Projects were judged in four different categories:
Exceptionally Creative
Exceptionally Informative
Exceptionally Well-Discussed
Exceptionally Well-Presented
91 out of the 101 projects were judged. Thank you to all of our volunteer judges!
Based on the judges' scores, the following students have been recognized for exceptional work:
Four-Ribbon Honorees:
Project no. 101, Henry Young, Acids and Bases/Ph Levels
Project no. 102, Heron Cozad-Schlicter, Flint and Steel
Project no. 111, Cecilia Cho, Magnetricity
Project no. 113, Cordelia Grey, Dissecting the Frog
Project no. 118, Greta Van Handel, How to Make a Light Bulb
Project no. 133, Emily Huggett and Elena Rapallini, Food Waste
Project no. 136, Haakon Joy, Popcorn Pop Off
Project no. 141, Darya Rossi, Endangered Animals
Project no. 147, Anna Rebstock, What Makes a Rainbow?
Project no. 149, Subhangee Das, The Mystery Behind Floating Eggs
Project no. 162, Erik Brovold, Owl Pellet Dissection
Project no. 180, Genevieve Lassig, Horsepower
Project no. 181, Eva Jain and Elysa Rulifson, Mirror Image
Project no. 306, Jace Wilde, Marshmallow Sling Shot
Project no. 308, Muhammad Rafan Shais, Magnificent Volcanoes
Project no. 311, Sara and Sophie Karmaliani, Tiny Terrarium
Three-Ribbon Honorees:
Project no. 103, Ephie Cozad-Slichter, Competition vs. Collaboration
Project no. 114, Gatrika Ravella, Tornadoes .
Project no. 119, Jack Johnson, What Will Slide on Ice?
Project no. 126, Addie Barmann and Nolan Barmann, Glucose Levels .
Project no. 138, Elizabeth Gabler, Bouncy Egg .
Project no. 143, Rollie Anderson, Static Electricity .
Project no. 145, Noah Wagoner, Ski vs. Board
Project no. 170, Cerena Karmaliani, Can I Have Some Water Please? .
Project no. 177, Zahir Hassan, Hot Shot or Not?
Project no. 301, Luella Velander, Husky Light Shadows .
Project no. 302, Amelia Hammer and Lydia Wheaton, Magnets .
Project no. 312, Sarvesh Anandhaganesen, Soap Powered Boat
Two-Ribbon Honorees:
Project no. 112, Kendall Gnos, Jessica Stageberg and Norah O'Connell, Gummy Bear Testing
Project no. 116, William Erlin, Jack Velander and Hunter Fey, What Causes Tooth Decay?
Project no. 122, Jane Finer, Elephant Toothpaste
Project no. 123, Caroline West and Audrey Riss, What Makes a Great Bath Bomb?
Project no. 124, Lilah Ihnat, How Does a Piano Work?
Project no. 125, Greta Ihnat, Rocks, Rocks and Only Rocks
Project no. 123, TJ Misgen, What is an AT-AT?
Project no. 130, Jake Griffing, What is the Best Way to Wash your Hands and Eliminate Most Germs?
Project no. 135, Soren Joy and Ryland Nelson, Clean Water Science
Project no. 140, Aryanna Rossi, Greenhouse Gases
Project no. 142, Clyde Anderson, Hover Car
Project no. 144, Towers and Earthquakes
Project no. 156, Cashill Carl, It's Not Cold!
Project no. 161, Isabel Gleason and Alex Mulgrew, How Clouds Make Rain
Project no. 168, Ryan and Thomas Judge, Building the Tallest Tower
Project no. 172, Cooper Shaw, Exploring the 3 States of Matter Using Bath Bombs
Project no. 173, London Oswalt, Alexis Snyder, Riddhima Shrestha, Skittle Color Science
Project no. 175, Selena Al-Ramahi, Rising Raisins
Project no. 178, Arika Setty, The Peanut Experiment
Project no. 305, Jack Meager, Digging For Fossils
One-Ribbon Honorees:
Project no. 104, Shruthi Meyyappan, What Teeth Whitening Works?
