From hatching chicken eggs to robot-like bicycle arms, students at St. Theresa’s School exhibited educational and fun displays for all to see. More than 60 students participated in this year’s event, led by St. Theresa’s middle science teacher Marisa Chelius,
From hatching chicken eggs to robot-like bicycle arms, students at St. Theresa’s School exhibited educational and fun displays for all to see. More than 60 students participated in this year’s event, led by St. Theresa’s middle science teacher Marisa Chelius, fifth-grade teacher Karen Teng and third-and fourth-grade teacher Sister Hannah Johnecheck.
“The variety of demonstrations and original research was what impressed me most. We had a team that studied how plants grow, to how crystals are formed, to the student favorite, a bubbling volcano,” said Chelius.
The projects included charts, diagrams and experiments to explain each scientific topic chosen. Students worked individually or in groups of two or three, and each display detailed their hypothesis, materials used, method, results, procedure, data collected and their conclusion.
With displays such as “How An Aerial Tram Works,” “What Liquid Will Rust A Nail The Fastest?” and “How Does Your Garden Grow,” students used the scientific method to explore topics such as the physics of cables and pulleys, the erosion rate of metal and the process of photosynthesis.
One of the larger displays was Eosin Chelius’s mechanical engineering exhibit. Using bicycle parts, he erected a robot-like arm that he moved by using the bike pedals and brakes as hand controllers. The arm was able to move objects and draw on paper. “It took a while to put it together, but we were excited when we were finally able to pick up our first object,” said Eosin.
The students are already looking forward to next year’s event. “The students were definitely inspired this year, and I’m excited to see what they come up with next year,” Chelius said.
