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Robots: More than just games
It was an exciting day in fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade Project Jubilee / Humanities, as students found out that robots are much more than toys or “workers” on an assembly line. Thanks to Dr. Stephanie Hulon, Instructional Transformation Specialist for Baldwin County Schools, the students were able to Skype with engineers who are involved with AIRBUS. Engineers Tyrone Benjamin and Michael Sutherland both have ties to the Gulf Coast area,…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Rachel Patterson Elementary School honor roll Second nine week grading period
Kindergarten All S honor roll: Braylen America, Lawrence Arnold, Jordyn Barlow, Kazion Bartholomew, Ensley Boykin, Christian Brown, Jayleigh Brown, Khloe Brown, Tristian Brown, Khalani Cooper, Kori Dailey, Kenneth Davis, Elijah Dubose, Diana Garcia, Darius George, Neleh Gholsby, Alexa Hardy, HeavenLi Hartley, Jaliya Hazley, Anthony Hines, TyJayvion Hudson, CaShiyah Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Aryanna Jones, Brayden Jones, Nevaeh Jones, Kamarian Kelly, Amari Lambert, Kaci Martin, Diamond Moody, Dexter Pace, Angel Phillips, Jabryon…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Perdido students experiment with ramp designs
At Perdido Middle School, students in Ms. Nita Long’s eighth-grade science classes began an activity to teach them about distance vs. time graphs and how to use these graphs to find the average acceleration of an object. Everyone designed a ramp using classroom items such as textbooks and miniature marker boards. Students’ cars were released from the top of the ramps as they then tested various heights to see how…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Family science at Rachel Patterson
Rachel Patterson Elementary School hosted Family Science Night Thursday, January 12, as part of the PTO meeting. Parents, grandparents and guardians were invited to join the students and faculty for a night of fun and Safety Smart Experiments. In some cases, siblings from other schools and younger siblings came with their parents. Shown at one of the experiment stations are students, from left, Elijah Martin, Di’Jaylen Stevens, Walker Martin (Elijah…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Top spellers compete
The top spellers in grades 3 through 8 in Escambia County public schools participated in a district-wide spelling bee Thursday, January 12, at Flomaton High School. The media center was packed as seven students in grades 3 through 5 and six students in grades 6 through 8 went head to head with some really tough words. Participants were Jaelyn Bloodsworth, Pollard McCall Junior High; Ashley Boutwell, Flomaton Elementary; Abby Burkett,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago