2012 Virtual Symposium Click on any image to see a larger version of the poster. Do plants grow better in Miracle-Gro soil? Investigators: Benton Elementary 4th Graders Teacher: Muhammad Bilal Fellow: Clayton Coffman (Plant Sciences) ) Squirrel distributions in the Benton community area Investigators: Benton Elementary 5th Graders Teacher: Annie Arnone Fellow: Chad King (Forestry) Dancing in the wind! Making music with wind power Investigators: Cedar Ridge Elementary 4th Graders Teacher: Tyler Simmons Fellow: Logan Decker (Biological Sciences) Solar Power! Harnessing the energy of the sun Investigators: Cedar Ridge Elementary 5th Graders Teacher: Rachel Mazzocco Fellow: Stephanie Schuttler (Biological Sciences) Ecosystem investigators: The plants and animals of Fairview Elementary Investigators: Fairview Elementary 4th Graders Teacher: Ragan Webb Fellow: Sarah Zukoff (Entomology) Fairview weather watchers Investigators: Fairview Elementary 5th Graders Teacher: Brian Earls Fellow: Lianne Hibbert (Fisheries and Wildlife) Birds of spring in the schoolyard ecosystem Investigators: Lee Elementary 4th Graders Teacher: Jona Toalson Fellow: Jeremy Gibson (Biological Sciences) Protecting the Environment, one rain barrel at a time Investigators: Lee Elementary 5th Graders Teacher: Sarah Croom Fellow: Jeff Dale (Biological Sciences) What’s in a pond? Water quality at Two Mile Prairie Elementary Investigators: Two Mile Prairie Elementary 4th Graders Teacher: Tiffany Wallace Fellow: Logan Decker (Biological Sciences) Hidden wildlife: Using cameras to study animals Investigators: Two Mile Prairie Elementary 5th Graders Teacher: Rob Allen Fellow: Stephanie Schuttler (Biological Sciences) Animal biodiversity in our schoolyard Investigators: West Boulevard Elementary 4th Graders Teacher: Erin Kespohl Fellow: Jeremy Gibson (Biological Sciences) Wind, water, and warmth at West Investigators: West Boulevard Elementary 5th Graders Teachers: Jonette Ford and Denise Parker Fellow: Jeff Dale (Biological Sciences)