Project no. 106, Siri Gudmundson and Amelia Luger, All About Polymers
Project no. 108, Ari Prickett, Melting Chocolate Under Different Heat Sources
Project no. 109, Gilbert Grey, Rock Tumblers Rock!
Project no. 110, Chase Wilkinson, The Rubik's Cube
Project no. 115, Eva Gleason and Katherine Mulgrew, Greenhouse Effect
Project no. 129, Serena West, It's Slime Time!
Project no. 131, Judah Larson and Noah Engelkes, Naked Egg Experiment
Project no. 132, Isabella Parish and Elizabeth Hammer, Dirty Water to Clean Water
Project no. 137, Oliver Kuhn, Hidden Sugar
Project no. 146, Celia Wagoner, Mia Rivera-Gomez and Evelyn Smith, Blubber
Project no. 148, Lily Avila and Leela Halvorson, How to Blow Up a Balloon with Yeast
Project no. 150, Griffin Osborne, The Stop Motion Animation Station
Project no. 151, Patrick Gabler, Modern House Design
Project no. 152, Avni Modi and Madison Stone, Singing Glasses
Project no. 154, Matthew Schwantes, Bulbs and Batteries
Project no. 155, Reid LaFrenz, Eye Black - Form or Function?
Project no. 159, Zach Nelson, Water Rockets
Project no. 160, Bridget Williams, The History and Science of Cotton Candy
Project no. 163, Viyana Mirza Sadeghi and Avesta Mirza Sadeghi, Why Does a Balloon Shrink in Cold Air?
Project no. 164, Willow Dodson and Bella Carpenter, Saturn
Project no. 165, Claire Heelan and Will Heelan, Dirty Hands
Project no. 166, Genet Gessert and Sophia Christie, Filter Dissection
Project no. 169, Charlie Haugen, Air Cannon
Project no. 174, Ratik Jain, What is DNA and Why is it so Cool?
Project no. 179, Augie Lassig, A Green Steam Engine
Project no. 307, Will Lange and Connor Lange, Hydrophobic
Project no. 310, Isaac Balabuszko-Reay, The Science of Card Throwing
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Twelve 5th graders signed up to be the 2018 Imagination Fair & Science Expo Ambassadors. They worked with CP teacher Ashley Mohr during Leadership Block to craft presentations that were delivered to all 22 K-5 classrooms in early February. The goal of the ambassador program is to create peer-to-peer connections that will inspire younger students to get excited about science and the opportunity to participate in the IFSE.
"What inspired you to become an IFSE ambassador?"
Reid L.
I wanted to become an Imagination fair ambassador because I like sharing new exciting info to kids and I just like science.
Jake G.
I really like showing people things and I also think that the imagination fair is really fun and I want to show other people how fun it is.
Siri G.
I wanted to be an imagination fair ambassador because I love teaching kids about science.
Ollie S.
I wanted to become an Imagination fair ambassador because A; Because I want to show people how fun and rewarding Science is and B; Because I enjoy meeting new people.
Rylie N.
The reason I wanted to be a imagination fair ambassador was because I enjoy participating in the imagination Fair & Science Expo and I enjoy meeting and teaching new people.
Lucy O.
I wanted to become an IFSE ambassador because I wanted to tell people about this fair and because I think this is a super fun opportunity.
Katherine M.
I wanted to be a IFSE ambassador because I think that the IFSE is super cool, and I want to tell others about it.
Suhani L.
I wanted to be a Imagination Fair Ambassador because I like telling people what is happening and I can show people how fun it is and going to be.
Kennedy G.
What inspired me to be an imagination fair is my love for science and that I love trying new things.
Ben M.
What inspired me was that I love seeing what sparked and see into their mind.
Sarvesh A.
I really like science and doing projects. I also wanted to help people because I have a lot of experience.
Mia R.
What inspired me to be a imagination fair ambassador is i wanted to be able to tell people about the imagination fair and also i really like to do science experiments and i also like to try new things.