What the...
Zombie!(fires)
Science Fair!
Decomposition is fun
Cancer
100

True or false: Humans have the same number of cervical vertebrae (bones) in their necks as giraffes. 

True!

100

Which burns slowest: peat, cedar bark, or hay grass?

Our friend Peat!

100

This person had issues with their participants completing their study incorrectly...but persevered!

Cole

100

This is the independent variable of our decomposition experiment.

temperature or water temperature

100

Cancer starts by changing what level of structure in living organisms?

Cells!

200

What celestial object affects ocean and water tides the most?

The moon!

200

Do you think the zombie fires in the arctic affect Santa and Rudolph's ability to deliver presents? Why or why not?

lol

200

This person created a noisy cooler, causing intense laughter

Lyla

200

This is the dependent variable of our experiment.

What is CO2 or carbon dioxide

200

True or false: If you smoke 3 packs of cigarettes a day, you are less likely to get lung cancer

false

300

This animal has three hearts, blue blood, can detect chemicals with their limbs, and are known for their incredible intelligence and ability to use tools. So cool!

Octopus!

300

1. Something that was once dead but came back to life. 2) Unlike regular fires, zombie fires can reignite in spring without needing this.

1) zombie! 2) A spark or ignition source!

300

Melatonin, Liebers, Prosthetic, and many more big words were part of this person's project.

Theo

300

What did our yeast friends do in our experiment, and what part of the zombie fire system would they be?

decomposers!

300

True or false: If you survive a nuclear disaster, you are more likely to get cancer (and grow multiple eyes or ears)

true

400

What is the distance from the deepest part of the ocean (Mariana Trench)  to the top of Mount Everest?

12.3 miles or 64,944 feet

400

Carbon moves from the air into plants and then into this for long-term storage. 

Peat! is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter that forms in waterlogged, oxygen-poor conditions in peatlands such as bogs, mires, and moors. It is primarily composed of plants like sphagnum moss and other wetland vegetation.

400

I didn't know eels could also be grass? Wow!

Peityn

400

This is what peat is similar to in our experiment.

Sugar!

400

Besides being female, this is the most important risk factor for breast cancer.

Increasing age

500

1) This gas is released into the air when peat burns.

2) Please do a short interpretive dance to explain.

CO2!

500

Do- re- mi- fa- so- la- ti- doe! 

Kimber

500

This is the process that our yeast uses to transfer energy from sugar to CO2.

What is cellular respiration

500

This type of cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the United States.

lung cancer

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