2011 Winners Target 2: Rhea and Titan
2011 Winners Target 2: Rhea and Titan
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Grade 5 and 6Michelle Kwon 5th Grade, Arbor View SchoolGlen Ellyn, Illinois Teacher: Mary Lou Andacht "Exploring Rhea and Titan and unveiling its secrets are only the beginning of Cassini's journey! It may also provide us with much more accurate and precise information to understand space better after it has completed its mission Exploration Space! " | ||
Finalist:Matthew Giorgio Saint Mary School - Ridgefield, Conn. Teacher: Patrick Alarcon Honorable Mention:Sabrina Fowler Jim Bridger Middle School - Las Vegas, Nev. Teacher: Lisa McClure Juan Felipe M. Kate M. Arnav Mehra Michael Rodriguez Klaus S. |
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Grade 7 and 8Isabel Torres 7th Grade, Bourbon County Middle SchoolParis, Kentucky Teacher: Kayla Vaughan "Did you know that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, resembles Earth before our atmosphere received oxygen? Titan is said to be 'one of the most Earth-like worlds we have found to date.' This could be helpful to science in many ways." | ||
Finalists:Arun Bhattasali Congressional Schools of Virginia - Falls Church, Virginia Teacher: Catherine Hendrix Kelsey Gosling Honorable Mention:Mikayla Castillo Centennial Middle School - Phoenix, Ariz. Teacher: Jon Hutman David Hulme Raayan Mohtashemi Christa Rapoza Abhiraj Saxena Brandon Martinez Halle McGibbon-Bloom Rahul Patel Robert Screven Jonathan Sun Andrew Womelduff |
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Grade 9 through 12Victoria Slaughter 12th Grade, University High SchoolOrlando, Fla. Teacher: Danielle Miller "There are many aspects of Titan that should be further explored. In many ways, Titan is more similar to a planet than a moon, since it is the only known object other than Earth to have stable lakes, rivers, and other large bodies of liquid." | ||
Honorable Mention:Nicholas Liu Pioneer High School - Ann Arbor, Mich. Teacher: Leslie Kellman Jacob Goell |
