Riverview School holds small, but interesting science fair

By Ken Johnston
Editor

What used to be a huge undertaking at Riverview School is a mere shadow of what it once was.
The Annual Science Fair is no longer mandatory. With that in mind only eight students at the school put in the time to put Science projects on display last week.
The star of the fair was definitely grade 8 student Karl Drackert with his Banana DNA display. His project successfully attempted to extract the DNA from bananas using household products. Using soap he broke down the cell wall. With pineapple juice he eliminated the cell membrane and then with rubbing alcohol he extracted the DNA. His project was so interesting that he had an audience while he recreated the process. About 15 students per time sat on chairs around him while he conducted the experiment before their eyes.
Chalina Abraham’s (gr. 4) Invisible Ink project also garnered a great deal of attention from students. She used different solutions to see which one would make the best invisible ink. Using grapefruit juice students were able to try it out. Iodine and baking soda solutions worked the best.
The remaining projects at the fair were as follows:
-Taylor Armstrong, gr. 5, Diabetes. Are you at risk?
-Moriah Caradice, gr. 4, Is your water safe?
-Shalese Snowdon, gr. 4, Fruits or Veggies. Which one conducts electricity the best?
-DJ Trenchard, gr. 2, Air Rockets.
-Jayson Rencher, gr. 4, What is in your water?
-Jeff Lauzon, gr. 8, Effects of Air Pollution on Plant Growth.