Most people look at the Science Center as a fun and educational place to go on a Saturday afternoon...
What they might not realize is that we’re also trusted partners to the school systems of the areas we serve. Our educational programs supplement traditional classroom learning with a valuable informal education and serve to build on the foundation of knowledge kids gain in school. Most importantly, they further the mission of increasing competency in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) competency.
Our educational programs include:
Field Trips
Off-Site Programs
School Break Camps
Summer Camps & Academy
Science Competitions
Homeschool Programs
Scout Programs
And much more
These activities enhance classroom experience and provide students with a different way of looking at science, math and technology.
Presented by Bright House Networks, the Science Challenge is intended to encourage excellence in science education, and provides an intermediate event between the County Science Fairs and the State Science Fair. It operates under the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) rules. The participants are the first place winners in the physical science competitions in county Science Fairs in the six surrounding counties (Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia).
Congratulations to all the winners of the Science Challenge, which was held at the Orlando Science Center on March 10. Presented by Bright House Networks, the Science Challenge is intended to encourage excellence in science education plus provide an intermediate event between the County Science Fairs and the State Science Fair.
More than 100 students showcased over 90 projects. The participants are the first place winners in the physical science competitions for middle and high schools in County Science Fairs for the eight surrounding counties (Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia).
Alex Keeler, Best in Fair winner, was awarded $4,000 for his project. His teacher, Emily Keeler of South Sumter High School, earned the Teacher Award and $1,000 for their school. Category winners also received a cash prize.
The complete list of winners is included below:
Category
Name
School
Title of Project
Jr Chem
Karcher Kendall
Delaura Middle
Plankton: How Ironic?
Sr Chem
Albert Halbing
Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High
A kinetic study of electrolysis:Half-cell reacton rates for discrete electrode materials and electrolytes Year 4
Jr Comp Sci
Nikhil Patel
Sanford Middle
Shrinc-it software heuristic to remove irrelevant and unnecessary content in text
Sr Comp Sci
Daniel Hammack
Jacksons Heights Middle
Focus on Wi-Fi Part 2
Jr Earth&Space
Jonathan Sepulveda
Sanford Middle
Trends in rainfall and temperature moving averages in central Florida may support the theory of global warming
Sr Earth&Space
Cleo Koenig
Heritage High
Geobot 3D: Improving the Functionality through Three-Dimensional Imaging for an Automated Geological Sample Identification
Jr Engineering
Alexandra Daley
Grace School
Dung Deal: horsepower revisited
Sr Engineering
Priya Sathyanarayan
Spruce Creek High
Active damping of propellant slosh
Jr Environmental Sci
Srimayi Tenali
West Shore Jr/Sr High
The effects of plants on water purification
Sr Environmental Sci
Zachary Loeb
Eau Gallie High
Preventing the reproductive failure of aquatic life from the global threat of nonylphenol contamination through catalytic waste water
Jr Math
Hunter Dalton
Stone Middle
The design, construction and testing of a lego gearbox capable of predicting moon phases and tides
Sr Math
Rashad Abdulla
West Shore Jr/Sr High
On the fine classification of periodic orbits of continuous endomorphisms the real line with application in chaos theory
Jr Physics & Astro
David DeVore
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Does a magnetic field affect how quickly a plant grows?
Sr Physics & Astro
Sarah Van Sickle
Satellite High
Design and Analysis of a Fractal Antenna for Free OTA TV
Jr Team
Bobby Burwell
Rock Lake Middle
Data Transmission over a Laser Beam
Jr Team
Sean Clarke
Rock Lake Middle
Data Transmission over a Laser Beam
Sr Team
Luke Evans
Viera High
The effects of extracted phycocyanin from spirulina platensis on irradiated raphanus sativus
Sr Team
John Evans
Viera High
The effects of extracted phycocyanin from spirulina platensis on irradiated raphanus sativus
Best In Fair
Alex Keeler
South Sumter High
The Effect of Triflitoxin on the Elimination of Citrus Greening
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