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| Maya, a 4th grader from Minnie Gant Elementary |
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| Home grown eggs have tall bright orange yolks. |
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| Store bought eggs have dull yellow yolks that break easily. |
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| Old eggs float. |
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| Measuring the height of an egg yolk isn't as easy as it looks. |
LBUSD students have been anticipating this event since conducting their projects and submitting them almost two months ago. A total of 1,100 students (the number of registrants) represented 56 LBUSD schools, including 34 elementary schools, 10 K-8 schools, 10 middle schools, and 2 high schools.
A total of 125 reviewers, including Boeing employees, LBUSD teachers, CSULB professors and students, and community volunteers, volunteered their Saturday morning to support and inspire our future generation of scientists and science-literate citizens. Each student presenter had the opportunity to speak with at least two reviewers.
In addition to the student posters, there were numerous interactive exhibits including an 80 pound cobra to pet, solar boats, wind energy devices, and robots made by student engineers.
Eric Brundin, the School District’s K-12 Science Curriculum Leader, said of the Science Fair
“It is a testament to our great schools and families that in spite of all the economic and employment challenges people face, our district Science Fair has stayed strong. We are still huge, one of the largest such events in the nation, and the excitement of our students is as strong as ever. That, after all, is what keeps us going.”
At least one of the projects was relevant to urban agriculture. Maya, a 4th grader from Minnie Gant Elementary, raises chickens at home and told all about her experiments to test the differences between store bought eggs and fresh home grown eggs. Onlookers were impressed with her knowledge of chickens and the obvious differences in egg shell integrity that could be seen as she “candled” eggs with a bright LED flashlight. Excerpts from her poster presentation and report are given in the slideshow.
Maya said of the experience
“I really liked doing a science fair project. I think I was actually lucky to be picked to go to the fair. It was cool doing it on eggs.””
Next year, maybe you too will decide to do a science fair project based on something to do with agriculture.
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| A gross store bought egg with a thin transparent shell. |
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| A gross store bought egg that let the dye in. |
Eric Brundin
K-12 Science Curriculum Leader
Long Beach Unified School District
997-8000, Ext. 2963
Karen Connors
LBUSD Science Fair Steering Committee
(562) 997-8000, Ext. 2963
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| A mess of eggs. |
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You might also be interested in Donna’s other work as Long Beach Urban Agriculture Examiner, National Science News Examiner, National Food Policy Examiner, and founder and executive director of Long Beach Grows.
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| “Most hens are usually raised in crowded not very nice factories in small cages. Only some ever see the sun or go outside. These are called pastured. My hens are pastured and they have names and I love them.” |
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