Bluffton Middle School conducted its rite of eight grade on Jan. 18 - the eighth grade science fair. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

According to Dave Bracy, science teacher, students started working on their projects in September and after a lot of research and testing they presented their projects to the judges on Jan. 18.

Eight students received superior scores and three students received excellent scores. Students receiving a superior score will move on to district competition at Ohio Northern University March 24.

o BERTKA, SARA - Perfect score of 40
Do people tend to remember information better by hearing or seeing them?

o NISLY, ELIZABETH - Perfect score of 40
How does the appearance of food affect your perception of the taste?

o SIEFKER, JOEL - Perfect score of 40
Does temperature affect how much energy a wind turbine makes?

o CRISP, SAMUEL - Superior
Do football gloves increase your ability to catch the ball in wet or dry conditions?

o FRAZIER, KATIE - Superior
Which type of dance exercise ( jazz, barre, modern, none ) helps a dancers balance?

o GROMAN, MISHA - Superior
Do different brands of fish food give a betta fish brighter colors?

o HAMILTON, BRIELLE - Superior
Is the accuracy of your serve impacted by the shape of your hand when serving a volleyball?

o METZGER, JARED - Superior
Is a vacuum the best way to sound proof a room?

o PRATER, ABBY - Excellent
Does the amount of air pressure effect the distance in kicking a football

o RHONEMUS, PATRICK - Excellent
Does color affect memory retention?

o WARREN, AMY - Excellent
Which type of pop is the most corrosive on tooth enamel?

Students from left are: Abby Prater, Sara Bertka, Brielle Hamilton, Patrick Rhonemus, Misha Groman, Joel Siefker, Jared Metzger, Elizabeth Nisly, Katie Frazier, Amy Warren and Sam Crisp.