U-City Students Show Well At Science Fair!!

22 March 2011 by Jag Times Staff Writer

University City should be very proud of Patience Carter, Charles Showell and Zerek Williams who par-ticipated in the 32nd annual George Washington Carver Science Fair which took place on Temple University‟s Main Campus on Wednesday March 8th. These students, who spent months working diligently on their experi-ments, stood at their poster exhibits for many hours explaining the work they did and answering questions by a great number of judges. The competition from students representing over 100 public and private schools was fierce but UC managed to walk away with three awards. Charles Showell won honorable mention in the High School Earth Science category for the work he did on the differences in the growth of crystals on various rock surfaces. He received an addi-tional award and telescope from the School District of Philadelphia for the combination of math and science work he did in a science fair pro-ject. Zerek Williams won honorable mention for his work that involved the activity patterns of ants.
Patience Carter‟s project involved the effects of caffeine on Planaria (a type of worm). The category she was entered in was one of the most competitive in the fair. Each of these students has expressed interest in competing in next year‟s fair. In addition to the experience these students have gained from carrying out a rigorously conducted experiment and attending the fair, they also are now highly eligible for several science related and paid internships with Penn University this summer. Also attending the fair were teachers Ms. Buali, Ms. Sible, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Siegel who assisted with judging. These teachers as well as others at UC are already talking to our contacts at the University of Pennsylvania about next year‟s event in which we hope to have many more UC partici-pants. There is also talk of a sci-ence fair of our own for next year. So stay tuned.....