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    SWANSEA — Case High School held its annual science fair this past Wednesday afternoon with 61 projects being highlighted at the school library.
    Judges determined that Dylan J. Arruda's project on reflecting light was tops, followed by Emma Fiori and her project on the effect of wind turbine design on power output, and Amanda Feno was third with her work on blood pressure. Three honorable mentions were also named with Beth Faria on heredity and color perception, Ellie Roberts finding that uncooked meat spoiled more quickly than cooked and Aiden Fitzsimons on the relationship between a centripetal force and velocity of the motion, getting their projects recognized.
    Department head Peter Brock coordinated the event that brought in judges from other schools to determine the top projects.
    Junior Dylan J. Arruda constructed a spectrophotometer from a cell phone. He used the project to determine if he could detect the food dyes in the candy, Skittles.
    Sophomore projects included Erin Abdallah and the affect of carbonated beverages on teeth, Rachel Alves and the comparison of sight and sound as memory aids, and Jared Andreozzi who wanted to see if music helped plants grow.
    Elissa Borden experimented on lowering the freezing point of water, Sarah Brown and the parabolic reflectors and network signals and Jack Bushell with the loft of a golf club and distance of the ball.
    Hannah Cabral looked at the type of cereal with the most iron consumption, Christy Chenot on whether potatoes held salt or sugar water better and Jenna Coffey on how caffeine affects blood pressure.
    Jake Davidson had his project on whether Clorox or Lysol was a better counter cleaner, Leslie Denis on how light affects the rate of mold growth and Mitch Diamond on the best tooth whitener.
    Beth Faria wanted to find if heredity affected color perception, Amanda Feno the factors affecting blood flow, and Nick Ferneza the method of learning that makes people retain information better, reading or listening.
    Sara Ferreira wanted to see the affect of music on plants, Jordan Hassoun on whether the drink Red Bull was affective, and Sam Horowitz on muscles and conditioning.
    Tim Hounsell sought to find the best laundry detergent for the dollar, Kenney Kane, whether Venus fly traps have peanuts as a food substitute, and William Kelly on whether sports drinks affect plants.
    Zachary Kochanek experimented on temperature of glass and the affect on the clarity of fingerprints, Shawn Lewis on whether fingerprint patterns are inherited from parents to offspring and Rachel Lussier on what lotions were best for people with dry skin.
    Taylor Mackisey experimented on fingerprint detectability, Erin Manton on how different acids affect tooth enamel and Max Morin on plants on the move.
    Maggie Marshall experimented on eye color , Kayla Normand the level of pH change when mixed with different acid based chemicals and Kim (Oliveira, on what vegetables have more chlorophyll.
    Katie Patota did her research on the effect of diet and body temperature, Sarah Raposo on what liquid best created a rainbow and Ellie Roberts on what meat spoiled more quickly, cooked or uncooked.
    Michaela Salem did her study on roller coasters, Emily Scherny on fingertips, and Zackery Silva on disinfectants.
    Marissa Sowden on liquids and tissue decay, Samantha Travis on disinfectants that work best, and Evan Waddicor on what color is most apparent in peripheral vision.
    Aaram Williams experimented on whether video game players have faster reaction times, and Jillian Yates on the effects of hand sanitizers on fruit fly genetics.
    For the freshman class, Alec Connell and Stephanie Spiegel worked on measuring the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen in water using electrolysis, Nicolle Dussault and Brandon Majewski on the effect of music on mood and Lane Fiola and Kevin Kockanek on the effect of video games on blood pressure.
    Aidan Fitzsimons researched the relationship between centripetal force and tangetial velocity in circular motion, Allison Jacombe on the effect of temperature on solubility and Emily Marques on how water purity depends on the source.
    Jordan Martin and Lauren Michaud tested the effect of chewing gum on test results, Abbey McCracken on the effect of hair dryers on crayons, Jared Mendes on temperature of salt crystals and Tyler Nadeau on the effect of baseball bat composition on ball distance.
    Allie Ollerhead researched acidity variation among local water sources, Taylor Rivers on how oxygen levels affect the characteristics of daphnia and Brooke Solaris analyzed the effects of enzymes in detergent on proteins in gelatin and Richard Teasdale looked at how ingredients in liquids affect their boiling point.
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