Hartford Public School’s 21st Annual Citywide Science Fair District Winners

From “How Animals Stay Warm” to “Electrical Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell” these students worked hard to achieve first, second or third place at the Hartford Public School’s 21st Annual Citywide Science Fair cosponsored by SINA.


Future scientist from kindergarten to high school brought their experiments to Annie Fisher/STEM Magnet School in Hartford, CT on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.  More than 100 judges judged this year including 50 from SINA’s member institutions. The winners were awarded on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Connecticut Science Center. The scholars had the privilege of hearing from Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D, a nationally and internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon, engineer, and administrator. They also received gift cards, trophies, and award certificates.

And here they are:

AF STEM
George Zell, Perpetual Magnetic Power Generator

Ms. Wright’s Class, Save the World With Color

Capital Prep’
Ihlan Braxton & Anastasia Wilson, Music and Heartrate

Marquise Clarke, Luminol

Sophie Lee, Batteries and Temperature

Classical Magnet
Jordan Kunzika & Haley Troy, Electrical Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell

T.J. Noel-Sullivan, Keeping Warm

Dwight-Bellizzi
Ms. Leah Fleeting’s Class, The Invincible Soap Bottle

Environmental Magnet
Kathy Martinez, Fruit Fly Don’t Bother Me

Nick Watrous, Molding Scientists

Environmental Sciences
Micah Gernander, Rising Radishes

Ms Stephanie Kuckel’s Class, Hungry, Hungry, Macros

HMTCA
Amrit Parmanand, Angling for Energy

Kennelly
Mrs. Gilson, Balloon Jets

Kinsella
Mrs. Bendeau’s Class, Acids and Bases: Testing Different Foods

Meghan Higgins & Nayeli Diaz-Doran, Does Soap Really Work?

Jessica Paxi, The Big Bounce

Hanah Katzman, Highlighted Logic

Grace Hinckley, Who’s Afraid of the Acid Rain?

NCLA (Naylor)
Mrs. Goulette’s Class, Magical Magnets

Parkville
Mrs. Cruz-Velez’s Class, Which Popcorn Pops Best?

Sanchez
Mr. McHugh, Nothing to sneeze at

Mr. Wood’s Class, Super Absorbency

Jadiel Crespo & Gabriel Rivera, Apsorption of oil spills on water

Estepahanie Aldas & Ahnyeli Baez, The Stroop Effect

SMSA
Taylor Nogiec, Dirty Ducks

Michael Nguyen, Slick Solutions

Richard Medina & Cade Cannon, Soakin’ Soybeans

UHSSE
Naseeb Mirza, Effect of Temperature on Athletic Performance

Stephanie Ortiz, What Affects Blood Pressure?

Tyrell Henderson, Nose Cone vs. Rocket Altitude

West Middle
Ms. Cavallo, How Animals Stay Warm

Wish
Jonathan Nunez & Wilfredo Robles, Stalactites & Stalagmites

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARDEES

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