, set, launch!“  by Zane Jalleh

  • Honorable Mention: ”JACKPOT!“  by Ryan Huang

  • Honorable Mention: ”Wax Worms: Nature's Tiny Recyclers“ by Everly Taylor

Fourth Grade:

  • First Place: ”Bridges“  by Serena Chatterjee, Aishani Fox, Sadie Scott, Madelyn Situhardja

  • First Place: “Rust Never Sleeps” by Allison Hartman

  • Second Place: ”Nature Filter“ by Olivia La, Jua Son, Liliana Keith, Madison Lee

  • Second Place: ”Does the temperature of a pickleball impact how high it bounces? “ by Arya Ahmed

  • Third Place: ”Hydraulic Arm “ by Evan Martinez, Henry Astroth, Adalyn Smith & Jordan Chea

  • Third Place: ”Space Drop“  by Donovan Kim, Evan Devine &  Eli Mendoza

  • Honorable Mention: ”Bouncing Eggs“ by Kai Baker & River Goodier

  • Honorable Mention: ”Static Paper“  by Marc Rabaute

Fifth Grade:

  • First Place: ”How To Stop Your House From Burning“  by Alivia Truong & Ava Gauthier

  • Second Place: ”The Super-Amazing-Working Dog-Feeder 9000“  by Julian Pinto & Vania Lessinger

  • Second Place: ”Brilliant Bacteria“ by Claudia Wolfe, Edith Brent & Beryl Garcia

  • Third Place: ”Factors in Ice Cream Melting“  by Luke Ooi

  • Third Place: ”Pure Water (or is it?“  by Leila Kail, Kaitlyn Yee

  • Honorable Mention: ”Which one cleans better: Toothpaste or Baking Soda?“  by William Stokes

🌟 Special Awards

Best Visual Design 🎨 and Most Unexpected Results 🔍:
These awards are divided by grade:

  • K-1 Grade:

    • Best Visual Design: 🎨”Cookie Explosion” by Kailey Emge

    • Most Unexpected Results: 🔍 “Banana Balloon’ by Kyler Li

  • 2-3 Grade:

    • Best Visual Design: 🎨 “Testing Crow Intelligence” by Nathan Mehra and Daniel Malkov

    • Most Unexpected Results: 🔍 “Wax Worms: Nature's Tiny Recyclers” by Everly Taylor

  • 4-8 Grade:

    • Best Visual Design: 🎨”Which drink rots teeth the most?” by Hailey Sheaffer

    • Best Visual Design: 🎨”Which OJ has the most Vitamin C?”  by Clara Tran & Nora Kaney 

    • Most Unexpected Results: 🔍 “Factors in Ice Cream Melting” by Luke Ooi