About this Project: The members of this team came up with a very cool research question about how smoke affects plants' ability to photosynthesize. While this isn't a novel question, it showed to me that they were thinking about things that have real world consequences and something they were deeply interested in. We have had consistent communication from design to implementation of their experiment and it was clear that they had thought about their questions for me and took the advice that I provided to them. They also have done an excellent job of communicating their results and what they think they mean to me. They're on their way to being effective scientists if that is what they choose to pursue in the future and I believe that positive recognition for their work is deserving as well as uplifting. -- Jennifer Riehl, Mentor
Teacher: Theresa Ellefson
School Name: Osceola High School
Investigation Theme: The Power of Sunlight (photosynthesis and respiration)
Session: Fall 2023
Student Level(s): High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12)