ELK POINT – A total of 17 science projects created by 25 Elk Point Elementary School students from grade three to six went before judges Michelle Zarowny and Albin Leaf last Tuesday, with three of the projects, created by five students, earning awards of excellence.
Two of the winning projects were created by teams, Grade 3 students Landon St. Arnault and Walker Phillips explaining the how and why of ‘The Bouncing Egg’ and Grade 5 students Lennox St. Arnault and Stetson Reynolds exploring the possibilities of ‘Batman’s Zip Line’, while the third was the creation of Grade 4 student Mya Letawsky, who explained ‘The Effect of Activity on Heart Rate and Oxygen Levels’ in her display.
Also participating from Grade 3 were solo scientists Madison Bannister and Raihan Singh and teams AJ Olinan and Nolan Dones-Janzen, Allie Webb and Saya Theriault. Grade 4 scientists Morgan Vaters, Aspyn Kelly and Bryan Tetlock and the team of Alexander Habiak and Alayah Odynski, Grade 5 teams of Jasmine Merkel and Gracie Nelson and Sam Franklin and Lee Barstad and individual entrant Kyla LaPointe and Grade 6 students Ethan Lorenson, Nicholas Habiak and teammates Ava Letawsky and Savannah Erickson also challenged the judges with a wide array of interesting projects that ranged from a ‘Gummy Bear Lab’ to the results of a farm-based experiment answering the questions, “Does No-Till Retain More Moisture?’ and ‘What Would it Take to Create a Self-driving Robot Using Computer Skills?’
Two eye-catching group displays came from Mrs. Woods’ Kindergarten class, who shared their experiences from ‘Our Winter Walk’ and Mrs. Earle’s Grade ¾ class, who created a variety of wheeled conveyances from everything from thread spools to cottage cheese tub lids to carry items from balloons to water bottles.
The annual Scholastic Book Fair and the opportunity for Student-Led Conferences were also part of the March 5 event.
