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):
1st Place – “THE AWESOME TORNADO IN A BOTTLE” – Keren Ramirez
2nd Place – “ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE EXPERIMENT!” – Aria Graham
3rd Place – “PAPER ROCKETS” – Ethan Yahee Cortez
4th Place – “SKY FLOATER” – Sebastian Lozano
5th Place – “The Amazing Egg Project” – Cristal Juariz
6th Place – “The Robo Arm” – Amor Barrientos
7th Place – “Soda Rocket” – Jordan Skillings
Winners in the 6th through 8th grade Biological Category:
1st Place – “Very Berry Bacteria & Fungus” – Blake McClure (Three Lakes)
2nd Place – “Microbe Meltdown: The Science Behind Unwashed Water Bottles” – Hailey Arroyo (Moore)
3rd Place – “Healthy or Poisoned Salt and Plant Growth” – Juliet Graves (Moore)
4th Place – “BACTERIAL SURVIVAL: ARE YOU CLEANING OR SPREADING BACTERIA AFTER USING HAND DRYERS?” – Maxwell Malone (Moore)
5th Place – “The Bacterinator” – Gerrit Allen (Moore)
6th Place – “The Doors 2” – Andrew Hail (Moore)
7th Place – “PH-ing with Peppers” – Alex Lansford (Three Lakes)
8th Place – “Foundation or Infestation” – Maybelline Espircueta (Moore)
9th Place – “Which Burger Would You Choose?” – Callie Maxwell (Three Lakes)
10th Place - “Bubbly Bacteria” – Julieta Hernandez (Moore)
Winners in the 6th through 8th grade Physical Category:
1st Place- “Does Sunscreen Make ‘Cents’” – Robert Reed (Moore)
2nd Place – “OJ Brands Battle! Who’s the Vitamin C. King?” – Anna Koop (Three Lakes)
3rd Place – “Ap-Peeling Elements” – Salma Shoair (Moore)
4th Place – “TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR” – Luca Guzzetta (Three Lakes)
5th Place – “TURF TACTICS” – Quinn Massey (Moore)
6th Place – “The Color of Distillation” – Lailah Pride (Moore)
7th Place – “Moore’s Law: Why Your New Computer Is So Much More Powerful” – Andrew Johns – (Moore)
8th Place – “The Process of Filtering Water” – Carlos Gavina (Three Lakes)
9th Place – “Pores or Spores?” – Addison Townsend (Three Lakes)
10th Place – “Electromagnetic Science” – Shepard Johnson (Moore)