2025 Science Expo!

The annual Science Fair/Expo has finally arrived! 7th and 8th grade students have been preparing for this event since early September by researching, experimenting, and creating posters to present and share in front of others. Karly Lynch, the seventh grade life science teacher, started preparing her students in the early weeks of September by getting them thinking about what they wanted to research. Alex Al-Hujazi did the same with his 8th grade classes.

The first thing students did was research what type of project they wanted to do. Students could choose between an experiment, demo, research paper, or a human experiment. After figuring out what they wanted to do, they started researching their project.  Keeley Gardner and yours truly decided to do our project on “What Liquids Affect The Browning Of Apples.” We researched oxidation and reaction and other experiments that were similar to ours.

Once the students finished researching, the kids that were doing an experiment conducted their experiments. After everyone finished their experiments, students moved onto the writing part. This consisted of an introduction, procedures, results, discussion/conclusion, and lastly their bibliography. The writing portion took the longest because each student had to revise and check over their work to make sure it all made sense.

The last part of the project was creating a board. Students worked on the board until winter break, when it was due. After winter break, they worked on presenting  projects to classmates and teachers to get ready for the Science Expo.

January 16 was the night that the 7th and 8th graders presented their projects to friends, family, and teachers. The 7th graders presented their projects from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, while the 8th graders presented from 7:00 to 8:30. Each student went to the assigned room where their posters were waiting. Each student stood by their board and waited for people to come and look at their projects.

The 2025 Science Expo was a great experience for all students and was very successful. Make sure you stop by next year to see more exciting science projects created by students!