By Will Richmond
Herald News Staff Reporter
Posted Feb 09, 2009 @ 02:57 PM
Last update Feb 09, 2009 @ 04:40 PM
Fall River —
Getting out from behind their desks, students from the Matthew J. Kuss Middle School proudly displayed science projects for their fellow classmates and visitors during the school’s first science fair.
With projects ranging the gamut from observing how water travels through celery stalks to determining if men’s deodorant works better than women’s, students were vying for a top three finish that would send them to a regional competition at Bristol Community College in March.One of the candidates ready to put his best finger forward was sixth-grader Aaron Hardy, who used his experiment to determine the effects of playing a string instrument on the growth of fingers.A guitar and violin player, Hardy said his interest in the experiment came from his own experiences and decided he wanted to do something that interested him.Through his investigative work, Hardy said he found that playing a string instrument does have an effect on the growth of fingers due to the constant contraction and releasing of the fingers when pressing on strings. The results concluding the effects are barely noticeable, with the difference less than a centimeter.“This was fun to do, and at the end I was like, ‘Wow, it really is true,’ ” Hardy said.Kuss science teacher Jamie Guile said the science fair was the first to give students the freedom to choose their topics after the school focused on environmentally related projects.“This year we wanted the students to get investigative and really go through the scientific method,” Guile said. “We want the students to go along the entire road map to come to a conclusion.”Guile said the bulk of the experiments were done at home and was impressed by the work the students did away from the classroom.“They did a pretty good job considering most of the work was done at home,” Guile said.Another project hoping to make the cut came from seventh-grader Kasey Andrade, who explored how different colors absorb heat.Working on the project for three weeks, Andrade came to the conclusion that the darker the color, the more heat was absorbed.Andrade said that even though science is one of her favorite subjects, the opportunity to strike out on her own and test her own theories was exciting.“I prefer this because it’s more of a hands-on experience,” Andrade said.
Herald News Staff Reporter
Posted Feb 09, 2009 @ 02:57 PM
Last update Feb 09, 2009 @ 04:40 PM
Fall River —
Getting out from behind their desks, students from the Matthew J. Kuss Middle School proudly displayed science projects for their fellow classmates and visitors during the school’s first science fair.
With projects ranging the gamut from observing how water travels through celery stalks to determining if men’s deodorant works better than women’s, students were vying for a top three finish that would send them to a regional competition at Bristol Community College in March.One of the candidates ready to put his best finger forward was sixth-grader Aaron Hardy, who used his experiment to determine the effects of playing a string instrument on the growth of fingers.A guitar and violin player, Hardy said his interest in the experiment came from his own experiences and decided he wanted to do something that interested him.Through his investigative work, Hardy said he found that playing a string instrument does have an effect on the growth of fingers due to the constant contraction and releasing of the fingers when pressing on strings. The results concluding the effects are barely noticeable, with the difference less than a centimeter.“This was fun to do, and at the end I was like, ‘Wow, it really is true,’ ” Hardy said.Kuss science teacher Jamie Guile said the science fair was the first to give students the freedom to choose their topics after the school focused on environmentally related projects.“This year we wanted the students to get investigative and really go through the scientific method,” Guile said. “We want the students to go along the entire road map to come to a conclusion.”Guile said the bulk of the experiments were done at home and was impressed by the work the students did away from the classroom.“They did a pretty good job considering most of the work was done at home,” Guile said.Another project hoping to make the cut came from seventh-grader Kasey Andrade, who explored how different colors absorb heat.Working on the project for three weeks, Andrade came to the conclusion that the darker the color, the more heat was absorbed.Andrade said that even though science is one of her favorite subjects, the opportunity to strike out on her own and test her own theories was exciting.“I prefer this because it’s more of a hands-on experience,” Andrade said.
Nice job in the science fair! Your project sounds sooo interesting! I never knew that guitar players have longer left fingers! Does that mean if I play guitar and I stink at it, I will have freakishly long left finger!? That will be awesome! jk! lol! =)
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