GCSU holds 7th Annual K-5 Science and Engineering Fair
"These are our future scientists that are going to be finding cures for diseases and future doctors and future GBI agents."
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Over 400 students from around Georgia participated in the 7th Annual Science and Engineering Fair at the Georgia College & State University, making it the largest group of elementary students since the fair started six years ago.
The event was attended by a hundred school districts, and the judges say the task was a difficult.
“There are so many great projects, it’s hard to decide, you know, between different projects,” said John Trombley, one of the judges at the fair and the Senior Chemistry Lecturer at GCSU. “You know, these are very bright students. And so when you’ve got two, three, four just amazing projects, it’s really hard to decide which one is slightly better than the other.”
The Fair Director, Catrena Lisse, who is also the director of GCSU’s Science Education Center, said it’s important to encourage and nurture children’s curiosity, and the fair helps kids build their self-confidence.
“If we start early, this is our future. These are our future scientists that are going to be finding cures for diseases and future doctors and future GBI agents. And, you know, this is our future. And so I’m happy to be able to support it,” she said.
About 70 projects were done by students in middle Georgia.
