The Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair was held on March 26th and 27th at the BYU Conference Center. Nebo had 145 students participate at the Central Utah Fair.
The following awards were presented to Nebo School District students:
ELEMENTARY AWARDS (5th & 6th Grade)
Grand Awards
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Award
Diamond Fork Middle: Peter Rosenvall, Coal Powered Battery
Maple Grove Middle: Brielle Hughes & Lexie Heier, Blown Away
Valley View Middle: Maxwell Moncur, Magnetic Cleanup
Spring Canyon Middle: Caleb Buck & Marco Figueroa Flores, The Faraday Effect
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Berkley Kunzler & Elena Weech, The Science of Orbeez
Sage Creek Elementary: Samuel Poulsen, What Battery Brand Lasts The Longest
Category Grand Awards
Computer Science
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Benson Montgomery, Virtual Watchdog
Product Testing and Consumer Science
Sage Creek Elementary: Samuel Poulsen, What Battery Brand Lasts The Longest
Category Awards 1st Place
Chemistry
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Anika Dirkmaat & Scarlett Stratton, Turn Milk into Plastic
Earth & Environmental Science
Valley View Middle: Maxwell Moncur, Magnetic Cleanup
Engineering
Spring Canyon Middle: Caleb Buck & Marco Figueroa Flores, The Faraday Effect
Life Science
Park View Elementary: Weston Hyatt, The Science of Plants and Music
Physics, Astronomy, & Mathematics
Sage Creek Elementary: Elena Cooper, Best Grain for Heat Packs
Product Testing & Consumer Science
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Ethan Pratt, Shark Teeth as a Human Replacement Tooth
Park View Elementary: Ian Niepraschk & Leo Niepraschk, Which LED Bulbs Should I Buy?
Spanish Oaks Elementary: Leila Fawson, Yarn: Soft and Strong?
Category Awards 2nd Place
Chemistry
Rees Elementary: Emery Fox, Jell-0: What will make it stronger?
Spanish Oaks Elementary: Parker Miller, The Heat Is On
Earth & Environmental Science
Maple Ridge Elementary: Isannah Burgener & Lillian Heaps, Mixing up a big problem: a study on ocean hazards
Maple Grove Middle School: Brielle Hughes & Lexie Heier, Blown Away
Engineering
Spanish Oaks Elementary: Cora Kincaid, Kick Distance vs. Ball Pressure
Maple Ridge Elementary, Landrie Willson & Madeleine Bezzant, Study on Aerodynamics
Life Science
Spanish Oaks Elementary: Kruz Craigle, Are Dogs Mouths Cleaner Than Humans?
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Jackson Jones, Color Filtered Plant Growth
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Brynn Hale & Madelyn Moody, Does the Scent of Hand Soap Change How Well it Cleans Your Hands?
Product Testing & Consumer Science
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Ellie Jackman, Do batteries work better hot or cold?
Sage Creek Elementary: Kimber Rawle, What sleep agent will give me the greatest amount of deep sleep?
Sage Creek Elementary: Solana Tinoco, What brand of paper towel is most absorbent?
Riverview Elementary: Quade Cannon, Toothpaste
Category Awards 3rd Place
Chemistry
Riverview Elementary: Eva Brinton, Oil vs. Water
Spanish Oaks Elementary: Ryler Butterfield, Do sugar crystals grow better in tap water or distilled water?
Park View Elementary: Lilly Moore, Will it Rust?
Sierra Bonita Elementary: Liam Knudsen, Fizz, pop, fly exploring chemical reactions
Diamond Fork Middle: Peter Rosenvall, Coal Powered Battery
Earth & Environmental Science
Diamond Fork Jr. High: Jacob Berrett, Optimal Landscapes for Wind Energy
Engineering
Sage Creek Elementary: Peter Cummings, The Penny Alarm
Life Science
Sage Creek Elementary: Ryan Hoerter, Can White Eyes Be Passed On To The Next Generation Of Fruit Flies
Physics, Astronomy, & Mathematics
Spring Canyon Middle: Benson Wilson & Maverick Allred, Hue Knew?
East Meadows Elementary: Cooper Shelley, Exit Velocity
East Meadows Elementary: Lincoln McBride, Size Matters
Product Testing & Consumer Science
Spanish Oaks Elementary: Kamryn McDaniel, How Much is in Your Diaper?
Park View Elementary: Tate Rogers, Nobody Likes Their Cocoa, Cold!
Canyon Elementary: David Priego & Milo Irvine, Clean Hands vs Dirty Hands
Sage Creek Elementary: Josie Jay, Can Medicine Bottles Protect Children from Harmful Medications?
Rees Elementary: Piper Shelton, The Impact of Different Heat Protectants
Special Awards
PRESENTATION: Sierra Bonita Elementary: Ethan Pratt, Shark Teeth as a Human Replacement Tooth
MICROSCOPY: Maple Ridge Elementary: Myron Macdonald, Blood Transfusion
RESEARCH DESIGN: Spanish Oaks Elementary: Hannah Higgs, Scorpion Population Densities Near Topaz Mountain
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL: Rees Elementary: Aspyn Graves, Enzymatic Browning
US Navy/Marine Corps: Rees Elementary: Piper Shelton, The Impact of Different Heat Protectants
US Metric Award: Barnett Elementary: Brantley Barbone,
Thermal conductivity