{"id":4577,"date":"2015-12-22T18:26:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T22:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=4577"},"modified":"2016-01-12T09:04:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T13:04:02","slug":"williams-goes-to-work-on-the-weekends-with-science-saturdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/williams-goes-to-work-on-the-weekends-with-science-saturdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams goes to work on the weekends with Science Saturdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Select fifth-graders from Bettie F. Williams Elementary School woke up an extra morning last week to attend the school&#8217;s first Science Saturday of the school year. A series of three different Saturdays will occur throughout the school year to review, refine, and enhance student&#8217;s scientific investigation skills through a number of hands-on activities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4580\" style=\"width: 2262px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School.1.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth-grade teacher, Ryan Dixon, works with students (top to bottom) Jamarion Johnson, Tirado Johnson, Leilani May, and Jayla Warren-Robinson on their creation of a noise-maker during Saturday School.\" width=\"2262\" height=\"3027\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School.1.jpg 2262w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School.1-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School.1-765x1024.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2262px) 100vw, 2262px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth-grade teacher, Ryan Dixon, works with students (top to bottom) Jamarion Johnson, Tirado Johnson, Leilani May, and Jayla Warren-Robinson on their creation of a noise-maker during Saturday School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The December session included breakfast and a snack provided by Calvary Revival Church and a wide-range of science activities. These activities\u00a0included a popcorn lab, a make your own harmonica station, &#8216;Going Fishing&#8217; (a data collection activity) and an electricity review using conductors and insulators.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4578\" style=\"width: 2183px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4578\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-2.jpg\" alt=\"Reginald Thompson and Kion Saunders work together while in the popcorn lab. \" width=\"2183\" height=\"2912\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-2.jpg 2183w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2183px) 100vw, 2183px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reginald Thompson and Kion Saunders work together while in the popcorn lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With 40 students and nearly 20 staff members participating, the small group atmosphere allowed for students to ask questions and gain better insight into each activity. Students were also able to take a majority of their projects home in order to continue sharpening their science investigation skills.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4579\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-3.jpg\" alt=\"Students enjoyed the many hands on activities, here Lelani Neville, Taniyah Mathews, and Eniyah Stephens explore what happens in their experiment during the Saturday School popcorn lab. \" width=\"2448\" height=\"1836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-3.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sat.-School-3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students enjoyed the many hands on activities, here Lelani Neville, Taniyah Mathews, and Eniyah Stephens explore what happens in their experiment during the Saturday School popcorn lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additional Science Saturdays will take place in February and March.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select fifth-graders from Bettie F. 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