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| My name is Avery Dextrase. I'm fourteen years old and I'm in grade eight at Westmount Public School in Peterborough Ontario. I play basketball and soccer and I play the piano. I love animals and I enjoy reading and spending time outdoors. I've had an interest in butterflies for a long time and wanted to do a project on them. I have also noticed that the butterfly watching is better in the country than in the city and wanted to find out why. |
| Avery Dextrase
Where the Butterflies Roam
| Challenge: | Environment | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Peterborough | | City: | Peterborough , ON | | School: | Westmount P.S. | | Abstract: | The purpose of my project was to find out whether rural or urban meadows had more butterflies and more butterfly species. I surveyed two meadows of each type nine times each. Even though the urban sites had more flowers, the rural sites had more butterflies and butterfly species. I believe that it was the environment surrounding the sites that affected the number of butterflies. |
| Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Junior
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $700.00 | Western University Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $2 000.00 | | Total | $2 700.00 | |
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