{"id":50747,"date":"2014-04-16T13:46:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T18:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=50747"},"modified":"2014-04-16T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T18:46:14","slug":"science-fair-at-st-marys-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2014\/04\/16\/science-fair-at-st-marys-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Fair at St Mary\u2019s School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Douglas Heckler<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50748\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2kids1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50748 \" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" alt=\"The first place Science Fair Project; \u201cMay the Magnetic Force be with You\u201d (one group member unavailable for photo) (Photo submitted.)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2kids1.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first place Science Fair Project; \u201cMay the Magnetic Force be with You\u201d (one group member unavailable for photo) (Photo submitted.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Second Annual Science Fair was recently held at St. Mary\u2019s of the Assumption School. The students were placed into six groups that consisted of students from grades 4 through 6, with a 6<sup>th<\/sup> grade student as the group leader.<\/p>\n<p>Students were challenged to find a project that has affected society in a positive or negative way and to develop the scientific method that demonstrates the impact of their project on society. Students worked on their projects for six weeks at school and among group member\u2019s homes. As the event drew near, students\u2019 anticipation grew for the presentation of their project and poster boards.<\/p>\n<p>Three judges scored the projects: Taylor Loomis, Denny Hesseling, and Dan Finch. After the scores were tallied by Dustin Hesseling (6<sup>th<\/sup> grade teacher), two groups\u2019 projects emerged as winners. In first place was \u201cMay The Magnetic Force Be With You (Homopolar Motor)\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0and in second place, \u201cThe Heat Beneath Your Feet (Geothermal Energy)\u201d project.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50749\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/4kids.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50749 \" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" alt=\" \u201cThe Heat Beneath Your Feet\u201d project took second place at the St Mary of the Assumption Science Fair. (Photo submitted.)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/4kids.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cThe Heat Beneath Your Feet\u201d project took second place at the St Mary of the Assumption Science Fair. (Photo submitted.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Douglas Heckler The Second Annual Science Fair was recently held at St. Mary\u2019s of the Assumption School. The students were placed into six groups that consisted of students from grades 4 through 6, with a 6th grade student as the group leader. 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