By BRAD LENA
Staff writer
Nearly 100 Sandycreek Elementary School students from kindergarten through sixth grade submitted 67 projects for judging at a school science fair on Thursday.
Three students in each grade were to receive recognition for the top projects during an open house that was scheduled at the school on Thursday evening.
“All students were required to follow the scientific method of observation, hypothesis, experiments, and conclusion,” fifth-grade teacher and competition coordinator Holly Johnson said as the students’ projects were being judged.
Educators Annah Burke and Justine Zuchowski, of the 4-H Cooperative Extension of Penn State, judged K-5 projects. Franklin Area High School biology teacher Jason Ferringer judged sixth-grade projects.
Students were judged on how well their work adhered to the scientific method as well as the quality of the display, creativity, and student involvement, according to Johnson.
Participation was voluntary for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, but mandatory for all sixth-graders.
