Science Fair

Landrum Middle School Science Fair 2024-25

On Friday, November, 22^nd nearly 100 Landrum Middle School students competed in the Annual Landrum Science Fair.  Over 80 projects were judged in five different categories. 

Landrum congratulates all of our student scientists!

Behavioral

1^st – Hope Newland – Does Scent Affect Memory?

2^nd –  Wylie Maron – Can Noise Affect Flavor Intensity?

2^nd – Elizabeth Curran and Loreli Cappock – Generational IQ Across the Generations

3^rd –  Grant Riegert – Does Screen Time Affect Reaction Time?

3^rd– Layla Smith – Is Doodling Beneficial to Someone’s Concentration and Memory?

H.M. – Rosalind Lee – Is that A.I.?

H.M. – Liam Hanyecz – Does Color Affect the Way You See Things?

Botany

1^st – Zuri Derisse – Does the Amount of CO₂ in Water Increase Plant Growth?

2^nd – Wyatt Jaudon – Does Detergent Affect Plant Growth?

3^rd – Kinsley Barrett – Does the Amount of Salinity in Water Affect Plant Growth?

Life Science

1st – Nathan Wolf and Theodore Connelly – The Dangers in out Oceans: pH Effect on Brine Shrimp

2^nd – Micah Day – Which Catnip Would Cats Nip If Cats Could Nip Catnip?

3^rd –  Morgan Caffrey – Do You Prefer Hot or Cold?

H.M. –  Ella Puzey and Cecilia Pereda – Fur Factors: Effect of Coat Type on Dog Shedding

H.M. – Jack Scott – How Chicken Feed Affects Eggs

H.M. – Pigs vs. Dogs: Which is More Intelligent? Catherine Mitchell and Madison Brletich

Chemistry

1^st – Logan Cherry and Christopher Franke – The Effect of Salinity Levels in Water on the Corrosion of Zinc

2^nd – Vedika Haluvadandimath and Mihika Kaggal – Sweet Science: Investigating Yeast Fermentation

3^rd – Iyla Vaughan and Ella Burke – Teeth Whitener: Effective or Not?

H.M. – Molly Delcour – Does Hair Protectant Actually Work?

Physics  

1^st –   Max Gomez and Leopold Rao – Effects of Spoiler Width on Downforce Acting Upon a Car

2^nd – Charlotte Choske – Does the Flow Rate of a Liquid Affect the Rolling Friction of a Golf Ball?   

2^nd – Zunairah Khan – How the Shape of an Object Affects the Rate at Which it Falls

3^rd – Shanmukha Pastamatla and Liam Khirsukhani – The Secrets of Ooblecks Viscosity         

H.M. –  Evan Sprout – Homerun Science

H.M. – Mina Bohsali – Does Cost Equal Quality?

H.M. – Zoey Fishman -Should It Be Printing Speed or Printing Slow?

Environmental Science

1^st – Kieren This and Campbell Hullah Sheppherd  Relationship Between Land Cover and Nitrate Pollution in Florida Springs

2^nd –  Austin Fong – How Does Deforestation Affect Water Quality in Bodies of Water?

3^rd  –  Sree Vidya Siliveri – Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorous Concentrations on the Growth and Health of Smooth Cordgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

H.M. – Mary Chase Fender – How Desalination Helps Water Scarcity

What do I need to do to participate in the Science Fair?

1. Come up with a project idea.
2. Fill out the Student entry form 2023
3. Attend Science Fair checkpoint meetings Tuesdays at 1:50 (Room 355-Mr. Anzelmo).
4. Complete background research and develop a research plan.
5. Complete all required paperwork and get project approval.
6. Conduct experiment, create presentation, and compete in the Science Fair. 

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