Little Scientists Turn Euclid Gym Into One Giant Laboratory

Little scientists turned the gym into one giant laboratory as young students brought their science projects to life.

The annual science exchange, hosted by the Euclid PTA, began Wednesday for students Kindergarten to second grade. Thursday night students in the third to fifth grades will display their projects.

Some students worked solo. Others paired up in teams to solve scientific questions, recreate a volcano eruption, simulate a tornado and more. PTA member Diane Robertson went around the gym interviewing all the students, giving all time to walk the audience through their project.

Cameron, Lindsey and Megan Nazzaro chose tornados as the focus of their project. They even brought one to life as part of their display by using dry ice, water and a fan.

Megan Aurigeina and Elizabeth Cuttina made a volcano errupt by using vinegar and baking soda. Everyone watched as the girls carefully added the vinegar into the center of the volcano followed by the baking soda to make it errupt.

Eric Ruiz and Robert Boscarino called their project "Corstarch Madness." Using corstarch and water the boys showed all how the mixture starts out like a ball and then quickly liquifies. Ally Hochstatter and Emily Buckman presented their "Germinator" project.

Brian Gaffney did his project on the hypothesis that Pop Rocks and soda will create so much cardon dioxide one's stomach may explode. As he told all, his experiment proved that it is not the case. When mixed together the two substances will fizzle slightly but that's all it does.

Anthony DiLascio and Jack Baker showed all how to clean a tarnished penny by using a mixture of salt and vinegar. Dylan Gasser showed off the animals in the Wooldand Forest Habitat he created. Jake Ruiz made a balloon operated vehicle. Some of the other students experimented with things like static electricity and magnetic fields.