Students show science skills at district fair

By Sarah Zoellick / szoellick@staradvertiser.com

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 10, 2013

~~<p>Hanamei Shao might not have blown up a volcano in her parents' kitchen, as is commonly seen in movies, while preparing for the second annual Honolulu District Science Fair, but she did scorch the family toaster.</p>
<p>The animated eighth-grader from Niu Valley Middle School said she attempted to make a substance similar to the carbon material found in household water filters by using bread because it is organic material that can easily be burned to a crisp.</p>
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Hanamei Shao might not have blown up a volcano in her parents' kitchen, as is commonly seen in movies, while preparing for the second annual Honolulu District Science Fair, but she did scorch the family toaster.

The animated eighth-grader from Niu Valley Middle School said she attempted to make a substance similar to the carbon material found in household water filters by using bread because it is organic material that can easily be burned to a crisp. Login for more...