IN NEW YORK

TO: District Science Fair Participants and Visitors

FROM: Mr. Satish Jagnandan,Administrator for Mathematics and Science (K-12)

DATE: May 28, 2008

SUBJECT: 5th Annual District-Wide Science Fair – “Go Green and KeepOur Planet Clean”

On behalf of the entire Mount Vernon City School District, it is my pleasure to welcomeeach of you to the 5th Annual District-Wide Science Fair on May 27th – 30th, 2008 atMount Vernon High School Gymnasium. Thanks to the vision of the Board ofEducation, the Annual District Wide Science Fair has become a reality for all of ourstudents across Elementary, Middle and High School levels. This year, all buildingsconducted individual Science Fairs so that the science abilities of more students would berecognized.

As I am sure you will observe first hand, we are extremely proud of all the hard work,applied creativity and unique design of each project developed by our students and lookforward to continued great success from each one of them. In these projects studentshave utilized the scientific method to solve or prove a specific research problem. Thescientific method includes the observation of a problem or question and organizedexperimentation to answer the question or solve the problem. Through this processstudents utilize and develop higher-level thinking skills.

Please join me in congratulating each participant as a "winner" in his/her own right, as wetruly celebrate academic excellence at its very best, particularly during our "special"awards and prizes recognition on Friday, May 30th, from 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM. Asdeemed appropriate by the judges, trophies will be given in grade category (Pre K, K-3,4, 5, 6, 7-8, and 9-12) for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Mount Vernon City School District willgive the following awards for overall winners:

1st Place – I-Touch 2nd Place - IPOD Nano 3rd Place - IPOD Shuffle

Thank you to all of the teachers, parents, administrators, and IBM judges for all of yoursupport involving our future scientists!

Schedule of Activities

Project Setup Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:30 AM - 2:00 PMJudging Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Thursday, May 29, 20089:00 AM - 11:30 AM9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Public Viewing Thursday, May 29, 2008Friday, May 30, 2008

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Awards Ceremony Friday, May 30, 2008 12:00 NOON - 1:00 PMExhibit Removal Friday, May 30, 2008 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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First

A science fair project is the ultimate answer to the often asked student question:"Why do I need to learn this stuff, anyway?"

It integrates, into one functional activity, virtually all of the skills and arts that areusually taught separately (sometimes not at all or without obvious "purpose") in manyschools. When brought to completion, the project is an amalgamation of reading,writing, spelling, grammar, math, statistics, ethics, logic, critical thinking, computerscience, graphic arts, scientific methodology, self-learning of one or more technical orspecialty fields, and (if the project qualifies for formal competition) public speakingand defense in front of expert judges. It is, perhaps, the only educational activity thatallows students to teach themselves, to take from the established information whatthey need to discover something exciting and new, and to identify and choose thetools that they need to conduct and conclude their project. When a student completesa science fair project, year after year, through junior and senior high school, thescience fair process yields mature, self-confident, skilled, and competitive youngleaders who have career goals and the preparation, discipline, and drive to attainthem.

Second

A science fair project can be self-validating and exciting because it is not justpractice. It involves real discovery of little known or even unknown information.

It develops personal power of importance in students, where perhaps none or littleexisted before. The project usually is based on scientific questions or interests that thestudents already have, and allows them to develop the questions independently intoformal, testable, solvable problems. When such studies are undertaken in earnest, thestudents often become driven by their projects. Learning the outcome and finding theanswer can be an electrifyingly powerful moment of discovery. It proves to students,and to others, that they were successful and that they did it on their own! The result?An ordinary student is motivated to become an excellent student, and an excellent

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student to become a scholar. Of all the programs that a school might offer a student toimprove self esteem, it seems that participation in a science fair is one sure-fire wayto build student confidence, challenge potential, and instill the incredible feeling ofindependent achievement that the successful science fair project provides.

Finally

Science fair projects can pay off in cash and open the doors of academic opportunity.

Well-done projects generally lead to competition and awards at local and regionalfairs. First-place winners at regional fairs usually have the opportunity to compete foradditional awards in the State Science Fair. Top first-place winners from junior andsenior divisions in many fairs are selected as sweepstakes winners and receive cashawards. Additionally, selected senior sweepstakes winners (the best of the best) go onto compete with other grand prize winners from throughout the world for substantialcash and scholarship prizes at the annual Intel International Science and EngineeringFair.

