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The fourth annual Science Fair has outgrown the media center and has moved to the cafeteria to accommodate all 130 entries. On Monday, January 22, RMS students displayed their projects for judging and a chance to progress to regional competition. The judges chose four first place winners, each representing a different field of science. Winners of the science fair have the opportunity to win scholarships, cash awards, and scholarly recognition should they advance through the local, regional, and state level fairs. First prize for behavioral and social science went to Sania Tharani for her project on the popularity of gifted and non-gifted teens. Student Nick Diaz claimed first place in Physical Science with his study of weight's effect on solar car performance. Student Heather Donaghy won first place in Life Science for her investigation on Gatorade vs. water, and the effects on fitness running. Eighth graders Peggy Chambers and Rachel Greene won the top engineering prize for their robotic arm. Marie Ferreire won first place in earth science with her water purification project. And in computer science, Danniel Angulo won for his study of artificial intelligence and pong. A complete list of winners appears below. The RMS Science Fair was started in 2004 by 8th grade science teacher Rick Frey. RMS holds the only Science and Engineering Fair for middle school in Gwinnett County. Fourth Annual RMS Science and Engineering Fair 2007 Winners Behavioral and Social Science First Place Sania Tharani-Popularity of Gifted and Non-gifted Teens Second Place Saysha Jackson- Memory and Age Tommy Wages- Color’s effect on Memory Third Place Brittany Uhniat- Music’s effect on Reading Comprehension Carly Brown- The Stroop effect on age Honorable Mention Sarah Lebaron- Learning Incentives on Children Kasey Kavanaugh- Fashion and its Behavorial Effects Rhett Henry- Current Events in Science:Teens vs Adults Felecia Payne-Science Test Performance: Teens vs Adults Computer Science First Science Danniel Angulo - Artificial Intelligence and Pong Second Place Alex Riccetti – Creating Clay Animation Third Place Tram Lee –Designing a Computerized Puzzle Game Earth Science First Place - Marie Ferreire – Water Purification Second Place – Gesell Pena – Sand Types for Sand Bags Third Place Alyssa Munck – Land development’s effect on Water Chemistry Honorable Mention Michael Mahoney – Purity of Rain Water Engineering Projects First Place Peggy Chambers; Rachel Greene – Robotic Arm Second Place Eileen Dilks - Magnetic Levitation Device Third Place Angela Adeleke – Mini-battery Charger Michael Muller – Radio Life Science First Place Heather Donaghy – Gatorade vs. water; effects on fitness running Second Place Talia Gonzalez - Plant Growth Third Place Kaylyn Andrews – Phosphate’s effect on aquatic Plants Honorable Mention Ashlyn Arp – Fingerprint Similarities in Families Faith Dominie; Erin Landress – Colored Light and Plant Growth Anna Gehle – Colored light and Plant Growth Physical Science First Place Nick Diaz – Weight’s effect on Solar Car Performance Second Place Jeffery Griffith – Electricity production from edible items Brady Hammond – Weight’s effect on projectile distance on trebuchet Third Place Daniel Gehle – Tower designs’ effect on strength Honorable Mention Pryia Malhorta – Conductivity of acid-based citrus fruits Paul Balta; Ryan Riche – electromagnets Rameez Mirza – Mentos and soda Erick Vale – Recording on Wire ]]> Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:18:00 GMT