The creative study of an 11-year-old student topped yesterday\u2019s second annual science competition at the Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School, making the entry the lead representative of the school to the islandwide contest of the Public School System.<\/p>\n
Fifth-grader Angela Deleon Guerrero was surprised upon learning that she won, saying she never expected it.<\/p>\n
She and her younger brother, Miguel Andrei, were first-timers in the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our first year here at GTC\u2026and we\u2019re happy to join the contest,\u201d she told Saipan Tribune. The two were transferees from a private school on island.<\/p>\n
Angela\u2019s \u201cBread experiment\u201d garnered the highest mark among 16 qualified entries yesterday.<\/p>\n
She said it took her two weeks to prepare for the contest where she conducted an experiment to determine the kind of bread where mold grows the fastest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found out that bread molds grow at varying speeds depending on condition and ingredients,\u201d she explains, adding that she started the process by conducting research about molds and breads.<\/p>\n
Her brother\u2019s entry about the most effective remover of stains was named third best project while Jezreelyn Bulaklak\u2019s study on disease prevention was adjudged second top entry.<\/p>\n
Two entries were still being assessed yesterday to complete the final list of five official entries to the islandwide contest.<\/p>\n
GTC acting principal Charlotte Camacho said over a hundred students from third through sixth grade joined the event where the top three best science projects in each class were selected to compete with other classes.<\/p>\n
Out of the 16 qualifiers, only the top five will be named to the PSS\u2019 contest where overall winners will compete in the Guam science competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our second year\u2026and I can say that it gets better. Students were excited and we have seen strong support from their parents, as what we always want to promote,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
There were four categories in yesterday\u2019s competition\u2014life, physical, earth and space, and health nutrition and medical science.<\/p>\n
Camacho said the mini-science fair is significant in the learning of students as it fosters critical thinking and motivates students to go further in what they have found in their research.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt opens opportunities for their interests\u2026something they may pursue in the future like biologists and scientists,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The acting principal admitted that students\u2019 involvement in science events was among the areas cited by the accreditation commission to GTC.<\/p>\n
This is why a \u201clearning fair\u201d for parents will be the school\u2019s next major event in March.<\/p>\n
Yesterday\u2019s competition was judged by Reina Camacho from Division of Environmental Quality and archeologists Randy Harper and Marlene Swift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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