Science, engineering winners in elementary, middle schools

The information is provided by SARSEF.

Note: A list of high school winners ran in Saturday's Arizona Daily Star; look for more elementary- and middle-school winners in Monday's Star, in the Tucson & Region section.

ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Academy of Math And Science

• Group or Class Project — Teacher Georgina Bedoya: The Science of Water, Arizona Hydrological Society check

• Ashleigh Estavillo: Cheating at Baseball, SARSEF 3rd place, Pursuit of Knowledge check

• Gabriel Espino: Video Games and Blood Pressure, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 2nd place

Academy of Tucson Middle School

• Rebecca Mercer: Frozen Stalagmites, SARSEF 3rd place

• Karissa Harlow: Dairy Fat as an Insulator, SARSEF 3rd place

• Ben Vickers: Cool Junctions: Study of Thermoelectricity, Tucson Electric Power check

Agua Caliente School

• Ellie Radomsky: Which Makes the Bigger Bubble —Store-bought or Homemade Bubble Gum? SARSEF 1st place

• Laura Randles: Comparing Colors for Efficiency in Solar Hot Water Heating, Tucson Water plaque, SARSEF 2nd place

• Bryce Altenbernd: Is It Better to Put Sugar Cubes in Hot Tea or Cold Tea? SARSEF 3rd place

Alice Vail Middle School

• Serenity Tulotta, Guadalupe Edward, Ashley Johnson: Berry Cool Colors, SARSEF 2nd place

• Sarah Keating: Solar Water Heating, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination

• Jeremy Nelson: The Gravity Simulator, SARSEF 3rd place

• Victoria Sierra: Cactus Energy, SARSEF 3rd place

Anna Henry Elementary School

• Tea Bravo, Savannah Lofty: Green Decomposing to Help Our Dumps, SARSEF 2nd place

• Juliana Bravo: Water Vitamins & Plants, SARSEF 3rd place

Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

• Juliana Apfe, Maria de Lourde Valenzuela: Graywater and Plant Growth, Pursuit of Knowledge check

• Eric Epstein: Gender Stereotypes: An Analysis of Advertisements on Popular Children's Channels, SARSEF 3rd place, Crites check

Basis School

• Victor Sonethongkham, Logan Wilson: Magnetic Levitation, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 1st place

• Bowen Wang: Water Purity With Lasers: A New Use for Lasers? Texas Instruments calculator

Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School

• Adelynn Schafer: What Are the Effects of Acid Rain on Mustard Seed Growth? The Arizona Rivers Project certificate

• Group or Class Project —

Don't Rock Our Boat! SARSEF 2nd place

• Abdullah Aleem: Does Increased Carbon Dioxide Affect Plant Growth? SARSEF 3rd place

• Ali Halter: Do Flowers Stay Fresher in Water Versus Different Beverages? SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 1st place

• Hayden Garber: Which Water Is Best for Tribble? Arizona Hydrological Society check, The Arizona Rivers Project certificate

• Judin Thomas: Solar Cells From Leaves, Southwest Gas check, Little Chapel of All Nations check

• Julian Galaz: Can the Battery Buggy Go Five Meters? U.S. Metric Association certificate

• Jason McMenamin: Keeping Students on the Ball … A Better Way To Learn? Cox Communications scholarship, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 1st place

Butterfield Elementary School

• Sarina White: Awesome Ways to Conserve Water, Tucson Water plaque

• Emilia Steigert: Bee — Cause I Care, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum scholarship, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 2nd place

C.E. Rose Elementary School

• Group or Class Project — Teachers Mary Rodriguez, Rosa Islas: King of Stains, SARSEF 3rd place

Canyon View Elementary School

• Loren Aguilar: Does Stainless Steel Remove Odors? Women's Chemistry Group —Southern Arizona, American Chemical Society certificate and gift card

• Ray Aguilar: Which Brand of Band-Aid Has the Most Adhesive Stick? SARSEF 1st place

