{"id":271,"date":"2007-08-29T07:10:13","date_gmt":"2007-08-29T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=271"},"modified":"2008-08-05T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T23:03:12","slug":"florida-students-make-semifinalists-cut-in-science-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"Florida students make semifinalists cut in science competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge<\/a> has narrowed their search down to 400 students for their annual science fair competition. Essentially, students nationwide apply for the Challenge through their local science fairs. Judges review the entries and pick semifinalists based on the entrants’ use and understanding of sound science, and their communication skills. The 400 are then further whittled down to 40 finalists who get to take a trip to Washington D.C. for the real excitement of live science competition. Sounds fun!<\/p>\n

Here is the list of Florida students who made the semifinalist 400:<\/p>\n

Gainesville — Abraham Lincoln Middle School
\nJennifer Frances Kizza (Grade 7)
\nThe Lime Requirements of Soils from the Sub-tropics (Florida)
\nand the Tropics (Brazil and Uganda)<\/p>\n

Gainesville — Howard Bishop Middle School
\nKim Cynthia Belanger-Giguere (Grade 6)
\nThe Comparison of Five Types of Cat Litter<\/p>\n

Cocoa — McNair Magnet Middle School
\nJoseph Michael VerValin (Grade 8 )
\nThe Effects of Ginger on Escherichia coli Bacteria<\/p>\n

Cocoa Beach — Cocoa Beach Junior\/Senior High School
\nCollin Northcott McAliley (Grade 8 )
\nRed Tide Triggers, Year Three: Do Land-based Nutrients, Introduced by Humans Play a Role in Stimulating a Karenia brevis Bloom?<\/p>\n

Satellite Beach — DeLaura Middle School
\nJenna Lynne Pappalardo (Grade 8 )
\nHelioplex in Sunscreen: Does It Work?<\/p>\n

Satellite Beach — DeLaura Middle School
\nKayla Nicole Zappone (Grade 8 )
\nCan Beta-carotene Prevent Agrobacterium Tumefaciens in Helianthus annuus?<\/p>\n

Rockledge — Kennedy Middle School
\nAnthony James Laiuppa (Grade 8 )
\nCan a Model Rocket’s Aerodynamic Form Be Improved Upon?<\/p>\n

Rockledge — Kennedy Middle School
\nDavid Alan Sotelo (Grade 8 )
\nCan the “Bell” Curve of Normal Distribution Be Produced by Plotting the Mass in Grams of Granny Smith Apples?<\/p>\n

Titusville — Jackson Middle School
\nMolli Elizabeth Forbes (Grade 8 )
\nIs the E. coli in the Indian River Lagoon Antibiotic Resistant?<\/p>\n

Lecanto — Lecanto Primary School
\nJacqueline Jeanette Dixon (Grade 8 )
\nTsunami: Could It Happen Here?<\/p>\n

Lecanto — Pope John Paul II School
\nBryce Edward De Vine Uzzolino (Grade 7)
\nVoracious Vermicomposting: Does Nutritive Profile and\/or Bedding Temperature Affect Food Preference and\/or Rate of Food Consumption for Elsenia foetida?<\/p>\n

Parkland — Westglades Middle School
\nJoshua Michael Feinzig (Grade 7)
\nWhich Bioremediation Agent or Chemical Dispersant Biodegrades the Most Crude During an Oil Spill?<\/p>\n

Plantation — American Heritage Middle School
\nLindsey L. Precht (Grade 8 )
\nFeeding Preferences of Echinometra virdis Using Seagrass and Algal Assays<\/p>\n

Panama City — Jinks Middle School
\nSarah Victoria Warkander (Grade 7)
\nA Study of Environmental Factors on the Tropic Responses of Acer rubrum (Red Maple)<\/p>\n

Okeechobee — Yearling Middle School
\nKelsey Kay Burnham (Grade 8 )
\nHow Does the Silicon-Rich Soil Amendment, Enviro-Cal CS, Compare to Lime and Dolomite? A Third Year Study<\/p>\n

