When the science teachers at Dallas Can Academies learned that NASA had dedicated the entire month of April to understanding the Earth in conjunction with Earth Day on April 22, they decided to dedicate the schools’ science fair theme to projects focused on protecting Earth. The students of two Dallas Can Academies’ campuses embraced the theme and celebrated Earth Month by participating in an Earth Day Science Fair.
Students from the Oak Cliff and Ross Avenue campuses created science projects with experiments to help protect the environment and save natural resources. Projects included testing soil samples from land surrounding area gas stations for gas leakage, experiments to clean polluted water and potential uses for recyclable materials. Judges chose the top four projects to be on display at Earth Day Dallas being held April 20-21 at Fair Park. Earth Day Dallas is presented by Trammel S. Crow and is the largest Earth Day celebration in the United States.
The winning entries were:
1st place: How can the power of the sun purify water? – Elizabeth Torado and Juan Villareal
2nd place: H20 contamination – Amber Torres
3rd place: Protection of wildlife – Perla Hernandez and Jessica Porras
4th place: How does the temperature affect oil spill materials? Jelicia Randle and Dewaylon Langley
Scott Hofland with Earth Day Dallas spoke to the students about the importance of protecting our environment and presented awards to the students who created the winning projects. He chose “Water Pollution Solution” by Ana Rodriguez and Miguel Rosales as his favorite science fair entry.