The Glacier Gateway Elementary gym was full of amazing models, displays and gadgets last Tuesday as Columbia Falls School District 6 hosted its annual science fair.

Students from third through eighth grade took part in the event, which saw displays covering a diverse range of topics, including a functional hoverboard, the power of suggestion and even a Rube Goldberg dog feeding machine.

Awards received by students at the event were:

Third Grade

Kainen Reinauer - Model Grand Champion (Bearded Dragons and Lizards).

Tucker Leever - Model Reserve Champion (Rockets)

Eli Crockett - Physical Grand Champion (Crystals)

Olivia Lawson - Physical Reserve Champion (Cool Crystals!)

Fourth Grade

Elaina Dorr - Biological Grand Champion - (How fresh are your eggs?)

Aubrey Smith - Model Grand Champion (Why the Eye?)

Findley Dezzani - Physical Grand Champion (Batteries)

Fiona Bryant - Physical Reserve Champion (Why do some rocks float?)

Fifth Grade

Rafe Rusche - Biological Grand Champion (Power of Suggestion)

Quinn Caudle - Biological Reserve Champion (Potato Power)

Boone Shanks - Physical Grand Champion (Puddle to Potable)

Addy Bowler - Physical Grand Champion (First one to Freeze Wins)

Reed Wollenzien - Physical Reserve Champion (Magnetic Muscle)

Fifth Grade - Ruder Elementary

Eric Miner - Physical Grand Champion (Rivers vs. Streams table)

Silas Ypma - Biological Reserve Champion (Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire)

Columbia Falls Junior High

Elyse Bird - Engineering Grand Champion (Gravity Light)

Eddie Mae Chisholm - Engineering Grand Champion (Hoverboard)

Kayla Swartz - Experiment Grand Champion (Paw Preference)

Ilah McKenzie - Experiment Reserve Champion (Erosion).

Tritica Fauske - Experiment Reserve Champion (Musical Mice)

Hunter Pyles - Engineering Reserve Champion (Rube Goldberg Dog Feeder)