Forty-Five Students Advance to Compete at State Event

Promoting science exploration and inquiry-based instruction, Island Pacific Academy (IPA) has announced the winners of its Third Annual Middle School Science Fair. Forty-five students have advanced to compete in 11 different categories at the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools¹ Science Fair on February 9 and 10, 2010.

“We’re so proud of all our students and the ingenuity they demonstrated in each of their projects”, said Dr. Dan White, headmaster at IPA. “Their creativity continues to grow, which only serves to enhance the event year after year.”

The environment and sustainability were among the popular topics of science research, which included projects titled Solar Energy, Heat and Color and Farms of the Future: Hydroponics Versus Soil.  Other categories ranged from Animal and Plant sciences to Energy and Transportation. One mathematics project, titled Video Game Addiction: Does Age Matter?, took on a favorite teen topic. Others, such as Saving Energy and Money, had a more practical bent. 

IPA Science Fair 2009-2010

Animal Sciences, Display

1. Taylor Burnett & Jennifer Fox, Chimpanzee in Our Family Tree?
2. Trevor Tseu, The Wonderful World of Sharks
3. Raven Cruz, Comeback of the Cheetah

Honorable Mention:

·         Kapena Fitzgerald, Honey Bees

·         Giovanni de Lugo, Forensic Facial Reconstruction

Chemistry, Research

Best of Category:

·         Mary Helen Gustafson & Jessica Merriman, Chlorine Green Hair

Computer Science, Display

Best of Category:

·         Salus Kim & Alexis Tom, Computer Viruses

Earth & Planetary Sciences, Display

1.        Michael Lee, How the Hawaiian Islands Are Created

2.        Gavin Cabuslay, Earth’s Merry-Go-Round

3.        Tara Norton & Erica Ohki, What is an Eclipse?

Earth & Planetary Sciences, Research

Best of Category:

·         Jenna Minami, New Moon: Telling Time with the Moon

Energy & Transportation, Display

1. Sam Coyle, How Electric Cars Can Help America
2. Andrew Labaczewski, How Electric Cars Work

Energy & Transportation, Research

Best of Category:

·         Jonathan Finucane & Nycole Mitsuyasu, Saving Energy & Money

Environmental Management, Display

1. Chelsea Robello, Landfills
2. Tyler Arakaki, The History & Bombing of Kaho’olawe

Environmental Science, Display

Best of Category:

·         Carly Leonoras, What’s Up With the Air?

Mathematical Science, Research

Best of Category:

·         Kazuo White, Video Game Addiction: Does Age Matter?

Medicine & Health Sciences, Display

1. Celina Li & Ceslie Uno, H1N1: A Deadly Pandemic
2. Kiana Fleming & Makana Gionet, Miracle Drug
3. Christopher Chen, Artificial Sweeteners

Honorable Mention:

·         Zarina Araki & Jordan Yamamoto, What Types of Diseases Do Cockroaches Carry?

Medicine & Health Sciences, Research

Best of Category:

·         Jami Alamar & Lauren Chew, At What Depth Will Composite Resin Cure?

Microbiology, Display

Best of Category

·         Bailey Dean, What is a Bacteriophage?

Physics & Astronomy, Research

1. Kate Uesugi, Does Adding a Surfactant to a Hydroponics Solution Increase Plant Growth?
2. Robyn Cabuslay, Brandon Keller, & Tyler Tasaka, Absorbing Fibers
3. Noa Bennet Chong, John Black, & Dayne Ramos, Solar Energy, Heat and Color

Plant Science, Display

Best of Category

·         Emily Moss, Venus Flytrap Growth & Lifestyle

Plant Science, Research

1. Tressa Hoppe, Vermicast v Miracle-Gro
2. Dustin Agbayani, Aaron Bahr, & Ian Schumaker, Farms of the Future: Hydroponics Vs Soil

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