JARVIS—The Grade 7 and 8 students at Jarvis Community Christian School (JCCS) had the opportunity to examine their interests using the scientific method to create unique and informative projects for the school Science Fair.
Bryson Arrendell put a spin on the old Coke vs Pepsi debate as his “Frost Fight” explored which soda freezes faster – with his analysis indicating that Coke is the first to freeze, while Mya DeBoer studied smiles. She says, “I really like smiling. I knew yawning was contagious so I thought I’d see about smiling.” She visited five locations to test if people would smile back when she smiled at them, and was pleased to report that more people smiled back than didn’t. 
Kylie Salverda tested which ice cream would melt the fastest; she correctly hypothesized that vanilla ice cream melts the fastest, but learned that an ice cream sandwich would last the longest, noting, “The ice cream sandwich lasted the longest with over 24 hours of sitting out it was still not melted. It was just really foamy and never really melted.”
The work started in late September with the 39 projects on display for judging and viewing on November 29. The results will be announced on December 6 and the winners advance to the Regional Science Fair hosted by JCCS.
