Photo By Julia LeDoux | Personnel from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall served as judges at the Thomas Jefferson...... read more read more
ARLINGTON, Va. - Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Arlington, Virginia, had the opportunity to teach Marines, Soldiers and civilians from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall a few things during the school’s annual science fair held Jan. 28.
TJMS science teacher Robert Golden said all of the school’s seventh and eighth graders participate in the popular event. Teachers began discussing and students started working on their projects back in September, he said.
“Science is something you do,” he said. “There’s no question that it takes a lot of hard work and effort on their [the students’] part.”
Personnel from the joint base were on hand after volunteering to serve as judges at the event. The students tackled topics ranging from how does weather affect you; the efficiency of microwave ovens; flood control measures; and which liquid evaporates faster.
“I am amazed at how intelligent and how much effort and time they put into this,” said Kelly Layne, Family Readiness Program trainer/volunteer opportunities program manager for Marine Corps Community Service on the Henderson Hall portion of the joint base. “They are very creative.”
Spc. Roger Agular of The Old Guard spent several minutes discussing Grand Canyon dams with student Seth Black, who told the Soldier that he became interested in the effect of nearby dams on the canyon after vacationing there over the summer with his family.
“It’s pretty cool,” Agular said of Black’s experiment. “I wish I knew some of this stuff.”
Owla Ali, a seventh grader, used flashlights to determine which of two popular batteries would last longer. Over the course of a few days, she turned two flashlights on for several hours and at the end of the experiment found that she had a clear winner.
“Duracell is better,” she said. “It lasted 21 hours and 39 minutes.”
Staff Sgt. James Pierce of The Old Guard asked Ali several questions about how she conducted the experiment and complimented her on both her effort and findings.
“It’s really good,” he said of the experiment. “I’m pretty impressed.”
Kayla Fluite, an eighth grade student, took on the question of whether fingerprint patterns are inherited in her experiment.
“This project was chosen because of a strong interest in fingerprints, forensic science and inheriting,” she explained.
Testing the fingerprint patters of both siblings and non-siblings, she found that those who were not related had more matches than those who were.
“I learned a whole lot,” Sgt. Jontae Randolph said after listening to several presentations.
TJMS activities coordinator Jeremy Siegel said the science fair was "absolutely fantastic" and that joint base personnel made up "the backbone of the judges."
| Date Taken: | 01.28.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 02.05.2015 13:02 |
| Story ID: | 153648 |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VA, US |
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