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Winners at the Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Max Schneider – Blown Away (3rd place in Middle School (5-8 grade) Engineering)*

*Max will compete at the Kentucky State Science Fair on March 31st at EKU. Good Luck Max!

Astrid Trucks – Weight Lifting (2nd place in 4th grade Engineering)

Winners at the Fayette County District Fair

Connor Hood– Which Mulch Mulches best?

Max Schneider – Blown Away

Astrid Trucks – Weight Lifting

Congratulations to all of your Science Fair Winners!

Congratulations to all of our 4th and 5th Grade students that competed this year, as always it was tough for the judges to pick only 20 winners!

Honorable Mentions:

 

Luke Duby – To Pump or Not to Pump

Sam Head – Fire Up the Savings!

Ellie Hein – Dare to Touch

Grayson Hodges – Clean =Green

Fernanda Lopez – Battle of the Bubbles

Bela Nelson – Music Mania

Gwyneth Pulley – Cornfuzed

Kaiqi Wang – Sweets for Ants

Chi Willard – Boiling Point

Winners (these students will represent Glendover at the District Science Fair) :

Dema Ahmed – Dust Measuring

Cameron Coulter – Squirt Alert

Zachary Eichner – The Many sounds of E

Omar El-Habbak – Which wire has the most resistance?

Lexie Glaser – The Perfect match???

Demetrius Grasso - Leaves

Connor Hood– Which Mulch Mulches best?

Kate & Kyrsten Myrup – Spreading Sunshine: Are Smiles Contagious?

Jena Pendergrass – Salt Sense

Berkley Prather – Will Sparks Fly

Andrew Rodriguez – Unplug it

Max Schneider – Blown Away

Silas Shake – Free Throw Action Distraction

Richard Stinetorf – Dollars vs. Distance

Agnes T. Subramanian – Do the acids in Green Cardamon, Lemon Juice, and Ginger Juice Prevent color change of apples and potatoes?

Haley Sutherland – The Venus Flytrap

Aki Tamura – Battle of the Ages

Astrid Trucks – Weight Lifting

Caroyln Walker – What make your heartbeat faster?

Ally Ward – Dog vs. Cat

 

Here are some exciting opportunities for your children to be more involved in science!

The Envision program:
Julius Marks Elementary
3277 Pepperhill Road, Lexington, KY 40502
June 11 - 15, 2012
9:00am to 3:30pm

Directed by:
Hillary McWhorter
hillary.mcwhorter@fayette.kyschools.us
859.381.3403
Krista Mason
krista.mason@fayette.kyschools.us
859.381.4030

Bob the Bunny’s Cartoon Competition

Bob the Bunny's competition, sponsored by Volvo Adventure in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program, is aimed at children ages 10 to 12 years old. To enter, students form a team of one to three members, identify a local environmental issue, and create an A4 cartoon strip illustrating the issue and actions that they might take to solve it. The winning team will be sent to the 2012 Volvo Adventure final in Goteborg, Sweden. For more information visit the competition website.

 

Win a Hands-On Science Assembly for Your School.
Now TWO Schools Will Win!

SSD 2011 Sweeps Photo
The 2011 winning school in Bladensburg, Maryland, experienced an amazing interactive science assembly full of thrilling surprises!

Want to win a spellbinding, interactive science assembly for your school?

Enter daily for the best chance of winning the Siemens Science Day
Ultimate Cool School Sweepstakes.

NEW: This year, TWO lucky schools will win!

Enter Today

Click here to see photos from last year's assembly.

More Information
Two lucky schools (chosen from grades K-3 and 4-6) will win a spellbinding school assembly that is not only fun and interactive, but also underscores the importance of science literacy. Students will be amazed as they participate in mind-blowing experiments with a leading science guru and personality. Teachers will discover "cool" new hands-on activities and stimulating resources that will excite students in a special professional development workshop.

Enter today and bring science to life for your students.

Good luck!

 Just remember: Science is EVERYWHERE!

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Watch this space for official notification of school closures, cancellations, and early dismissals.


Looking for something for your kids to do this summer? Check out Camp Invention at Julius Marks Elementary June 11- 15!

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Mrs. McWhorter is collecting empty glue bottles and sticks for recycling.  Please just wash out your empty glue bottles or sticks and bring them to the science lab.


40 Days for 40 Years

April 22 is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day! To celebrate, Elmer's is launching a "40 Days of Earth-Friendly Living" program encouraging people to make the most of this milestone. Be on the lookout for a calendar full of ways to live eco-friendly for 40 days starting Earth Day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

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Last Updated March 23, 2012