WORLD OF MARVELS STUDENTS INTRIGUED BY SCIENCE GADGETS.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff WriterSIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Today's Mountain View School sixth-graders may well be tomorrow's astronauts after their experiences Tuesday at a science fair, some of which literally made their hair stand on end. The three-day annual event, Science Fair 2000, being held at Boeing's Rocketdyne Propulsion Propulsion The process of causing a body to move by exerting a force against it. Propulsion is based on the reaction principle, stated qualitatively in Newton's third law, that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. and Power facility in Canoga Park, is aimed at interesting students in science and the natural world. ``It's really an outstanding day,'' said Mountain View Principal Denise Vale. ``The kids come back so excited about what they've learned, and I think it allows them to look at the world in a different way. ``This was the third year we've attended this event and it gets better every year. By far, this was the most outstanding presentation.'' About 800 area students and their teachers from 14 area schools are slated to attend the fair during its three-day run. Those from Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Valley's Atherwood Elementary School elementary school: see school. and Sinaloa Middle School attended the fair Tuesday. Big Springs Elementary in Simi Valley and Hillcrest Christian School Hillcrest Christian School is a private school that was founded in 1971,was formally MCLEUR ACADEMY of the White Citizens Council of Jackson, and was opened in 1968, title was transferred to Hillcreat Baptist Church just after integration laws came into effect, and is situated on are scheduled to attend Thursday. During their 30-minute visit, Mountain View School students and teachers got a hands-on experience of exhibits ranging from lava lamps to gyroscopes. And they watched their hair stand on end when they touched a metal ball charged with static electricity, said Vale. At the fair, engineers demonstrated how the world's natural forces - from gravity to electricity - work, using props such as bicycle wheels. ``I think it does pique their understanding and curiosity regarding the world around them, and I think it enables them to ask questions about these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. that happen on a daily basis,'' said Vale. ``And possibly we'll be looking at the next (crop of) astronauts.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Sudhesh Mahesan, an Atherwood School sixth-grader from Simi Valley, watches a gyroscope gyroscope (jī`rəskōp'), symmetrical mass, usually a wheel, mounted so that it can spin about an axis in any direction. When spinning, the gyroscope has special properties. balance on a string.(2) Lalana Aramthaveethong, a sixth-grader at Sinaloa Middle School in Simi Valley, listens through a space phone.Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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