Tampa — Benito Middle School
\nKyle Dennis Brackman (Grade 6)
\nR.A.I.L.–Regression Analysis in Launch<\/p>\n

Tampa — Stewart Middle Magnet School
\nMichael William Goodman (Grade 7)
\nWhich Bridge Would You Truss(t)?<\/p>\n

Vero Beach — Dodgertown Elementary School
\nMatthew Alexander Ten Eyck (Grade 5)
\nStain Zapper<\/p>\n

Vero Beach — St. Edwards Lower School
\nMitchelson Ivar Brooks (Grade 5)
\nMinor Miners<\/p>\n

Stuart — Murray Middle School
\nZachery James Egerton (Grade 8 )
\nGoing Barnacles<\/p>\n

Stuart — The Pine School
\nSpencer McNeel Ballantyne (Grade 5)
\nOysters and Clams – Not Just for Dinner<\/p>\n

Jacksonville — Arlington Country Day School
\nAnna Irena Pawlowicz (Grade 6)
\nAre Tenebrio Larvae Friends of the Dark?<\/p>\n

Jacksonville — Episcopal High School
\nMorgan McKay Monroe (Grade 8 )
\nEssential Oils as an Alternate Energy Source: Comparing the Oil Yield vs. the Heat Value of Plant Oils<\/p>\n

Fort Walton Beach — Liza Jackson Preparatory School
\nKatherine Marie Stone (Grade 7)
\nHarvesting Light Two: A Study of the Effects of Ascorbic Acid and Tocopheryl Acetate on Free Radical Formation on Genetically Identical Pothos Subjected to Ultra-Violet Light<\/p>\n

St. Cloud — St. Thomas Aquinas School
\nErin Nicole Lewis (Grade 8 )
\nCan the Speed of Sound Waves Be Used to Detect Changes in Water Temperature?<\/p>\n

Dade City — Centennial Middle School
\nJoshua Wayne Hammer (Grade 8 )
\nEffect of Magnetism on T-cell Development<\/p>\n

Clearwater — St. Paul’s School
\nColleen Siobahn Cambier (Grade 7)
\nEnergy Drinks in Teenagers: Performance, Peril or Placebo? A Blinded, Crossover Clinical Study<\/p>\n

Safety Harbor — Espiritu Santo Catholic School
\nBrendan Patrick Klovekorn (Grade 7)
\nFriction: “Fact or Fiction”<\/p>\n

Oviedo — Jackson Heights Middle School
\nNeel Sanjay Patel (Grade 7)
\nESSAI – Expert Software System Assisted Improvement for FCAT Essays<\/p>\n

Winter Springs — Indian Trails Middle School
\nDanielle Elizabeth Hugh Sam (Grade 6)
\nString Zing<\/p>\n

Melbourne — Ascension Catholic School
\nRobert Andrew Batista (Grade 8 )
\nPykrete: An Analysis of Its Ballistic Integrity<\/p>\n

Jacksonville — James Weldon Johnson Middle School
\nRick Schinco Schaffer (Grade 8 )
\nA Comparison of the Activity Levels of Different Age Cohorts of the Asian Giant Tortoise, Manouria emys by Photoperiod<\/p>\n

Alva — Alva Middle School
\nSarah Catharine Clewell (Grade 8 )
\nShock Therapy for Plants 3.0, A Third Year Study<\/p>\n

Ft. Myers — Ft. Myers Christian School
\nAndrew Lee Newman and Bradley James Schneider (Grade 8 )
\nNatural Methane<\/p>\n

Ft. Myers — St. Michael Lutheran School
\nSamantha Renee Prabakaran (Grade 6)
\nThe “NOISE” About Noise: Effect of MP3 Players on Hearing<\/p>\n

Holley-Navarre — Holley-Navarre Middle School
\nAmber Louise Contant (Grade 7)
\nSpeed of Light in Different Materials<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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