Perhaps most importantly, however, graduating high school students with records ofawards for original research or engineering at the regional fair and beyond, have adistinct advantage over other college applicants in being considered and accepted bythe schools of their choice. This is because science fair honors rank high among thescreening factors used by admissions officers at most top universities.

Lastly, students who participate in regional fairs have their projects evaluated by toplocal scientists from research and industry. Participants whose projects are judged tobe worthy of international competition will be judged by the top scientists of theworld. Imagine your student discussing a project with a Nobel Prize winner. Theexposure and self confidence such an opportunity generates cannot be quantified.

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”Thomas A. Edison

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Cecil H. Parker Elementary SchoolPatricia Meed, Principal

Charles Brown, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher

Juatin McBride "Do Objects Float Better inSalt Water or Fresh Water"

KG – Ms. Graham

Class Projects "What makes a Kite Fly?1G – Ms.Garner

1N – Mr. NewbeyRashawn Jarrett How Does A Tooth Decay 2S – Ms. ScaglioneAmeer Ainsworth How Do Seeds Travel? 3H – Ms. HillSydnie Heslop "How to Make an Egg Float" 3H – Ms. HillMichael Hillary "Pencil Resistor" 4K – Ms. KearnsNaresh Isidore “Go Green Save The Plants 4K – Ms. KearnsShadae Sims How to Grow Slacticide? 5M – Ms. Marino

Diamond Cooper "Electric Generator" 6CF – Mr. CoverdaleRonnice Potteat "The Incredible Egg" 6H – Ms. Hobson

Graham Elementary SchoolNatasha Hunter-McGregor, Principal

Simon Oliver, Assistant PrincipalBrian Pritchett, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project Color Changing Carnations K – Ms. Capolino /

Ms. StrozzaClass Project Model Building 1M – Mrs. MessingClass Project Beavers 2DB – Mrs. DebellisClass Project Animal Habitats 2L – Mrs. LishClass Project Leaf Pressing 3H – Ms. HallClass Project Volcanoes 3-5K – Mrs. King

A.J. BurgessKaron Findley

Zacharias Faulkner

Acid Rain The Inside Danger 5C – Mrs. Crouch

Juan Ondo Solubility of Water 5F – Mrs. FoggShanelle Franceschi 5F – Mrs. FoggMonisha Jefferson

Taja LillardDensity of Liquids 6H – Mrs. Henderson

Desiree CampbellSedonia LakeKendra Baxter

Splitting Water into Hydrogenand Oxygen

6H – Mrs. Henderson

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to successwhen they gave up.”Thomas A. Edison

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Columbus Elementary SchoolPeter Ragaglia, Principal

Barbara Pisano, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project Dancing Raisins KA – Ms. Nicolau

Class Project How Plant’s Grow KC – Mrs. Dunn

Zanahya Baldwin What Are Insects? 1S – Ms. Smith

Jelani Williams How Plants Grow 1S – Ms. Smith

Melany Nunes It’s a Gas 2H – Ms. Hogan

Yuel Rivera Scent Can 2H – Ms. Hogan

Navina Mangal Corrugated Craziness 2H – Ms. Hogan

Naje Lovell

Tifany Ferreira

Manual Ramos

Cloud Formation 2R – Mrs. Rizzetta

Jade Thompson Soap Fueled Boat 3G – Ms. Gnerre

Naomi Cooke Starchy Foods 3G – Ms. Gnerre

Nicholas Rammouth Will Electricity FlowThrough Water?

3V – Mrs. Garufi

Jael Maza The Doorbell System 4L – Ms. Mason

Nicole Chavez Super Cooling Water 5B – Mrs. Boykin

Kory Henry Electromagnetism 5R – Mrs. DePaul

Briant Illescas

Javier Gomez

Arturo Lua

Coca Cola and Mentos 5R – Mrs. DePaul

Avidan Herrera Oil Slick 6C – Mrs. Caro

Randy Nandlall Crunch Your Breakfast 6G – Mr. Green

Larissa Santos Weed Attack 6P – Ms. Persempieri

Mariana Pizzol Heart Restart 6P – Ms. Persempieri

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”Thomas A. Edison

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Edward Williams Elementary SchoolErnest Gregg, Principal

Jamal Doggett, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher

Project Class Ocean Habitat 1U – Ms. UsiniProject Class Insect or Not? 2C – Ms. CelzoTahrieq Koonce Human Arm Model 3B – Ms. Beliemeier

