Hortons Creek Elementary is our Spotlight School of the Week GRADE: 1st PROGRAM: Living Lab Scientist: Maddie O’Beirne I had the pleasure of going to Hortons Creek today and will get to go back tomorrow! I was greeted by really friendly staff members who helped me navigate the school (which can be trickier than you think with a cart full…
Fuquay-Varina Elementary is our Spotlight School of the Week GRADE: 2nd PROGRAM: Sound Surprise Scientist: Max Fry My day started off a little hectic at Fuquay-Varina because as I was walking into the building a fire drill had just begun! So I quickly walked right back out of the building with all the students and teachers. After everything was all…
Gentry Primary School is our Spotlight School of the Week GRADE: 1st PROGRAM: Living Lab Scientist: Karla Johnson The morning started out very grey and rainy, but as soon as I got to Gentry Primary School my day got brighter! I loved seeing each child’s face light up when they entered the room as they laid eyes on the activities…
East Clayton Elementary School is our Spotlight School of the Week GRADE: 2nd PROGRAM: Solids vs. Liquids Scientist: Craig Kwiatkowski Physics. What in an incredibly interesting science. Just thinking about the complexity of matter, molecules, and atoms gets me excited to share my knowledge with students. I was so glad the students at East Clayton Elementary School were up for…
Laurel Park Elementary School is our Spotlight School of the Week GRADE: 1st PROGRAM: Astro Adventures Scientist: Heather Fisher 1st Grade: Astro Adventures Today at Laurel Park Elementary School, Ms. Markulic and Ms. Thompson’s first grade classes got to spend some time being astronomers and studying about the Earth, Moon, Sun, and stars in our “Astro Adventures” program! While we…
Highcroft Elementary School is our Spotlight School of the Week GRADE: 3rd PROGRAM: Our Place In Space Scientist: Cameron Gainey 3rd Grade: Our Place In Space Hey there! Do you know how many planets there are in our solar system? How about the number of moons that orbit the planet Jupiter? If you took a rocket ship to Neptune (my…
White Oak Elementary School is our Spotlight School of the Week GRADE: 2nd PROGRAM: Solids vs. Liquids Scientist: Jennifer Sickles 2nd Grade: Solids vs. Liquids We learned what “mattered” at White Oak Elementary School through “Solids vs. Liquids”. The students transformed into physicists for the day and learned that not only are there three states of matter (actually four, but…
The Franciscan School is our Spotlight of the Week GRADE: 2nd PROGRAM: Sound Surprise Scientist: Christine Martin 2nd Grade: Sound Surprise Yesterday, I went to The Franciscan School to meet and teach some really enthusiastic second grade acoustic engineers. Acoustic engineers in second grade? That’s right, and they were “sound proof”. We experimented with tuning forks, molecule models, and sound…
HOSPITAL: Duke University Hospital, Pediatrics is our Spotlight of the Week GRADE: Pediatrics PROGRAM: Winter Weather Scientist: Cameron Gainey Pediatrics – Winter Weather Hey there! This week, I have a different story to tell… It was just passed 3:00 pm on Monday, December 11th. I only had to circle the familiar parking deck for a few minutes before sliding into…
SCHOOL: Princeton Elementary GRADE: Kindergarten PROGRAM: Animal Detectives Scientist: Amber Oliver Kindergarten – Animal Detectives I always have loved teaching at the rural schools in North Carolina. Princeton Elementary is by far the nicest and most friendly school that I have visited this year. As soon as I entered the doors I was greeted by the most friendliest staff, including…