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Science comes to life at Watson
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Watson Elementary students looked in awe as a flying saucer hovered in front of them Sept. 15. The device was controlled by a laser gun that Living Science presenter Robin Stevens held.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Watson Elementary student Jacob Westmoreland (left) turned on the telsa coil which sent a harmless electric current through assembly presenter Robin Stevens and classmates Courtney Wickham and Dontae Norman. The experiment was a part of the school's Living Science assembly Sept. 15.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Students at Watson Elementary were amazed by the wonders of science during their first school assembly Sept. 15. They were introduced to lasers, electricity and Newton's Laws of Motion.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Living Science presenter Robin Stevens (back) showed Watson's Ethan Mullins how Newton's Laws of Motion worked. Mullins, standing on a rotating platform and holding a spinning tire, was pulled in the direction he turned due to the tire's momentum.
Flying saucers and electrical currents were revealed to Austintown students last week as they were enlightened in the mysterious world of science.
Watson Elementary held its first assembly of the year Sept. 15, titled, “Living Science.” The program, sponsored by the Bureau of Lectures, explored light, electricity and scientific toys.
Bureau representative Robin Stevens talked to students about Newton’s laws of motion and how they pertain to everyday activities, like riding a bike.
He gave students a brief history on the evolution of science and its founding philosophers. He even referred students to a Web site that specializes in science and its anomalies — www.amazing1.com.
Stevens used volunteers from the crowd to carry out his experiments with electricity and to show the force of momentum. He also showed the students how powerful air pressure is by pushing a plastic drinking straw through a raw potato.
“I couldn’t believe he did that,” said kindergartner Rachel Mowery.
This was the first assembly she has ever attended and she was impressed by the scientific showcase. She said it was cool to see things fly and to actually see electricity. She also remembered some pertinent safety information about laser pointers.
“You have to be careful with those red laser things,” Mowery said. “They could hurt the inside of your eyes.”