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Science Fair
To inspire students to learn more about Alaska’s seas and to pursue science, NPRB sponsors special awards each year at the Alaska State Science and Engineering Fair.
Alaska State Science and engineering fair 2012
NPRB awards go to students in elementary, middle school and high school whose projects focus on the marine sciences. Prizes include cash awards ($50 elementary, $75 middle school, and $100 high school), an NPRB calendar, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward for the student and parents.
Awards
Science Fair |
Grade Level |
Winners |
2012 |
Elementary (6th) |
Jania Tumey, Rogers Park Elementary, “What Bubbles Below” |
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Middle |
Dylan Skala, Central Middle School. “Gyre Warning” |
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2011 |
Elementary |
Jania Tumey, Rogers Park Elementary |
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Middle |
Christian Escalante & Sierra Moskios Unalaska Unified Schools “Waving, Rotating, Creating” |
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High |
Douglas Watts, West High “Effects of Carbonic Acid in Ocean Environments o Mollusk Shells” |
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2010 |
Elementary |
Jimmy Jones & Michael Hooton, Quinhagak “Salmon Life Cycle” |
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Middle |
Ben Cohen, Colony Middle School “Effect of Acidity on Shell Weight” |
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High |
Kelsey Meacham, West High Effect of Increased CO2 Emissions on Coastal Erosion Contributors |
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2009 |
Elementary |
Sebastian Quin Szweda Middlestadt, Girdwood K-8 “Tidal Power vs. Indian Creek” |
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Middle |
Kendall Masten, Kotzebue Middle “Where’s the Salt?” |
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High |
Kelsey Meacham, West High “Correlation between Air Temperature Trends and Intra-seasonal Sea Ice Extent Variability” |
