KidWind Challenge Through experiences at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit’s STEELS Expo, a host of different science opportunities were presented to teachers to implement in their classrooms. One such opportunity offers national and state-level competitions for students focused on designing effective wind turbines. This challenge asks students to engineer turbine blades to generate electricity and…
Mini-Hydroponic Growing Systems: Native Plant Species The Foundation granted Mr. Tomlinson and Mrs. Voicheck at Evergreen Elementary a Mini-Hydroponic Growing System so that they could grow native plant species in their classrooms. Mr. Tomlinson and Mrs. Voicheck wanted to implement a hydroponics-based educational initiative aimed at cultivating native plants, with a particular focus on species…
Trout in the Classroom Evergreen Elementary teachers Kevin Tomlinson and Kelly Voicheck wanted to engage their students innovatively through Trout in the Classroom. Both teachers wanted to provide their students with hands-on, exciting experiences to foster awareness of coldwater conservation and encourage participation in cold water resource projects and recreation programs. Tomlinson and Voicheck presented…