Science Fair Workshop

2003 Science Fair Awards

York County Science and Engineering Fair, March 14, 2003

Junior Division
Winner: Daniel Brein, York Suburban Middle School, "What are the effects of seed variety and soil type in drought tolerance of grass?" (t-test inference)

Honorable Mention: Stephen Hildebrand, York Suburban Middle School, "Which is a more effective chemical fertilizer?" (evaluation of mean differences using standard error)

Senior Division
Winner: Jeff Roward, Dallastown High School, "The effects of temperature and humidity on sound intensity" (interpretation of regression graphs)

Honorable Mention: Arthur Petron, Dallastown High School, "The implementation of electrohydrodynamic principles on a wind turbine" (evaluation of mean differences with standard deviation)

Honorable Mention: Heather Rishel, South Western High School, "Does an increase inthe temperature and mass of chemicals used to make rubber balls change the height the balls bounce?" (evaluation of mean differences with standard deviation and confidence intervals)

Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair, March 21, 2003

Junior Division
Winner: Isaac L. Johnson, Fairfield Middle School, "First Run Differences" (use of binomial confidence intervals)

Honorable Mention: Rivkah Blutstein, Yeshiva Academy, "On the Other Hand" (group comparisons with box plots and mean error)

Honorable Mention: Melissa McCaleb, Good Hope Middle School, "Reactions to Color" (application of ANOVA)

Senior Division
Winner ($100 US Savings Bond): Becky Fowler, Carlisle High School, "Tennis ball cannons" (evaluation of differences with dot plots, box plots, and ANOVA with multiple comparisons)

Honorable Mention: Carl Comasco, Jr., Bishop McDevitt High School, "Boundary Layer Suction" (group comparisons with ANOVA)

Honorable Mention: Rosa Nguyen, Bishop McDevitt High School, "The cumulative effect of ampicillin and UV light" (group comparisons using box plots)

Honorable Mention: Mariasol Palacios, Bishop McDevitt High School, "Bacteria overpower oil" (group comparisons with ANOVA, and regression)