2008 Winners - Botany
2008 Science Fair Awards
Botany
We had 20 projects submitted in the botany category. Our judges were Anita Stewart, Academic Coach at Pepperell Elementary School, Eric Lindberg, Environmental Services Director of the City of Rome, and Scott Mears, fifth grade science teacher at Pepperell Elementary School.
First Place Award
Caitlin Born
“Red, Yellow, Blue”
The judges said: “Great
2008 Winners - Zoology
2008 Science Fair Awards
Zoology
We had 29 projects submitted in the zoology category. Our judges were LaDonna turrentine, Assistant Principal, and Michael Harris, science teacher at Armuchee Middle School.
First Place Award
Ian McFarland
“Do dogs have a paw preference?”
The judges said: “A very thorough job -- 42 dogs! Your research is outstanding -- you even surveyed the area
2008 Winners - Physical Science
2008 Science Fair Awards
Physical Science
We had 41 projects submitted in the physical science category. This was our largest category so we asked our judges to choose two winners for each award. Our judges were two professors from Shorter College, Dr. Dinty Musk, Chemistry, and Dr. Jason Ritchie, Physical Science.
First Place Award
Ian Merritt
“Weight Placement on a Derby
2008 Winners - Human/Behavioral Science
2008 Science Fair Awards
Human/Behavioral Science
We had 23 projects submitted in the category of human and behavioral science. Our judges were Dr. Lynn Plunkett, Superintendent for Floyd County Schools. and Dr. Beverly Smith, Director of Teacher Support for Floyd County Schools.
First Place Award
Abby Cummings
“Do children tend to have the same eye color as one of their parents?”
2008 Winners - Environmental Science
2008 Science Fair Awards
Environmental Science
We had 12 projects submitted in the environmental science category. Our judges were Mark Lamade and David Promis, both with the Coosa River Basin Initiative.
First Place Award
Charlie Waters
“Which habitat type has the greatest plant diversity?”
The judges said: “Well thought out! You made good use of time and effort and made careful