Families Enjoy Math and Science Night at Worsham Elementary

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Students and their parents enjoyed an exciting evening of math and science activities at Worsham Elementary School on January 19. The families participated in learning about the phases of the moon, worked on tangram puzzles to help develop students’ mathematical concepts, experimented with oobleck (a fictional green precipitation in the Dr. Seuss book “Bartholomew and the Oobleck;” in science this is a non-Newtonian fluid, which means that the viscosity of the fluid — liquid or solid — changes depending on various factors), and studied number patterns.

But the highlight of the evening was Mallory Jennings, a NASA space suit engineer. The students learned about what an astronaut wears in space and had the opportunity to handle a 300-pound space suit. Jennings also answered all of the students’ questions. She really enjoyed the time spent with the students.

“I look forward to returning to Worsham next year,” said Jennings. “I loved answering all of the students questions.”

The goal of the evening was to get students excited about science and math. Many students enjoyed listening to Jennings. More than one exclaimed, “That is so cool. I want to be an astronaut!” So it is safe to say that the goal was met and that there may be some future engineers at Worsham Elementary School.