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Hilltop fourth-graders experiment with science
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade student answered the question "Does bread mold faster on the counter or in the refrigerator?" for the school’s annual Science Fair on May 27.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade student experimented on whether hot or cold water boils fastest for her science project for the school’s annual Science Fair on May 27.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade student had fun with her display, which conveyed her science experiment results at the school’s annual Science Fair on May 27.
By ABBY SLANKER
Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade students put on their proverbial white lab coats as they prepared their experiments for the school’s annual Science Fair on May 27. 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 boards 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 topics.
The fourth-graders chose a variety of topics, such as: “What keeps apples from browning?,” “Which boils faster - hot water or cold water?,” “Which type of chocolate melts faster?,” “Which type of pop is most damaging to teeth?,” “Does bread mold faster on the counter or in the refrigerator?,” “Which M&M color melts fastest in the microwave?,” “Does pasta cook faster with salt?,” “Which stain remover works best?,” and “Which solution makes the biggest bubble?”
Each student received a red participant ribbon from their teacher to hang on their display boards and take home as a souvenir from the science fair.