Water Works annual 4th-grade science fair underway

Highland Goffe’s Falls science fair winners.

MANCHESTER, NH — With three science fairs down and 11 to go in  this year’s annual 4th Grade Water Science Fairs, students are now preparing for the citywide final, to be held May  4.

This is the 26th year Manchester Water Works has sponsored the educational fairs.

In conjunction with the educational value of drinking water and conservation awareness for fourth-graders throughout the district,  there is also an annual Third Grade Poster Contest, now in its 20th year.

Last week students at Highland Goffe’s Falls, Beech Street and Jewett presented their projects,  with a total of 164 students participating. The results follow:


Highland Goffe’s Falls, April 10, 2019 Science Fair

Place ID# Name Project Title
1st Place 4 Jocelyn Budrow The Effects of Polluted Water
2nd Palce 36 Gwen Morrison Oil, Water & Detergent
3rd Place 20 Logan Schafer How Water Conducts Electricity
4th Place 58 Megan Marchand Charcoal Water Filter Process

 

First-place project at Jewett Street School. Courtesy Photo

 

Jewett Street, April 11, 2019 Science Fair. 
Place ID# Name Project Title
1st Place 11 Jaelyn Hartford Why Plants Need Water
2nd Place 17 Calleigh Quinn How Clouds Form
3rd Place 27 Adrina Dellas Conductivity
4th Place 15 Addison Ouellette Do Plants Need Clean Water?
Judging projects at Beech Street.

 

Beech Street April 11, 2019
Place ID# Name Project Title
1st Place 23 Iydaleze Guerrero Lopez

& Halima Hussein

Ogallala Aquifer
2nd Place 23 Jordan Sanchez Tsunami
3rd Place 17 Genesis Mendoza Alcaron

& Ashley Martinez

Bottle vs. Tap Water
4th Place 14 Nasir Osman & Jordan Wojtowic Whirlpools

Below are the remaining scheduled science fairs and poster contests

Remaining Science Fairs

  • Hallsville: Tuesday April 16th 9:00 – 11:30
  • Bakersville : Tuesday April 16 12:30 pm – 2:45 pm
  • Parker Varney: Wednesday April 17 9:00 – 11:30
  • Webster: Wednesday April 17  9:15 – 11:30
  • Green Acres: Thursday April 18 9:00 – 11:30
  • Gossler Park: Friday April 19 9:00 – 11:30
  • Smyth Road: Tuesday April 30  9:00 – 11:30
  • Northwest: Wednesday May 1  9:00 – 11:30
  • Weston: Wednesday May 1  12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
  • Henry Wilson: Thursday May 2  9:00 – 11:30
  • McDonough: Thursday May 2 10:00 – 12:30 pm
  • City Final: Saturday May 4  (at Manchester Water Works) 10:00 – 12:00 pm
  • Poster Contest: Thursday April 25 Judging at Manchester Water Works) 2:00 – 4:00 pm