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More than 100 San Mateo County 5th-8th grade students were chosen as finalists in a virtual STEM fair event hosted by the San Mateo County Office of Education, according to a news release by the county.
The finalists, who were selected out of 220 students, reflected a wide range of interests, grades, schools and regions of the county, according to the news release.
“I am proud of all of our students who participated in this year’s STEM Fair,” said San Mateo County Superintendent Nancy Magee in a statement. “It takes commitment, grit, and courage to develop and submit a project for judging. These young scientists show great promise as problem solvers and innovators. I am inspired by their passion and talent.”
A small sample of award-winning projects include:
- Would You Drink That? Filtering Saltwater – Seri Sumetanon, 5th grade, Fox Elementary School, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District
- How Long Does It Take Computers to ‘Think’? – Avi Davidovits, 5th grade, Mariposa Elementary School, San Carlos School District
- Mathematically Modeling Planetary Orbits – Akira Nakamura, 6th grade, Burlingame Intermediate School, Burlingame School District
- Filtering Water for Cheap – Yuisho Kawane, 6th grade, Parkside Intermediate School, San Bruno Park School District
- Save Our Forest: Engineering a Cost-Effective, Environmentally Friendly Forest Fire Retardant – Violet MacAvoy, 7th grade, Crocker Middle School, Hillsborough City School District
- How Pure is Public Drinking Fountain Water? – Andrew Hide, 8th grade, Cunha Intermediate School, Cabrillo Unified School District
- Legibility in Typography – Korynna Lau, 8th grade, Lipman Middle School, Brisbane School District
Of the winners, 20 will advance to the prestigious CSEF and 30 students will participate in the national Broadcom MASTERS STEM Fair. In addition, several students were given special awards from the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Learn more about the San Mateo County STEM Fair here.
