Tyler ISD

Moore Middle School recently hosted the Tyler ISD Science Fair. Approximately 120 projects were entered, ranging from grades 6 through 8, from students at Moore Middle School, Hubbard Middle School, and Three Lakes Middle School. Additionally, this year 5th grade students from Peete Elementary School entered projects as well. All the projects were judged based on criteria such as ingenuity, practical applications, scientific content, and process. The judges were from Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Tyler.

Winners in the 5th grade category (Peete Students):

1^st Place – “THE AWESOME TORNADO IN A BOTTLE” – Keren Ramirez
2^nd Place – “ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE EXPERIMENT!” – Aria Graham
3^rd Place – “PAPER ROCKETS” – Ethan Yahee Cortez
4^th Place – “SKY FLOATER” – Sebastian Lozano
5^th Place – “The Amazing Egg Project” – Cristal Juariz
6^th Place – “The Robo Arm” – Amor Barrientos
7^th Place – “Soda Rocket” – Jordan Skillings

Winners in the 6th through 8th grade Biological Category:

1^st Place – “Very Berry Bacteria & Fungus” – Blake McClure (Three Lakes)
2^nd Place – “Microbe Meltdown: The Science Behind Unwashed Water Bottles” – Hailey Arroyo (Moore)
3^rd Place – “Healthy or Poisoned Salt and Plant Growth” – Juliet Graves (Moore)
4^th Place – “BACTERIAL SURVIVAL: ARE YOU CLEANING OR SPREADING BACTERIA AFTER USING HAND DRYERS?” – Maxwell Malone (Moore)
5^th Place – “The Bacterinator” – Gerrit Allen (Moore)
6^th Place – “The Doors 2” – Andrew Hail (Moore)
7^th Place – “PH-ing with Peppers” – Alex Lansford (Three Lakes)
8^th Place – “Foundation or Infestation” – Maybelline Espircueta (Moore)
9^th Place – “Which Burger Would You Choose?” – Callie Maxwell (Three Lakes)
10^th Place - “Bubbly Bacteria” – Julieta Hernandez (Moore)

Winners in the 6th through 8th grade Physical Category:

1^st Place- “Does Sunscreen Make ‘Cents’” – Robert Reed (Moore)
2^nd Place – “OJ Brands Battle! Who’s the Vitamin C. King?” – Anna Koop (Three Lakes)
3^rd Place – “Ap-Peeling Elements” – Salma Shoair (Moore)
4^th Place – “TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR” – Luca Guzzetta (Three Lakes)
5^th Place – “TURF TACTICS” – Quinn Massey (Moore)
6^th Place – “The Color of Distillation” – Lailah Pride (Moore)
7^th Place – “Moore’s Law: Why Your New Computer Is So Much More Powerful” – Andrew Johns – (Moore)
8^th Place – “The Process of Filtering Water” – Carlos Gavina (Three Lakes)
9^th Place – “Pores or Spores?” – Addison Townsend (Three Lakes)
10^th Place – “Electromagnetic Science” – Shepard Johnson (Moore)