This March the results of District 5 Science Day were announced, culminating in a record number of Birchwood students qualifying for the State Science Day in May for the second year in a row.
Superior Rating and State Science Day Qualifiers
Andrew Khawam (5th grade) for “How much will apples oxidize in different
conditions?”
Presley Burkholder (5th grade) for “Which variety of Amish popcorn yields the
largest percentage of kernels that pop per batch?”
Leen Salem (6th grade) for “Which combination of juices has the lowest glucose
level?”
Melanie Statsevych (6th grade) for “How does temperature affect the height of a
bouncing tennis ball?”
Caroline Lu (7th grade) for “Determination of Vitamin C concentration in
Different Types of Orange Juice using Titration”
Ishika Chand (7th grade) for “Compost vs. Fertilizer”
Adharsh Narendrakumar (8th grade) for “Semi-autonomous device that measures
and observes the capillary refill time of a patient”
Tarunika Saravanan (8th grade) for “When popped, do different colors of popcorn
leave different amounts of unpopped kernels?”
Michael Zhu (8th grade) for “Biodegradable plastic: an experiment conducted on
diverse types of biodegradable plastic to test which type can degrade the quickest and withstand the most tension.”
Aanya Lakireddy (8th grade) for “How do increasing carbon dioxide levels
affect plant germination?”
Omar Elbadawy (8th grade) for “Eco-friendly concrete admixtures on its mechanical
properties”
Brooke Gemechu (8th grade) for “Iron Man: Creating a bionic “repulsor” Gauntlet
using Myographic Technology”
Jaiden Burkholder (8th grade) “Do dryer balls really reduce drying time?”
Emerson Krauss (8th grade) for “The dissolution of different formulations of
Acetaminophen”
Isabella Bixler (8th grade) for “Making Eco-Friendly Oil Paints”
Jasmine Chen (8th grade) for “Making Bioplastic Bags”