25-03-2025
Student scientists showcase projects at Missouri Southern science fair
JOPLIN, Mo. — The next generation of scientists share their research at Missouri Southern today.
Students showcased their individual and team projects at the 36th Annual Regional Science Fair in the Billingsly Student Center.
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Judges evaluated each project based on scientific content, creativity, and presentation skills.
Students also had the chance to submit a formal research paper and deliver a 12-minute talk explaining their findings to an audience.
Projects covered a range of disciplines, from biology, math and physics, to social science and psychology.
Thomas Jefferson eighth grader Cae Wood's experiment was about the effect of pH values on teeth.
She soaked eggs in different types of water for two weeks to simulate enamel decay.
'I've always loved experimenting. Now this is my first chance to get to actually share it with other people and to share the things that I'm interested in with other people that might find it the same way interesting,' said Cae Wood, Thomas Jefferson 8th grader.
'When they present their project here in the science fair, they not only learn about science content, they also learn about like how to be creative, how to present science to the public, communication skills, they learn communication skills,' said Dr. Rabindra Bajracharya, MSSU associate professor of physics.
Awards were presented at 4 this afternoon.
Grand prize winners will have a chance to take their research to the next level.
5th to 8th grade junior division winners can apply to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
High school students who win the senior division are eligible to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair in Columbus, Ohio from May 10 to 16, competing against more than 2,000 young scientists from around the world.
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