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