Three experiments conducted by our Junior Falcons received top honors at last week’s U-Albany event – we are very proud to have represented the City School District of Albany’s middle schools so well on the collegiate stage!
Congratulations to:
- Grade 6 first place – Jacob Barrera and Carl Frey – How does the weight of a paper airplane affect the distance it travels?
- Grade 6 second place – Luke Carleo, D’artagnan Kline and Simon Robin – How does climate change hurt sea life?
- Grade 7 second place – Eleanor Knoderbane and Quinn Moore – Hot vs. Cold Magnets
The semester may be over at the University at Albany but the campus is still buzzing with student learning – it just may not be the students you expect.
Junior Falcon scientists from Stephen and Harriet Myers MiddleSchool joined peers at North Albany Middle School and William S. Hackett Middle School to present their experiments, and findings, to professors and graduate students at UAlbany’s Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship (ETEC) Complex on Thursday.
After the science fair, the sixth and seventh-graders explored ETEC – which houses researchers, educators and entrepreneurs – and the tour was followed by a discussion with a UAlbany atmospheric science researcher and the awards ceremony.
Most will likely recognize one of the science fair judges – Damian participated in the project assessments and hopefully recruited some future Great Danes!