Budding future scientists gather in St. Paul

by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul, Minn. — At a hotel ballroom in downtown St. Paul, over 400 young people were standing beside their projects and posterboards. They were dressed in their best. Some were nervous as they prepared to explain their hypotheses and defend their conclusions.

It's the 71st annual Minnesota State Science Fair, open to the best competitors from middle and high schools from across.

All Things Considered's Tom Crann paid a visit to the fair to find out what kind of experiments the kids were working on.

Science Fair winners

Riya Madan

Seagate Rising Star Junior High Winner

Kellogg Middle School - Rochester 8

Ari Klages-Mundt

Seagate Rising Star Senior High Winner

Winona High School Winona 12

Brandon Law

ISEF 2008 Individual Winner

Wayzata Senior High School Minnetonka 11

Emily Nimmer

ISEF 2008 Individual Winner

Breck School, Minneapolis Golden Valley 11

Marie Tate

ISEF 2008 1st Alternate - Individual

Jackson County Central Senior High School Jackson 12

Atma Persaud

ISEF 2008 2nd Alternate - Individual

Champlin Park High School Brooklyn Park 11

Katie Baker & Emily Bodensteiner

ISEF 2008 Team Winner

John Marshall High School Rochester 12

Brianna Droubie & Jill Hallin

ISEF 2008 Team Alternate

Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids 9

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, 04/01/2008, 6:24 p.m.