Littlebrook Elementary School held their annual Science Expo last week to inspire approximately 300 students to rediscover the world around them through science.
Principal Annie Kosek said the event, which helps children learn though hands-on activities and experiments, has a positive impact on the children every year.
“The expo is a tremendous opportunity for these children to get hands-on exposure to science and imagine what they might achieve one day,” she said.
Students participated in up to 15 different 20-minute presentations. Activities this year included “Bionic Vision: Helping Blind People See” by Dr. Jon Prenner, associate clinical professor at Rutgers Medical School, “Magic under the Microscope: An Egg Develops into an Animal” by Martin Wühr, professor of molecular biology and genomics at Princeton University, and “How Do Airplanes Fly?” by Brig Henderson, a Jetblue Pilot.
Dozens of parents and other science enthusiasts volunteered their time to lead the sessions. Littlebrook science teacher Martha Friend said she is grateful to have so many parents, community members and Littlebrook alumni who come back to spend a day getting children excited about science.
“Taking an entire teaching day to focus on science sends a powerful message to our students — science is a vital component of all of our lives,” Friend said.
