Students show out science acuity at county fair
Judah Wong, a sophomore in Glacier High School's Technology Student Association, makes adjustments to his disc-flipping robot at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Hadley Gomez, a third-grader at Edgerton Elementary School, discusses her project titled "Candle Carousel" to judge Sue Corrigan at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Elektra Morrow, left, and Layla Losleben, eighth-graders from Smith Valley School, play a game of "Go Fish" while they wait for the next judge at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Cole Schettler, a sixth-grader at St. Matthew's School, discusses his project titled "How Much Sawdust Can You Put in Rice Krispy Treats ... Before Someone Notices?" with judge Victoria Gabaldon at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Natalie Raymond, a third-grader at Glacier Gateway Elementary, discusses her project titled "A Simple Electric Motor" to judge Lana Walker at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Ledger Street, a third-grader at Glacier Gateway Elementary, takes a snack break under his project titled "Lego Light Maze" at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Anna Vincent, left, and Madilyn Isles, center, sixth-graders at Helena Flats School, discuss their project titled "How Do Dogs See Color?" with judge Indigo Scott at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Hunter Keller, a third-grader at Edgerton Elementary School, discusses his project titled "Owl's Digestive System" to judge Jessie Walthers at the Flathead County Science Fair at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Thursday, March 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
How does global warming affect corn crops? How much salt do you need to add to water to make an egg float? How much sawdust can you put in a cereal treat bar before someone notices? These are just a few questions asked by students from schools all across the region as they participated in the Flathead County Science Fair on Thursday.
Science lovers of all ages packed into the Expo Center at the Flathead County Fairgrounds to take a look at projects from students in third grade and up...
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