Iesha Locke Penny Polisher 3R – Ms. RodriguezNate Grant How Does Food Age? 3R – Ms. Rodriguez

Eclieze Vasquez Balloon Expansion 3R – Ms. RodriguezOdalis Cordero The Human Ear 4C – Ms. ColeHadiya Ali How the Human Eye Works? 4C – Ms. ColeSelam Dixon How to make Incense 4M – Mr. McCallShawn Cobb The Sun and Planets of Our Solar

System5C – Ms. Chambers

Gabrielle Harrison Erosion 5C – Ms. ChambersAlayzia Miller How to Make Cauldron Bubbles 5C – Ms. Chambers

Grimes Elementary SchoolFrances Lightsy, Principal

Leon Thomas, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project What Makes a Bird a Bird? 1G – Mrs. Graham

Class Project Rainforest 2D – Ms. Douglas

Class Project Bacteria Busters 2E – Mrs. Eikamp

Amanda Grant Cover That Mouth! 3M – Ms. Hall

Tanesha Short Erosions 4CR – Mrs.Copeland-Robinson

Arthur Porter IV The Solar System 4W – Ms.Williamson

Ebony Jackson Air Transportation 4W – Ms.Williamson

Dutchess Afrane The Digestive System 4WAS – Mrs.Warnock

Paul Sylvester What is Light? 5F – Mrs. Felder

Eustace Barnes The Paper Airplane 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant

Alize’ Roberson The Hurricane Eye 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant

Damion Graham Dark Pennies 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant

Satishe Henry Illusions 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant

Martina Campbell Colored Milk 5BLJ – Mrs. Bryant

Jade Grant Are You Right Sided or Left Sided? 5R – Mr. Reid

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”Thomas A. Edison

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Hamilton Elementary SchoolNick DeFreitas, Principal

Marie Valentine, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher

Class Project Leaf Hunters KP – Ms. PanteClass Project What Cleans a Penny Best? 1J – Ms. JacobsonClass Project Can Spaghetti Dance? 2D – Ms. DenningClass Project Muscle Movement 2C – Ms. Chinea

Christof Khan Removal of an egg shell withoutcracking it

3G – Ms. Gandarias

Carlton Naughton Guitar 4B – Ms. BarbutoMalika Thompson Human Brain 4F – Ms. FiorinoEmily DaSilva Which chocolate will melt first? 4F – Ms. FiorinoLucas Oliviera Rock and Minerals 4F – Ms. Fiorino

Shankar Ramkellewan Lettuce and Hair 5A – Ms. AtterberryJoyia Grant Lemon Voltage 5B – Ms. BaileyCarlos GonzalezJoao Pires

Lighting a light bulb with a 6Vbattery

6C – Mr. Matanzo

Pablo Sandoval Smell vs. Taste 6C – Mr. MatanzoRoberto Martinez

Fransisco DiazTricky Bottle 6C – Mr. Matanzo

Paola Ochoa Breaking Tension 6C – Mr. MatanzoKerisha Lewis

Courtney WallaceThe Big Meltdown 6M – Ms. Moss

Javaghn WhiteDevante JamesMichael Johnson

Water Rocket 6M – Ms. Moss

Tayana Franco Solar System 6R – Mr. Randall

“There's a way to do it better - find it.”Thomas A. Edison

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William H. Holmes Elementary SchoolLouis Cioffi, Principal

Rickie Stanley, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher

Grade Project Butterflies KindergartenGrade Project Going Green 1st GradeGrade Project Rain Forest 2nd GradeAlexis Jimenez Windchime 1R – Ms. Roberts

Cheraye Chambers Pinata 1R – Ms. RobertsVictoria Small Piggy Bank & Disco Ball 1O – Ms. O’NeilDevin BeltonErin Jones

Rain Forest 2G – Ms. Guarino

Jhenayda Vargas Colors & Light 3R – Ms. RoccoJennifer Arizandieta Color Flowers 4C – Ms. Corraro

Rehfahehl Roberts Soils 4G – Ms. GarciaIndia Hatch Plant Growth 4R – Ms. Rinaldi

Kayasia Brown Water Turbine 5A – Mrs. AllevaGarfield Lewis Swimming 5A – Mrs. AllevaJustin Ortiz Exercise & Breathing 5A – Mrs. Alleva

Ashleigh Genus Doorbell 5F – Ms. FinchXavier Tyler Leaf Colors 5D – Mr. DeLucaNiya Rivers Bamboo 6G – Mr. Gordon

Nelson Garcia Glue 6G – Mr. GordonRami Higgins Aromatherapy 6J – Ms. JorgeOlijah Williams Oxygen 6J – Ms. Jorge

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks likework.”

