KLR students excel at STEAM Fair

Fourth and fifth grade students at KLR participated in a STEAM Fair. What is STEAM? It stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The focus is hands-on learning with real-world applications to help students develop a variety of skill sets.

The projects created by the students for the KLR STEAM Fair were amazing. The students showed their  creativity as well as their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math.

Here are the awards given to the fourth and fifth-grade:

Fifth Grade

First Place

  • Javin Snowden and Serenity MooreThe Solar Oven
  • Reagan Zangla and Josephine Marin Dirty Water to Clean Water
  • Taylor CrumleyElectric Fruit
  • Juan VelezConverting Sunlight into Heat
  • Hannah BellBall Launcher
A poster board filled with information about the experiment showing if fruit produces electricity.
Lemons or tomatoes? Do either produce electricity? That was what Taylor Crumley attempted to find out with her experiment, ,which won her a first place prize among the fifth grade students.

Second Place

  • Morgan HutchinsCan Liquids Cause Tooth Decay
  • Taisha CorderoWater Fountain
  • Brayden DavisMake Light from Wind
  • Tyiese MackThe Amazing Catapult
  • Tristyn WatsonThe Amazing Egg Drop
  • Shawn PalmerWater Filtration System

Third Place

  • Sam ReinSplitting Water Molecules
  • Giavonna Smith and Skyla BorgiaLemon Electricity
  • Sierra AulettaStory Bridges
  • Emma RauschElectromagnetic Power

Honorable Mention

  • Isaac Salcedo and Joniel CholulaPotato Power
  • Angelo Spence – How much can a Cardboard Boat Hold?
  • Michael Riebe – Dragster
  • Isabela Rivera and Jessica Stanton – Tomato Battery
  • Miguel CruzDirty Water
  • Andre HillIs Your Water Dirty?

 

Fourth Grade

First Place 

  • Nikolai FrancoLemon Battery
  • Tharah TateHydro Electricity
  • Lorenny GuerraWalking Water
  • Lisa Collins and Michael PappasMagic Liquid Sand

Poster board showing the words Lemon Battery in bright yellow with drawings of light bulbs all around and the experiment written out. A girl is reading it.
Nikolai Franco’s Lemon Battery experiment showed whether lemons were more than sour.
A colorful poster shows the hydro electricity experiment while a girl in a pink shirt reads it.
Tharah Tate’s project for hydro electricity won a first place prize for the fourth grade class

Second Place

  • Ivelisse Rubert and Jamel LittleLast Balloon Standing
  • Alexandra Maceghee and Kayla SeamanColor Ball Magic Milk
  • Hope KinneThe Art of the Heart
  • Karen DutanI and Josheiliz GonzalezCrystals
  • Deanna LivingstonPlastic Milk
Two girls stand on either side of their science project
Fourth-grade students Karen Dutan and Josheiliz Gonzalez proudly show their project about crystals.

Third Place 

  • Hayden GonzalezButler Bot
  • Sincere EmbryTooth Decay
  • Thomas Macias and Aga ChowdhuryHow Photosynthesis Works

Honorable Mention

  • Sasha ForbesElectrical Magnet
  • Fiolla GjonbalajRecycling
  • Rahmel HarrisSanta’s Gift Box
Two young students stand wearing the medals they earned. One is holding a certificate.
The students were proud of their accomplishments and earned certificates and medals.