Casas Christian School

• Carter Kirschner: Projectile Flight, SARSEF 2nd place

• David Kerr: Effects of Oil Spills & Oil Fires on Brine Shrimp Eggs, Pflibsen Family $50 gift certificate, SARSEF 3rd place

Centennial Elementary School

• Gabbi Martin: A Gift From the Romans, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 2nd place

• Elizabeth Young: Investigating Goat Manure as an Effective Vegetable Fertilizer, SARSEF 3rd place

• Lauren LaBlue: What's So Hard About Water? Arizona Hydrological Society check

Challenger Middle School

• Kristian Gonzalez: I Am Trying To Breathe Here O2, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 2nd place

Chaparral Middle School

• Alexandra Sanchez-Lopez: Oil and Water, SARSEF 3rd place

Copper Creek Elementary School

• Nathan Bray: How Many Pennies? SARSEF 3rd place

• Madeline Hubly: What Sunscreen Can I Rely On? SARSEF 3rd place

• Kelsey Mason, Madison Wagner: It's a Dog's Life! SARSEF 2nd place

Corbett Elementary School

• Thomas Peters: Shocking, SARSEF 2nd place

• Bailey Tanner: Don't Blow My House Down! SARSEF 3rd place

• Reilly Salkowski: Conducting Power! Southwest Gas check

• Ryan Sheets: Cannons Aweigh! American Society of Quality check

• Kevin Choi: Waterproof Effect by Different Materials, Tucson Water plaque

Corona Foothills Middle School

• Zachary Henesy: What a Drag, Pursuit of Knowledge check

• Cierra Yates: The Ant Perfume, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 1st place

Coronado K-8 School

• Ethan Finster: Let's "c" Some Vitamin C, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 2nd place

Cottonwood Elementary School

• Dario Dryden: What Do Owls Eat? Tucson Zoological Society family membership

• Clint Buller: Freezing Substances, SARSEF 3rd place

Cragin Elementary School

• Nicholas Pope: Lead and Day Care: A Dangerous Mix, American Industrial Hygiene Association gift certificate, SARSEF 2nd place

Davis Bilingual Magnet School

• Group or Class Project — Teacher Christine Lara: What's in Our Dirt? Arizona Hydrological Society check

De Grazia Elementary School

• Emily Havenhill: Identifying Minerals, Tucson Gem & Mineral Show $25 check, certificate and gift bag

• Kyle Forsyth: "Candy Or Medicine," Cox Communications scholarship

Desert Christian Middle School

• Isaiah Barker: Metal in Mid-air, SARSEF 3rd place

• Garrett Woodworth: A Spin for Power, RICOH award certificate

Desert Sky Middle School

• James Fagan: Are Sharpies Really Permanent? SARSEF 3rd place

Desert Springs Academy 2

• Group or Class Project — Teacher Diana Castro: Sun Is Here, Evaporation Is Near, SARSEF 2nd place

Desert Willow Elementary School

• Rachel Evans: Best Paper for Paper Airplane Design, SARSEF 2nd place

• Alyssa Lubben: Laminate Torture, SARSEF 3rd place

• Gina Noyce: In Case We Need More Space, Pflibsen Family $50 gift certificate

Dodge Middle School

• Carson Young: Getting the Dig on Dust, SARSEF 3rd place

• Elizabeth Sydnor: Rocketing Tennis Ball, Mad Science of Pima County Award

• Gabe Johnson: Mother Nature's Curve Ball, SARSEF 3rd place, Pursuit of Knowledge check, Texas Instruments calculator

• Lu Juen Pepentacos: Graywater and Plant Growth, Arizona Hydrological Society check, Southwest Gas check, SARSEF 3rd place

• Linnea Dawson: Wing It With Weather, SW Association for Education in Biomedical Research check and trophy, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, Southwest Gas check, U.S. Army certificate, SARSEF 1st place

• Lauren Levine: Effects of Primary vs. Pastel Colors in Non-nameable Shapes on Memory, SSP MSP & Discovery Young Scientist Challenge letter of nomination, SARSEF 2nd place