Aquebogue Kindergartner Scores Big at Brookhaven National Lab Science Fair

AQUEBOGUE, NY - A little Aquebogue girl scored big at the Brookhaven National Lab science fair recently.

Kindergartner Braedyn MacLeod won first place at Aquebogue and then entered her experiment in the Brookhaven National Lab's Science Fair where she won an honorable mention.

More than 100 Suffolk County schools take part every year in BNL's Elementary School Science Fair, each year. The event includes approximately 470 projects, submitted by more than 500 Suffolk County children, from kindgergarten to sixth grade, according to BNL.

Braedyn did all her own writing and artwork on her boards in a very clear and graphic way, the Riverhead Central School District said. "Her experiment compared the eating choices of her three female gerbils. She offered them seeds, cheese and lettuce. Sunflower seeds were the clear choice overall, but one of the three gerbils clearly enjoyed the cheese and lettuce more than the seeds; the other two almost always chose sunflower seeds."