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By Jan LaValley
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Last week students at Rappahannock Elementary i School and Rappahannock
11 High School competed in the llnnnual Science Fair. This reek they found out who won.
Students in the sixth
glthrough eighth grades competed as individuals within the junior division. Students from ninth through twelfth grades entered the senior division competition.
Science fairs provide opportunities for students to actually do science themselves, and to show off their achievements and the results were both fascinating and educational. Students plan and carry out an experiment, collect data and interpret the results.
Some examples of student ingenuity this year were: an exhibit on organic versus synthetic dyes; an exhibit on the effects of stains on carpet and which cleaners do a better job of stain removal — their findr ings listed AFTA and Carpet Aid as the winners; “How Clean is Your Kitchen?” an exhibit which studied the existence of bacteria on household surfaces which did prove that bacteria grow on seemingly clear, and clean, surfaces at
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