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Wild & Wonderful Water Science Fair

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Overview

Fifth-grade classrooms in Kanawha County were invited to present water science projects at the inaugural "Wild & Wonderful Water Science Fair" on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 in Charleston.

The fair was a partnership between the WVDEP's Project WET program and the City of Charleston's Stormwater program. Other partners included West Virginia State University's Extension Office, the West Virginia Division of Forestry, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, West Virginia American Water, and the WVDEP's Youth Environmental Program and Environmental Advocate Office.

The Water Science Fair offered an opportunity for teachers to integrate Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives for Science into their fifth-grade classrooms with collaborative, fun, and hands-on learning, and is designed to support students in a forum that promotes creative thinking, problem-solving, and design principles to study and protect the world's most precious resource - water.

Group photo of water science fair judges, presenters, and staff.
Water science fair judges, presenters, and staff

Contact Us

Tomi Bergstrom
Project WET Program & Western Basin Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Watershed Improvement Branch
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43862
Email: Tomi.M.Bergstrom@wv.gov

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Winners

Students from Lakewood and Malden elementaries were the big winners at the inaugural Wild and Wonderful Water Science Fair for Kanawha County fifth-graders and were honored at their respective schools during ceremonies on Monday, February 24, 2020.

The fair was conducted February 17, 2020 at the Advance Technology Center Toyota Hall in South Charleston. Two separate fifth-grade classes from Lakewood captured first- and second-place trophies, while Malden finished third. A panel of four judges evaluated 15 water science projects.

First Place

Students from Lakewood Elementary and teacher Jodi Ballard, pose with their project, 'Where Does Your Water Fall on a Purity Scale?'
Students from Lakewood Elementary and teacher Jodi Ballard, pose with their project, 'Where Does Your Water Fall on a Purity Scale?'

Lakewood Elementary

Under the direction of teacher Jodi Ballard, Lakewood’s winning project explored the variances in local tap and bottled water.

Second Place

Lakewood Elementary students and teacher Jessica Blake pose with their second-place project, 'Do Plants Need Water?'
Lakewood Elementary students and teacher Jessica Blake pose with their second-place project, 'Do Plants Need Water?'

Lakewood Elementary

Lakewood’s second-place finisher, under the guidance of teacher Jessica Blake, tested how plants would grow using liquids other than water for nourishment.

Third Place

Students from Malden Elementary and teacher Tonya Harper pose with their third-place project, 'Water is Life, Treat it Right'.
Students from Malden Elementary and teacher Tonya Harper pose with their third-place project, 'Water is Life, Treat it Right'.

Malden Elementary

Malden’s third-place entry, under the efforts of teacher Tonya Harper, focused on water quality issues in Morris Creek, a tributary of the Kanawha River.​​

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