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Webutuck Hosts Ninth Annual STEAM Fair
Caroline Eschbach celebrated her ninth birthday by winning the Visual Communication Award with her “Cookie Chemistry” presentation at the Ninth Annual STEAM Fair in the Eugene Brooks Intermediate School gymnasium on Feb. 25.
“I like to bake and eat cookies,” said the third grader at Webutuck Elementary School who enjoys chocolate chip cookies.
Eschbach baked four different types of chocolate chip cookies–one with baking soda, one with baking powder, one with neither baking soda or baking powder, and one with both baking soda and baking powder.
“I learned it’s better to use baking soda and baking powder because it flattens out the cookie and it tastes better,” she said.
Eschbach was one of 40 district students who participated in the STEAM Fair. There were about 20 staff volunteers and five student listeners. The senior class sold breakfast and refreshments to raise money for its class.
“I was really pleased with how it came out,” said Danielle Fridstrom, who co-organized the event with fellow district science teacher Christine Gillette. “We were a little nervous about the weather because they did call for some snow today and that may have impacted a few people getting here.
“But we had a lot of participants come out and share their projects, and we were really excited to see what they learned.”
Sixth grader Nolan Howard took first place for students in fifth through eighth grade. His project, “Icebergs-Titanic Science,” featured a Lego model of the Titanic that took him a month and six days to put together.
“I’ve been obsessed with the Titanic for two or three years now, and when my dad showed me a movie clip of when it sank so fast, I was like, ‘how did it sink so fast,’” he said.
After doing some research, Howard learned there was a fire that damaged some iron before the ship hit the iceberg.
“I enjoyed doing the project a lot,” he said. “I learned you have to have time and patience to build.”
Awards
All PreK-fourth grade participants received a science string bag with STEM-related goodies.
Special Award Winners
DaVinci Award: Alivia Schultz, first grade, and Charlotte Schultz, second grade, “This Project is Bananas!”
MacGyver Award: Santiago Florentino, Yamen Gadalla, and Damian Rosales, all third graders, “Elephant Toothpaste”
Visual Communication Award: Caroline Eschbach, third grade, “Cookie Chemistry”
Innovation Award: Lois Musgrove, second grade, “Where Do You Find the Most Fossils & Why?”
5th-8th Grade Winners: 1-Nolan Howard, sixth grade, “Icebergs-Titanic Science;” 2-Riley Whalen, fifth grade, “Ecosystem in a Jar;” 3-Lyla Kern and Andy Mersand seventh graders, “We Destroyed: The Oceans;” Honorable Mention–Hellen Sofia Chub Choc and Caleb Jaya, both fifth graders, “Elephant Toothpaste”
9th-12th Grade Winner: Darryl Avery, Francisco Juarez, and Angel Camargo Vazquez, all ninth graders, “Gummy Bear Osmosis”