The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Here are the Ruth Betts School 2005 Science Fair winners: Grade 8 Individual - first Andrew Benko - Does Colour Affect Plant Growth?; second Michelle Podaima - The Science With Sand Castles; third Holly Keyes - Does What You Smell Affect What You Taste?; Honourable Mention (H/M) Natalie Moran - PH Indicators. Group - first and Best Overall Kyle Clarke / Jason Koop - Does Types of Taste Affect a Person's Heart Rate?; second Evan Blouin / Tim Kerfont - Placebo - I Shall Please; third Kelsey Roncin / Nick Currell - How Lack of Sleep Affects Your Verbal and Physical Reactions; H/M Junior Thomas / Jeremiah Garay - The Mysteries of Raising Water. Grade 7 Individual - first Martin Vikse - Acid Rain; second Danielle Lam - Can a Hard Boiled Egg Bounce?; third Rodney Ruckle - Will Earth Have Another Ice Age? Group - first Savannah Parker / Lucretia Benko - Is a Dog Right or Left Pawed? Grade 6 Individual - first Breanne Szabo - What Colour of Candle Burns the Fastest?; second Brittney Leclerc - Hamster Maze; third Derek Bolton - Film Canister; H/M Kalen Stringer - Bubble-arium. Group - first Evan Nault / Travis Fehr - What Keeps Water Cooler - Plastic Wrap or Aluminum Foil?; second Harmony Spencer / Joe-Ann Pelletier - Yum Yum Bubblegum; third Riley Blouin / Michael Benko - What Floats an Egg?; H/M Anndee McIntyre / Karlee Kearns - Dolphins. Grade 5 Individual - first Katrina Vikse - An Oily Separation; second Olivia Blouin - Does Frozen Water Expand or Shrink? Group - first Janelle Dion / Ciera Essency - Air Pressure Balloon; second Caitlin Keyes / Shannon Gilfillan - What Water Evaporates the Fastest?; third Shae-Lynn Besler / Shawnya Caribou - Ocean Life. Grade 4 Individual - first Marco Blackmon - The Gauss Rifle; second Chris Ringrose - Electric Tester; third Luke Ruckle - Air Pressure; H/M Chris Benko - Common Minerals. Group - first Jordan Bolton / Becky Bodnarchuk - Changing Colours; second Jenna Chabot / Caitlin Ticzon - Rabbits; third Riley Rachuk / Tyler Moran - Electricity and Water; H/M Tyrell Wheeler / Dylan Kozar - Rockets. Grade 3 Individual - first Luke Blouin - Lemon Power; second Bryanne Ross - South Paw; third Alexander Clarke - What Boat Can Hold the Most Weight?; H/M Angela Zagrodney - Mineral and Rocks. Group - first Hailey Whitmore / Julie Murray - Hair.
