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The North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsors three regional Math Fairs each spring. The best projects qualify for the State Math Fair. Only students attending school in North Carolina are eligible to enter. Projects may be entered in the following categories:
- Grades K-2 (Individual or Class Projects)
- Grades 3-5 (Individual or Class Projects)
- Grades 6-8 (Individual Projects)
- Grades 9-12 (Individual Projects)
Class projects must involve a majority of the students in that class. Individual projects involve one or two students only. Projects must be pre-registered to be accepted for competition. During the judging, each project must be represented by one or two students whose names appear on the project.
2012 State Math Fair Results
(68 projects, 84 students, 43 schools)
2012 Regional Math Fair Totals
(277 projects, 342 students, 61 schools)
| Grades K-2 |
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| First Place |
Kailee Grubbs and Emily Grubbs
“Purpose of Percent”
Ridgewood Elementary School |
| Second Place |
Sam Schneider
“Pudgy Pedro”
Codington Elementary School |
| Third Place |
Jaryd Broome
“Some Like It Hot!”
Victory Christian Center School |
| Honorable Mention |
Oliver D. Stone
“A Math Project on Volume”
Brevard Elementary School
Nicholas Lundquist
“Measuring Up”
Pinnacle Elementary School
Varun Varadarajan and Delia Garguilo
“Distances: Measurement and Calculations”
Gregory School of Science, Mathematics, and Technology
J.P. Brandt
“Is Ronald In Your Backyard?”
Cool Springs Elementary School
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| Grades 3-5 |
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| First Place |
Rushin Ingle
“Proving Pick’s Theorem”
AB Combs Elementary School
Madison Parrish
“Don’t Fear Fractions”
West Greene Elementary School
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| Second Place |
Josh Morrow
“How Safe is Your Lock?”
Hendersonville Elementary School
Daniel Oh
“Do Volunteers Help To Improve School Performance?
Codington Elementary School
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| Third Place |
Reese Cassidy and Gracen Cardwell
“Shadow Solvers”
Cool Springs Elementary School |
| Honorable Mention |
David Appel and Ashley Appel
“Robomath”
McCrary Elementary School
Phillip Hazel
“Brick Sidewalks at Davidson College”
Davidson Elementary School
Kearston Hudson and Allison Wade
“Tricky Turbidity”
West Greene Elementary School
David Meyers
“Perceptions of Time: Does Time Fly When You Are Having Fun?”
AB Combs Elementary School
Caitlin Tuttle
“Distance of Tennis Balls”
Gregory Elementary School
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| Grades 6-8 |
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| First Place |
Jonathan Gay
“Soccer Science”
Camden Middle School |
| Second Place |
Ryan Gottberg
“My Perfect Christmas Tree”
Mt Mourne Middle School |
| Third Place |
Arthur Annis
“Pull Pull Pulley”
Clyde Erwin Middle School |
| Honorable Mention |
Kade Sutton
“Greater Weight = Greater Speed”
Sampson Middle School
Anthony Windelman
“Mechanics of Pitch”
Mt Mourne Middle School
Kaitlyn Royal
“How Much Does Heart Rate Increase During Dance”
Sampson Middle School
Shane Benson
“Sloping Thrills”
JN Fries STEM Magnet School
Gabriel Moore
“Santa Claus – Really?”
Victory Christian Center School
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| Grades 9-12 |
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| First Place |
Ayano Annis
“Unlocking the Tangled Topology Secrets of Mobius Strip”
Clyde Erwin High School
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| Second Place |
Nicholas Kowalski
“Computing Cryptology: Creating Secret Messages Using Invertible Matrices”
J. H. Rose High School |
| Third Place |
Alice Wang
“How Tension Affects the Effectiveness of a Catapult”
D. H. Conley High School |
| Honorable Mention |
Bradyn Litster and Luan Nguyen
“The Accuracy of Rocket Simulation Programs”
Victory Christian Center School School |
Pictures of the 2012 State Math Fair are posted HERE courtesy of the Department of Mathematical Sciences
at Appalachian State University
For more information about the NCCTM Math Fairs contact Dr. Debbie Crocker at 828-262-2381 or crockerda@appstate.edu
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