Thomas A. Edison

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Longfellow Elementary SchoolLynette Harris, Principal

Cassandra Hythacinthe, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherClass Project How Temperature Affects

MagnetsKY – Mrs. Yarabek

Class Project How Water Travels Through Plants KL – Mrs. LaGrotte

Class Project Does The Amount of Time orType of Video Game Played

Affect Students’ Grades?

LP – Mrs. Lipan

Justin Esty A Magnifying Discovery 2C – Mrs. Capalbo

Class Project Watch Us Grow 2G – Ms. Gill

Kelsie Challenger Human Body: Are AllFingerprints The Same?

3G – Mrs. Gleason

Elijah Johnson Which Chewing Gum Holds ItsTaste?

3G – Mrs. Gleason

Jamar Brown Which Hands Are Bigger? 3L – Ms. LaBella

Abijah Milteer The Effects of Mentos in Soda 3W – Mrs. White Lee

Christopher Greaux Which Battery Lasts the Longest? 4CA – Ms. Cash

Victor Flack Frog Guts 4C – Mrs. Casino

Keshawna Orr How Seeds Grow 4C – Mrs. Casino

Fuquan Hills The Changes of Osmosis to AnEgg

4F – Mrs. Foley

Courtney Taylor-Domville

Save The Bay 4F – Mrs. Foley

Mikala Bell How To Make The Shell of AnEgg Fall Off Chemically?

5HA – Mrs. Haywood

Cianna Edwards Acids & Alkalis 5P – Mrs.Pizzolla

Kennedy Iwuoha Can a Concentrated Solution BeDiluted and Still Taste Good?

5P – Mrs. Pizzolla

Kimberly Roblero Which Cereal Has The MostIron?

5P – Mrs. Pizzola

Anya Patterson Little Creatures or Life SavingFishes

5P – Mrs. Pizzola

Christian Crooks Meeting Basic Needs The GreenWay

6P – Ms. Pearson

“There is far more opportunity than there is ability.”

Thomas A. Edison

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Lincoln Elementary SchoolGeorge Albano, Principal

Lyuba Sesay, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher

Class Project Magnetic Force 1P – Ms. Pereira

Class ProjectWhat make fruit ripen faster or

slower? 1W – Ms. WhiteClass Project Electromagnetic Force 1T – Ms. TrevitenLeslie Barron Paper Chromatography 3D – Mrs. DugganDante Stevens Are there bugs under your feet? 3W – Ms. Walsh

Christopher Brauer Propeller-Driven Car 3W – Ms. WalshJuwan Maynard How to build an electroscope? 4A – Mrs. Anderson

Daniela Gomes Spare Change Circus 4A – Mrs. AndersonTyler Nadesen-

GladstoneThink globally, act locally 4A – Mrs. Anderson

Ciaran Hyman-Martin Hydrogen: a good gas 4C – Ms. CurranJonathan Troche How recycled paper it made? 4G – Mrs. Gorshoff

Jakob Antunez Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! 4T – Ms. TozzoAndrew Villaranda H2O Electrolysis 5C – Ms. CostelloAndrew Ameiro Split Second 5L – Mr. LerayAnaja Williams Can you find it? 5M – Mrs. MullinsNiara Flax Can you concentrate?

The Mind Game5M – Mrs. Mullins

Joi BrownThe effect of gatorade vs.

Water on peoples’ pulse rate6B – Mrs. Bastista

Nakia Stevens

The effect of color vs. black &white stimuli on the human

memory

6B – Mrs. Bastista

Jessica HernandezWhich cleans the best?

