Falmouth Academy’s Science Fair 2015 brought the scientific community into our halls for our 27th annual celebration of science.
One hundred professional scientists from the Woods Hole community and beyond judged this competition, highlighting Falmouth Academy’s signature science program. Scholarships and prizes were awarded to 65 students and more than a dozen students were invited to the regional science fair this spring.
Judging organizations included: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Research Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Sea Education Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, Visiting Nurses Association, and Waquoit Bay Natural Estuarine.
Science Fair is the culmination of months of hard work by students, some of whom received guidance by professional scientists in the community. These scientists not only advised students on projects, they opened their schedules and their labs to students to aid in their work.
Support for the event – in the form of scholarships, prizes and goods – came from throughout the Falmouth community. Falmouth Academy is grateful to the mentors, judges, sponsors and faculty who guided students to set ambitious goals for themselves.
Tri-Town awards included:
First Place – Mia Beams of Mattapoisett, ‘19 – Do the Temperature, Ignition Time, and Burn Speed Vary by Wood Type?
Second Place – Grace Russell of Mattapoisett, ‘19 – Does the Ignition Time and Temperature of Burning Wood Change with Variation of Wood Density?
Honorable Mention – Seamus Fearons of Mattapoisett, ‘19 – The Friction of Different Shoe Materials on Skateboard Tape
Honorable Mention – Charlotte Van Voorhis of Mattapoisett, ‘16 – Whale Song: Analyzing the Call of the Blue Whale
Honorable Mention – Charles Tomlinson of Marion, ‘20 – The Effect of Different Light Conditions on the Growth of Slime Molds
Second Place and The Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuary First Place Middle School Award – Emma Keeler of Rochester, ‘19 – The Effect of Different Marine Paints on the Growth of Platymonas subcordiformis