A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Garet, Cordell, and Harley demonstrate how they found the air capacity of a lung.
The annual Elgin Public science fair was
recently held in the school gym. This year it boasted 28
projects from students ranging in levels from 7th grade
Life Science to chemistry and physics. Many students designed
projects that allowed visitors to actually take part in the
experimentation. Guests were impressed by the students’
knowledge of not only their experiments, but also the research that
went into the preparation process.
Heithoff
Nathan and Allen use the mechanical advantage of a first class lever to calculate visitors' weights.
Nathan and Allen use the mechanical advantage of a first class lever to calculate visitors' weights.
The guest judges assigned presentation
grades for each group and also chose the top finishers.
Though the goal of a science fair is choosing a topic of interest
and learning more about it, certain projects deserve recognition
for their outstanding efforts. The top two junior high
projects and the top three high school projects will be recognized
at the awards night this spring.
Heithoff
Brandy, Bethany, and Jennifer show off the iron filings found in iron fortified cereals.
Brandy, Bethany, and Jennifer show off the iron filings found in iron fortified cereals.
Mrs. Walsh and Ms. Rethmeier would
like to send out a big thank you to everyone who helped to make
this night possible, especially our judges: Jill Bates,
Shelley Bode, and Ted Rethmeier.
There were so
many great pictures of the event, but I could only choose three for
this page. Please view the slideshow to see more action from
the science fair!
I liked all the projects! I was impressed by their knowledge and ability to explain it to everyone as they came to their display. The students' enthusiasm for their project really showed through!
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