Soap vs. Soap6R – Ms. Roberta

Devonte Banner Hovercraft 6R – Ms. Roberta

“There's a way to do it better - find it.”Thomas A. Edison

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Pennington Elementary SchoolDanielle Davis-Marrow, Principal

Wayne Nesmith, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherTaylor Ruiz The Water Cycle 3C – Ms. Castaldi

James Ishiguro Gravity Rules 3C – Ms. Castaldi

Sage Myers Carbon 3C – Ms. Castaldi

Una Cooper Which Mold Attacks Faster? 3C – Ms. Castaldi

Emily Walker Nutritional Science 4L – Mrs. Lundahl

Jane McMahon Taste Buds 4A – Mrs. Autieri

Sophie Sheehan Acid Rain 4L – Mrs. Lundahl

Adrienne Jadric My Knee Surgery 4L – Mrs. Lundahl

Nicholas Filannino Electromagnet 4A – Mrs. Autieri

Arron Fenniman Solar Panels 5M – Mrs. Lucadamo

David Jadric How Does Air Pressure ObjectsFly?

5M – Mrs. Lucadamo

Nora Donahue 5M – Mrs. Lucadamo

Callye Bolster

How Does Water PollutionEffect Fish? 5B – Mr. Barbalato

Paige Codrington 5M – Mrs. Lucadamo

Tara McLean

Floating Water

5M – Mrs. Lucadamo

Brandon Schneider Water Filtration 5W – Ms. Wheeler

Jennifer Neufeld

Lyla Rosebarwick

Dog IQ Test 6R – Ms. Usini

Safiat Adeogun 6E –Mrs. White

Shaliyah Girdner

Genes R” Us

6R – Ms. Usini

Jose Premole Global Warming 6R – Ms. Usini

Korah Turham 6R – Ms. Usini

Tyler Martin

Does Music Improve YourMemory 6R – Ms. Usini

Charis Turner Does Your Heartbeat to Music? 6R – Ms. Usini

Courtney McMahon Sky Scrapper Challenge 6C – Mr. Constantinides

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”

Thomas A. Edison

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Traphagen Elementary SchoolJoe Jordano, Principal

Barbara Schrager, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher

Alysha Shillingford The Butterfly Cycle MK – Ms. Keller

Class Project What is a Blindspot? RM – Ms. Mastropolo

Class Project The Five Senses PD – Ms. DeCarlo

Class Project Salt Sculpture KC – Ms. Challop

Class Project Invisible Plants KT – Ms. Tarpey

Class Project How Does a Frog Grow? 1C – Ms. Claye

Class Project Magnets and Heat 1L – Ms. Langton

Hassaan Karim How Bees Make Honey 2S – Ms. Sanchez

Class Project Class Project Watch a Plant Drink 2S – Ms. Sanchez

Christopher Bryan Can We Save the Earth byUsing Potatoes for Energy?

3M – Ms. Manganiello

Jason McDonald How Does a FireExtinguisher Work?

3Z – Ms. Zinman

Shaun Distant–Johnson How to Make Paper 3Z – Ms. Zinman

Tiffany Graves

Adrian Sandy

Jala Young

Asiastar Mitchell

Stop the Rot 5K – Ms. Koshak

James Yao What Digests Our Food? 5R – Ms. Rosenblum

Lucimara DaSilva Plant Stems 5R – Ms. Rosenblum

Darren Pennie Vitamin C…in Fresh orFrozen Veg.s

6G – Ms. Gilligan

Bryhanna Dunbar

Deana Remekie

What is Bacteria? 6G – Ms. Gilligan

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is alwaysto try just one more time.”

Thomas A. Edison

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AB Davis Middle SchoolMurdisia Orr, Principal

Marilyn Anderson, Assistant PrincipalJackie Campbell-Manning, Assistant Principal

Natalie Dweck, Assistant PrincipalFirst Name Last Name Project Title TeacherChris-Allyne Smith AM Transmitter Radio 7A3 – Ms. Duggan

Jeff Denis Wooden Generator Power 7A3 – Ms. DuganElsa Costa How to Inflate a Balloon with

Liquid7C2 – Ms. Palumbo /

Ms. Masajo

Dasean Summers C6Pd Defiance 7C2 – Ms. Palumbo /Ms. Masajo

Gabriella Reis Mini Monitor 7D3 – Ms. JonesCristina Alston 36 Hours Sleep Deprivation 7D4 – Ms. JonesKayla NewtonAllana Tyson

Preference v. Choice 7D4 – Ms. Jones

Dominique Angel Caffeine, Coke… Holy Smoke 7D4 – Ms. JonesTaleisha Holley Who Has the Highest Pulse 7D4 – Ms. JonesSabrina FirmoJackell Maragh

Which One Fades the Fastest? 7D4 – Ms. Jones

Michael Pizutti Charge an Ipod withElectrolytes

7D4 – Ms. Jones

Rohila Ghazal Phases of the Moon 8A3 – Ms. WhitterViviane TeotonioShaniece Johnston

How to Make a Crystal Garden 8A3 – Ms. Whitter

Sabrina Jean-BaptisteDominic Prohpete

Microorganism and Disease 8A4 – Ms. Whitter

Stephanie Ramnauth Mysterious Membranes 8B3 – Ms. SheeranBernice Gonzalez Which Detergent Work Better?

