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Hilltop fourth-graders experiment for Science Fair
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Hilltop Elementary School fourth-graders Ali Shalash and Logan Cayavec conducted Science Fair projects and displayed their results during the school’s fair on May 22.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Hilltop Elementary School fourth-graders had fun displaying and explaining the results of their science projects at the school’s annual Science Fair on May 22.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A group of Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade students displayed and explained the results of their science projects during the school’s annual Science Fair on May 22.
By ABBY SLANKER
Fourth-grade students at Hilltop Elementary School brought out their inner scientist during the school’s annual Science Fair May 22. The students put their experiments and results on display for family, friends and fellow Hilltoppers in the school’s gymnasium.
The students worked on their projects and were guided step-by-step by their fourth-grade teachers.
Each student was required to conduct a scientific experiment on a topic that interested them and were then asked to create a display board describing their experiment.
Each display included the project’s problem to be solved, the student’s hypothesis, the materials used, the procedure of the experiment, the results and a conclusion in which the student stated if the hypothesis was correct or incorrect and what he or she had learned from the experiment.
Students could also include photos of themselves conducting their experiment, charts, diagrams, illustrations, histograms and graphs on their displays. Several also had hands-on demonstrations.
The students stood by their display board in the gym and were available to explain their projects to attendees and fellow students and answer any questions they may have had concerning their topic.
The fourth-graders chose a variety of topics, such as: Which brand of nail polish chipped first?; Which napkin is most absorbent?; Can an egg float?; Will fruits or vegetables produce a charge?; Which popcorn brand pops the most kernels? and Which brand of golf balls goes the furthest?
Each student received a red participant ribbon from their teacher to hang on their display boards and take home as a souvenir from their science fair.