Four projects advance to regional Science Fair

Downers Grove SD58 News

Downers Grove Grade School District 58 congratulates the five middle school students whose four Science Fair projects will advance to the Regional Science Fair. The regional fair will take place Saturday, March 9 at North Central College in Naperville.

Congratulations and best of luck to students advancing to the regionals:

  • Caralyn Fleming, Herrick seventh grader: "How does the angle of a solar panel affect the amount of power produced?"
  • Justin Martinets and Ellis Sioukas, Herrick eighth graders: "How does the type of cleaning product affect the amount of DNA extracted from a strawberry?"
  • Taran Sooranahalli, O'Neill eighth grader: “How does the shape of a water turbine affect its ability to produce hydroelectric power?"
  • Zaara Haque, Herrick eighth grader: "Initiating global cooling: Could dissolved salts modify the freezing point of water?"