Ala LockhartBetsey Wiener

Are you Smarter than an 8thGrader?

8D3 – Ms. Whitter

Nicholas Wright The Salt Water Connection 8E1 – Ms. AshmanAlliah Jackson Bacteria, Mold Fungus 8E1 – Ms. Ashman

“There is far more opportunity than there is ability.”

Thomas A. Edison

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Longfellow Middle SchoolCleveland Person, Principal

Sheila Burns-Owens, Assistant PrincipalJoseph Leone, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Teacher

Shadia Adams Detergent vs. Water 7A – Mrs. Jefferson

Christopher Anoff Bending Light 7A – Mrs. Jefferson

Isaiah Moore The Projection of A ShootingBasketball

7A – Mrs. Jefferson

Nasya Sandy Water Purification 7A – Mrs. Jefferson

Kareen Suckoo Water Purification 7A – Mrs. Jefferson

Sonya Tareke My Lemon Battery 7A – Mrs. Jefferson

Dejah Whittingham Detergent vs. Water 7A – Mrs. Jefferson

Brandon Chinsue Memory 7B – Mrs. Brockington

Kierra Hearne The Effect of Exercise onBlood Pressure

7B – Mrs. Brockington

Ashley Johnson Battery Power 7B – Mrs. Brockington

Shannell Parker Plants and Music 7B – Mrs. Brockington

Jada Smith How Does Smell Affect Taste 7B – Mrs. Brockington

Nyrih Smith Electrons 7B – Mrs. Brockington

Teddy Beadle Electromagnets 8C – Mr. Beckerich

Tierra Burrell What is Quicksand & HowDoes it Trap People

8C – Mr. Beckerich

Aleisha Campbell What is the Best Insulation? 8C – Mr. Beckerich

Yassine El Yousfi Do Image File Types Affectthe File Size?

8C – Mr. Beckerich

Jade Hackett Liquid Density 8C – Mr. Beckerich

Renece McLean Soil or Substitute 8C – Mr. Beckerich

Jessica Nwabouku How Does Caffeine AffectBlood Pressure?

8C – Mr. Beckerich

Ariana Robinson Do Different Colors AbsorbHeat Differently?

8C – Mr. Beckerich

Fayaad Singh Hover Shoes 8C – Mr. Beckerich

Dana Sutton Making A Density Column 8C – Mr. Beckerich

Jerome Ware Solar Powered WaterDesalination

8C – Mr. Beckerich

Cameron Davis The Mozart Effect 8D – Dr. Rotolo

“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”Thomas A. Edison

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Mount Vernon High SchoolWaveline Bennett-Conroy, PrincipalDuane Christian, Assistant Principal

Severin Cornelius, Assistant PrincipalBoma Jack, Assistant Principal

Awilda Ramos, Assistant PrincipalColleen Seivright, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Class/Teacher

Olavo De Plaulo ''Electric Generator'' Biology – Ms. Carpus

Shevene Cole

Micheal Ferrerira

''Reptiles'' Biology – Ms. Carpus

Patrece Davis “Are Dandelions asEffective As CommonlyPrescribed Antibiotics”

Biology – Ms. Carpus

Jose Ochoa

Nakishore Ramkellawcean

Aviation Design - Mr.Vetere

Michael Wilson

The Green Machine''A Battery Operated Plane''

Kaheem Hutchins ''The Effects Of Music OnYour Mood''

Biology – Ms. Carpus

Margert Lee

Michael Wilson

''M&M Electric'' Biology – Ms. Carpus

Nellie Thornton High SchoolSharon Bradley, Principal

Rebecca Jones-Sutherland, Assistant PrincipalLillian Morales, Assistant Principal

First Name Last Name Project Title Class/TeacherAliyyahChristina

CampSoto

The Rubiks Cube: Does ageaffect the ability to solve a

Rubik’s Cube?

