The first-ever Kent County Science Fair gave about 60 high school and middle school students an opportunity to show their science skills during the May 2 event held at Delaware State University.

The Science Fair was co-hosted by U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and DSU, with support also coming from the Boeing Company, the Dow Chemical Company, ILC Dover, and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute.

See the below slideshow for images from the Science Fair, followed by a list of the winning student projects:

The following middle school and high school students and teams received the top honors for science projects in the noted award categories:

High School Winners

Biology:  

• 1^st Place: “Smelling of the Sexes” - Dover High School - Brittany Whitmore, Yasemin Simsek, Mika Heredia, Jada Little
• 2^nd Place: “5-3=2 Super Senses” - Dover High School - Melvin Ross, Damon Butler
• 3^rd Place: “Blondes versus Brunettes” - Dover High School - Tyauna Potts

Chemistry:

• 1^st Place: “Chemical Effects 0f Catalysts”  Smyrna High School - Dorothy Johnson, Aliyah Burton, Mary Arkoh, John Arkoh, Anthony Euren

Middle School Winners

Physics and Engineering:

• 1^st Place: “Batter Up” - William Henry Middle School - Alexxys Harris, Noah Lanouette, Dale Waite
• 2^nd Place: “No Yolk About It - How to Keep from Cracking Your Eggs” - Sunrize Academy - Lee Ferguson

Physics and Engineering (con’t)

• 3^rd Place (tie): “Rube Goldberg Machine” - William Henry Middle School - Hayley Scheir,
  Kathryn Suter
• 3^rd Place (tie): “Marble Loop” - Milford Middle School - Dalton Carter, Danny Zang

Chemistry:

• 1^st Place: “Biodiesel”- William Henry Middle School - Jacob Harrison
• 2^nd Place: “Chemical Reaction Crystals” - William Henry Middle School - Jing Rue Lin
• 3^rd Place: “ Soda…Rust Remover?” - Central Middle - Carolyn Lewis, Monica Elavarthi

Biology:

• 1^st Place: “How Caffeine Effects the Physiology of Goldfish” - Smyrna Middle School -Shawn Tazewell
• 2^nd Place: “The Effects of High Glycemic Foods have on Blood Sugar” - William Henry Middle School - Emily Cook
• 3^rd Place: “ The Effects of Nicotine on the Lungs”- Central Middle School - Anmol Gill