Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Alex Morgan (left) and Nicolas Kamatali discuss an aerosol cannon made for the Junior Science Fair held Thursday evening in the school cafeteria.

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Eighty-five seventh and eighth graders prepared 38 exhibits. Winners advance to the district at ONU in March where they may qualify for the state in Columbus in May.

The Science Fair makes learning a happy occasion, if the interest shown by the students is any indication.

Alayne Schrock, seventh and eighth grade science teacher, said there were several engineering projects, probably the result of ONU engineering students mentoring Ada students.

PHOTOS:
• Alex Morgan (left) and Nicolas Kamatali.
• Project: The Speed with Micah Cook and Jake Poling.
• Project: Which Metal Wire Conducts the Most Electricity and Has the Least Resistance.
• Project: Planting with Precision with Wyatt Badertscher, Monty Sheldon, Brooklin Thies.
• Project: Rollercoaster with Avery Brown, Jonny McClain, Micah Cook.
• Project: How Rubber Meets the Road with Ashleigh Rush, Kadtum Lilly, Jacob Thompson.
• Project: Construction of a Functional Windmill.