Chemistry – Mr. Yang

Eli Safaro Does paper weight affect theflight distance?

Exploration ofSciences – Ms. Fox

Shanika Williams Which substance is the bestto hold water in soil?

Exploration ofSciences – Ms. Fox

“There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.”Thomas A. Edison

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“Be courageous! Have faith! Go Forward!”Thomas A. Edison

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We've got to Save Our Planet Earth!

Oh, No! Our earth is in trouble, and we've got to save it!

Oh, No!: Bad Facts about our earth

If you throw away 2 aluminum cans, you waste more energy than1,000,000,000 (one billion) of the world's poorest people use a day.

Making a new can from scratch uses the uses the energy equal to half a can ofgasoline.

About one third of what an average American throws out is packaging. More than 1,000,000,000 (one billion) trees are used to make disposable

diapers every year. In one minute, 50 acres of rainforest are destroyed. Some rain has a pH of 3 or 4. (which is pretty acidic, considering 7 is neutral,

not acidic, and battery acid has a pH of 1). Some fish, such as lake trout andsmallmouth bass, have trouble reproducing at a pH of 6, which is only slightlyacidic. Some clams and snails can't survive at all. Most crayfish are dead at apH of 5. You can see how bad this is for the environment.

On average, a person in the US uses energy two times more than a person inJapan or West Germany does, and 50 times more than a person in India.

About 90% of the energy used in lighting a standard (incandescent) light bulbis lost as heat.

Air conditioning uses 10 times more energy than a fan, therefore, it creates 10times the pollutants.

It takes half the output of the Alaskan pipeline to heat the air that escapes fromall the homes in the US during a year.

Cars and pick-up trucks are responsible for about 20% of the carbon dioxidereleased into the air.

There are about 500 million automobiles on the planet, burning an average of 2gallons of fuel a day. Each gallon releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into theair.

About 80% of our trash goes to landfills, 10% is incinerated, and 10% isrecycled.

Since there is little oxygen underground, where we bury our garbage, to helpbacteria eat the garbage, almost nothing happens to it. Scientists have dug intolandfills and found ears of corn still intact after 20 years, and newspapers stillreadable after 30.

The average American makes about 3.5 pounds of trash a day. In a year, the average American uses as much wood in the form of paper as the

average resident of the developing world burns as fuel.

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We've got to Save Our Planet Earth!

Oh, No! Our earth is in trouble, and we've got to save it!

26 things we can do to help:

1. Turn off lights.

2. Turn off other electric things, like TVs, stereos, and radios when not in use.

3. Use rechargeable batteries.

4. Do things manually instead of electrically, like open cans by hand.

5. Use fans instead of air conditioners.

6. In winter, wear a sweater instead of turning up your thermostat.

7. Insulate your home so you won't be cold in winter.

8. Use less hot water.

9. Whenever possible, use a bus or subway, or ride your bike or walk.

10. Try to buy organic fruits and vegetables if you're concerned aboutpesticides. (Organic food is grown without man-made fertilizers and/orpesticides).

11. Don't waste products made from forest materials.

12. Use recycled paper and/or recycle it. Reuse old papers.

13. Don't buy products that may have been made at the expense of therainforest.

14. Support products that are harvested from the rainforest but have not cutdown trees to get it.

15. Plant trees, especially if you have cut one down.

16. Get other people to help you in your cause. Make and/or join anorganization.

17. Avoid products that are used once, then thrown away.

18. Buy products with little or no packaging.

19. Encourage your grocery store sell environmentally friendly cloth bags forpeople to use when they shop, or bring your own.

20. REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE.

21. Compost.

22. Buy recycled products.

23. Don't buy pets taken from the wild.

24. If you have a good zoo nearby, (if the animals are healthy and the zoo takescare of them), support it! Especially if they help breed endangered animals.

25. Don't buy products if animals were killed to make it.

26. Cut up your six-pack rings before throwing them out.

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SPECIAL THANKS

Curriculum and Instruction Department Kevin Moore IBM Judges Mount Vernon High Schools Mount Vernon Middle Schools Mount Vernon Elementary Schools MVCSD Administrators MVCSD Teachers MVCSD Students Mount Vernon Community Mount Vernon High School Career and Technical Staff Jeff Corselo All individuals and organizations who contributed, both monetarily and

through acts of kindness, to the success of the 2007 Mount Vernon CitySchool District Science Fair.

“There are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.”Thomas A. Edison