Saturday, February 23, 2013
More than 1,000 students participated in the Gwinnett County regional science fair Feb. 22.
More than 1,000 students, including those from Lilburn, participated in the 35th annual Gwinnett County Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Friday, Feb. 22. This was the first year that students from Hopkins Elementary in Lilburn participated in the regional science fair. Grade levels third, fourth and fifth were represented. Jessie Kelly, the science specialist at the school, said the student were very motivated, and did their projects within a science club to prepare. I'm super proud of our kids," she said. "I can't wait to do it again next year." It is the county's largest regional event, and students come from public schools, private schools, homeschools and more. The theme this year is "Motivating the Next Generation of Science …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
More than 1,000 students, including those from Lilburn schools, will participate in the fair Friday, Feb. 22.
Nearly 50 students from Lilburn-area schools will participate Friday in the 35th annual Gwinnett County Regional Science and Engineering Fair. There are more than 1,000 student in all participating in county's largest regional event for science learning, and students from public schools, charter schools, private schools and home schools are among those participating. (Below, see the Lilburn list, which includes the Berkmar, Meadocreek and Parkview clusters.) The fair takes place Friday, Feb. 22, at Gwinnett Center, located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. Visitors may attend the open house, which begins at 4:00 p.m. The awards ceremony takes place at 7:30 p.m. The theme this year is "Motivating the Next Generation of Science and …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Fair leads students to discover a passion for science and how to approach problems scientifically.
When Evann Brantley began attending Trickum Middle School as a sixth grader a little more than two years ago, she was afraid of science, her teachers said. Now, Evann says, "science is the career I want to pursue." She wants to be a biologist or a chemist. Maybe a chemical engineer. Maybe developing alternative fuel sources. The Science Fair at Trickum Middle School was the turning point, teachers Brian Lucy and Cary Sell said. Students are encouraged to develop projects based on their interests, and anything is fair game that can be measured scientifically. And that's been the secret of success for Evann, the top winner at the school's science fair last week and for the second year in a row. Her project, which examined the effects of …
Anita
10:31 am on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Such a good approach...it's so important for kids not to feel afraid of science or feel like they can't "do science." more ›