Castle Heights Students Participate in Fair Thanks to One Student’s Love for Science

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Castle Heights fourth and fifth grade students showed off their knowledge of science on Tuesday at the school’s first ever science fair.

Thanks to the recently selected Carbon High School Computer Science Sterling Scholar, Parker Humes, the science fair was held and deemed a success. Being just a junior in high school, Humes has competed in a total of 11 science fairs throughout his high school career. One of these fairs happened to be the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair.

Humes wanted to share his love of science with the young students at Castle Heights which is where he attended elementary school.

Fellow Sterling Scholars assisted Humes with the science fair. Elley Cowdell, Sterling Scholar of Dance, Natalia Hopes, Skilled and Technical Science Education, Alyssa Vincent, Music, Jon Banasky, Social Science and Tyler Yoklavich, Science Sterling Scholar were present to assist at the fair. They helped judge and conduct the award presentations and the awards ceremony.

According to Mr. Winfree, a teacher at Castle Heights, the science fair will become an annual event for the school. The fair was sponsored by the Castle Heights PTA, while several businesses donated time and prizes to the fair.

The winners of the science fair,  as well as businesses that donated are as follows:

Category Winners: (Each given a $5 Cold Stone Gift Card)

Category Place Name Project Title
Chemistry 1st Place Nicholas Bryner Corrosion: Does Acidity Matter?
Chemistry 2nd Place Kaden Dyreng Making Ice
Chemistry 3rd Place Makailey Porter Fruit Battery
Chemistry 3rd Place Blayr Bennett Berry Special DNA
Earth Science 1st Place Abigail Tharp What Makes Flowers Change Color?
Earth Science 2nd Place Dallin Humes Is it Better to Fertilize or Just Wet Your Plants?
Earth Science 3rd Place Ember Smith Goldie Locks and the Three Plants
Math and Computer Science 1st Place Maggie Hinckley A Penny for Your Thoughts
Medicine and Health 1st Place Hailie Nunley The Effects of My Drinks on Your Teeth?
Medicine and Health 2nd Place McKlain Lowe Bright Smiles
Physics and Astronomy 1st Place Cooper Huntsman How Do Parachutes Work?
Physics and Astronomy 2nd Place Sam Jensen A Meteorite Hit My House
Product Testing 1st Place Carson Flores The Deflated Football Theory

 

Special Awards: (Each given a Desert Wave Pool day pass)

Name Award Project Title
Hailie Nunley Most “Egg”celent Use of Photography The Effects of My Drinks on Your Teeth
Abigail Tharp Flower Power Award What Makes Flowers Change Color?
Kaden Dyreng “COOL”est Project Making Ice
Makailey Porter Fruit Ninja™ Award Fruit Battery
Nicholas Bryner Most Likely to be Found in the BatCave Corrosion: Does Acidity Matter?
Sam Jensen Most Likely to be Found in the Fortress of Solitude A Meteorite Hit My House
Ember Smith Eco Warrior: The Most Environmentally Friendly Goldie Locks and the Three Plants
Carson Flores MVP Most Valuable Project The Deflated Football Theory
Dallin Humes The “Cup of Dirt” Award Is it Better to Fertilize or Just Wet Your Plants
Blayr Bennett Most likely to Cure Cancer Berry Special DNA
McKlain Lowe Bright Future Award Bright Smiles
Maggie Hinckley Project That Makes The Most “Cents” A Penny for Your Thoughts
Cooper Huntsman Most Helpful in the Event of a Plane Crash How Do Parachutes Work?
Maggie Hinckley Knight Award A Penny for Your Thoughts

 

Sponsored Cash Awards:

Name Award Cash Awarded Project Title
Nick Bryner Dustless Technologies Excellence in Innovation $25 Corrosion: Does Acidity Matter?
Cooper Huntsman Mortensen Construction Engineering Award $25 How Do Parachutes Work?
Blayr Bennett Castleview Hospital – Bruce Banner Award $25 Berry Special DNA
McKlain Lowe Castleview Hospital – Tony Stark Award $15 Bright Smiles
Hailie Nunley Castleview Hospital – Bill Nye Award $10 The Effects of My Drinks on Your Teeth
Makailey Porter Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 Fruit Battery
Abigail Tharp Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 What Makes Flowers Change Color?
Ember Smith Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 Goldie Locks and the Three Plants
Dallin Humes Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 Is it Better to Fertilize or Just Wet Your Plants
Maggie Hinckley Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 A Penny for Your Thoughts
Sam Jensen Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 A Meteorite Hit My House
Carson Flores Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 The Deflated Football Theory
Kaden Dyreng Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 Making Ice
Nicholas Bryner Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 Corrosion: Does Acidity Matter?
Cooper Huntsman Castleview Hospital – Upcoming Scientist Award $5 How do Parachutes Work?
Nicholas Bryner Carbon High School – Young Einstein Award – First Place $50 Corrosion: Does Acidity Matter?
Hailie Nunley Carbon High School – Young Einstein Award – Second Place $30 The Effects of My Drinks on Your Teeth
Kaden Dyreng Carbon High School – Young Einstein Award – Third Place $25 Making Ice
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