For the first time ever, Bromfield sixth- through eighth-graders held their own science fair, March 20, separate from the high school. Awards will be listed in a future issue of the Press.
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Fiona Boutelle (right) describes to judge Karen Strickland how she cared for 60 fish and built six filtration and isolation tanks to test fishes’ ability to be trained and respond better to light or sound cues. Here’s a hint—fish don’t see that well and are not really interested in laser pointers.
Fiona Boutelle’s favorite fish, Francis the goldfish (left).
Sixth-graders Finnegan Nichols (left) and Landon Bartlett solved the mystery of “What really is in water?” using electrolysis to separate the hydrogen from the oxygen.
Oliver Deng uses an iPad to record Jack Stahl describing the experiment he and Tim Khuu performed so that it can be shared online with their classmates. Their experiment evaluated the effectiveness of different toothpastes.
Sixth-grade science teacher Adam Mackie queries seventh-grade scientists Cavanna Aldrich (left) and Annika Rodriquez about their “Thirsty Beans” experiment.
Freshman judge Bella Munoz (left) evaluates the methods used by seventh-grade science fair exhibitor Mairead Daly to determine if listening to music (Whitney Houston in particular) affects your heart rate.
Science teacher Wyatt Holt gives instructions to his seventh-graders before sending them on to evaluate and judge the sixth-graders’ exhibits.
Seventh-grader Isaac Greayer settles onto his battery-powered, portable, leaf-blower-driven hoverboard that he debuted at the Middle School Science Fair.
