Junior Division

These are the winners of Placement Awards for the Junior Division of the 40th Annual Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair.  This year's Fair was held April 4 - 6, 2000, at Hammons Student Center, Missouri State University in Springfield, MO.  The winners are listed by category, and categories are listed in alphabetical order.

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BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES BOTANY
CHEMISTRY EARTH/SPACE SCIENCES
ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
MATHEMATICS MEDICINE & HEALTH
MICROBIOLOGY PHYSICS
ZOOLOGY

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FIRST PLACE:
 Natalie Poole, St. Agnes MS
"STOP! What's the Rush?"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Eli Helms, Mansfield MS
"The Effects of Gender Identity on the Short-Term Memory"

Andrew MacMillan, Immaculate Conception
"Does the Color of a Drink Influence the Perceptiono of Taste"

 THIRD PLACE:
 Emily Miles, Pleasant View MS
"Bias in the Classroom: Choose Your  Birth Order Carefully!"

Anthony Charles Ruzicka, Immaculate Conception
"How Does Color Affect Peripheral Vision?"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Michelle Ciesielski, St. Agnes MS
"Do U C 3D?"

Whitney Gallagher, Immaculate Conception
"Stop, Run or Roll?"

Ryan Haik, St. Agnes Middle School
"Mind Boggling Fingers"

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BOTANY

FIRST PLACE:
 Alex Miller, Mansfield MS
"The Effects of Beta Carotene on Agrobacterium Tumeefaciens"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Heather Young & Heather Stevens, Pleasant View MS
"The Effect of Sound on Plants"

Julie Hutton, Mansfield MS
"The Effects of Magnesium Nitrate on Seed Germination and Growth of Two Crop Seeds"

 THIRD PLACE:
 Chinh Hoang, St. Agnes MS
"Detergents and Pond Life"

Kate Probert, Mansfield MS
"The Effects of Propylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol on Beet and Carrot Cell Membranes Over Time"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Rachael Hutsell, Immaculate Conception
"Are Red Flowers Really Red?"

Alex Williams, Dadeville MS
"American Black Walnut Acidity: Friend or Foe?"

Ira Darrow, Immaculate Conception
"Pepper Plant Growth: Hydroponics vs. Soil Growth"

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CHEMISTRY

FIRST PLACE:
 Tyler Rummens, Mansfield MS
"The Effects of Digestive Enzymes on Breakdown of Carbohydrates"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Domingo Pacheco, Immaculate Conception
"Which Fiber Will Hold Up Best?"		 THIRD PLACE:
 Lynsey Vert, Logan-Rogersville MS
"Natural Dyes - Which One Has the Best Color?"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Katie Scott, Logan-Rogersville MS
"Blonde vs. Brunette"

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EARTH & SPACE SCIENCES

FIRST PLACE:
 Morgan Weatherford, Pleasant View MS
"Five Inches of No Accumulation: How Accurate Can You Be?"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Ashley Bullard, Stockton MS
"Let's Do The Twist!"		 THIRD PLACE:
 Alex Freiman, Immaculate Conception
"The Greenhouse Effect: The Role of Soil Composition and Atmospheric Conditions"

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ENGINEERING

FIRST PLACE:
 Charlie Knigge, St. Agnes MS
"Wind Power"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Andrew Beine, Immaculate Conception
"Hyrdroelectricity: The Clean, Renewable Resource"		 THIRD PLACE:
 Craig Eck, St. Agnes MS
"Elmer's Glue: A Sticky Situation"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Michael Bauer, Immaculate Conception
"Which Design Has the Most Resistance to Bending and Breaking?"

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

FIRST PLACE:
 Karelee Mantei, St. Agnes MS
"Don't Play in the Lead!"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Robert Long, Kendal Dingus & Jason Threlkeld, Nixa JH
"The Giant Squid Project"

Justin Garcia, Immaculate Conception
"Comparing the Percentage of Organic Matter in Synthetic and Natural Fertilized Soil"

 THIRD PLACE:
 Joe Mantei, St. Agnes MS
"Which is Cleanest?"

Adam Stuppy, Immaculate Conception
"Dangerous Waters"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Griffin Hough, Logan-Rogersville MS
"Which is Safer? Well, City, or Spring?"

Doyle Witt, St. Joseph MS
"This Little Light of Mine, I'm Gonna Let it Shine!"

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MATHEMATICS

FIRST PLACE:
 Amy Campbell, Spokane MS
"Five Platonic Solids?"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Alex Cadle, St. Agnes MS
"Houston, We Have a Problem"		 THIRD PLACE:
 Luke Gray, St. Agnes MS
"Skunk: To Sit or Not to Sit"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Ricky Robinson, Spokane MS
"Abacus"

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MEDICINE & HEALTH

FIRST PLACE:
 Alyssa Teeslink, Pleasant View MS
"Lotions Make the Grade"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Elizabeth Johnson, Immaculate Conception
"Are You Getting Your Calcium?"		 THIRD PLACE:
 Trent Mumm, Immaculate Conception
"Streptococcus vs. Vitamins"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Lindsay Peterson, Pleasant View MS
"A Bright Smile Shines for Miles!"

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MICROBIOLOGY

FIRST PLACE:
 Greg Laird, Immaculate Conception
"Dining Alone? An Experiment on the Sanitation of Restaurants"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Matthew Mete, Immaculate Conception
"How Clean Is It?"		 THIRD PLACE:
 Sarah Pasquale, Immaculate Conception
"Which Soap Kills Germs the Best?"

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PHYSICS

FIRST PLACE:
 Andrea Mayus, Immaculate Conception
"Harness the Sun"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Kyle W. Todd, Immaculate Conception
"Invisible Forces"

Jacob Morey, Kirbyville Schools
"Where is Your Shot Goin'?"

 THIRD PLACE:
 Courtney Dahlberg, Immaculate Conception
"Fabric Flambe"

Brett Marler, Springfield Lutheran
"The Perfect Flight"
HONORABLE MENTION:
 Benjamin M. Markusic, Immaculate Conception
"Best Ball or Not?"

Alice Griesemer, Immaculate Conception
"Magnets: The Main Attraction"

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ZOOLOGY

FIRST PLACE:
 Dillon Carver, St. Agnes MS
"Not Fishin' Around"

 SECOND PLACE:
 Addie McCann, St. Agnes MS
"The Ants Go Marching One By One II"
THIRD PLACE:
 Kristy Koch, St. Agnes MS
"Left or Right Footed Horses"

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