6th Grade Science Fair Presentations
The 6th graders presented their findings from their science fair projects right before spring break. They sounded like true scientists as they spoke about their topics with real understanding and objectively and accurately identified flaws in their experiments. Overall they did a fabulous job predicting, designing their experiments, researching, analyzing their results, and sharing their explanations with a community of their peers. They put a lot of critical thinking into their work and can certainly be proud of their accomplishments! Come by the science room to see the display of their reports. The topics/questions they explored were:
Are people more honest when they are being watched or when they are not being watched? ~Ryan
What is the ratio of baking soda to vinegar that will make a plastic film canister go the highest? ~Angie and Pranaya
What type of soil amplifies the shake of an earthquake the most? ~Dylan and Antonio
What ratio of borax, water, and glue make our silly putty creation bounce the highest compared to store-bought silly putty? ~Lily and Riley
Will baking cookies in a solar oven make the cookies’ temperature warmer with a black solar oven or a tinfoil oven? ~Jennifer and Grace
If you shoot a 10.5 g ball out of a catapult how much farther will it go than a ball weighing 3.8g? ~Brett and Annabelle
Which soda has the most sugar? ~Ruby and Omar
What activity makes a person blink the most: watching a movie, reading a book, or playing a computer game? ~Catherine and Alexandra
Which brand of battery lasts the longest? ~Danielle Ci.
Who is smart enough to finish a maze first, a mouse or hamster? ~Dani and Sydney
Does lighting different chemicals on fire affect the color of the flame? ~Mike and Miles
Does having a longer running start affect how far you jump? ~Jack and Skylar
Which brand of salt makes ice cream the coldest: rock salt, table salt, or Epsom salt? ~Amber and Danielle Ch.
What shooting position gives you the best shooting percentage in basketball? ~Jalen
(In the eye) Does longer cone-stimulation always cause longer afterimage times? ~Natalie
Does changing the aperture on a camera change the brightness of a picture? How does the size of the aperture change the depth of field of a picture? ~Alex
Located in Los Angeles, CA, Berkeley Hall School is a private, coeducational school for students in preschool through grade 8. Rigorous academics in a supportive atmosphere and grounded character development allow students to become fearless scholars and conscientious citizens - gain a love of learning, leadership with social responsibility, creativity with moral integrity, and self-esteem with compassion for others and the environment.