54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair

Kristin Eberts

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Students from all over the region displayed their projects at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

Dexter eighth-grader Sarah Durham, 14, describes her project, which studied the effects of different types of music on heart rates, to judge and Fair co-director Chris McGowan, during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair at the Show Me Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Farmington seventh-graders John Pinkerton II, 13, left, and Kevin Davis, 12, right, talk with judges about their project on reducing waste in landfills during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair at the Show Me Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Students show off their projects to the judges during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair at the Show Me Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Delta eighth-graders Megan Perry, 13, left, and Chase Kohler, 15, right, talk with judge Marycarol Baker about their project measuring the effects of age on heart rate during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair at the Show Me Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Science fair judge Margaret Hill makes notes on projects during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair at the Show Me Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Rows of science projects by regional students line the floor of the Show Me Center during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Robo-Brush, a project by St. Vincent eighth-graders Kaleb Dauster, 14, and Ben Miranda, 14, is displayed for the judges during the 54th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair at the Show Me Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)