On Friday, March 2, engineers from Marathon Petroleum came to L-B to present the “Engineering Adventures” program to 8th grade science and math students. In the classroom, the Marathon employees taught students how potential and kinetic energy are important to designing pipelines. They also related pipeline design to roller coasters. Groups of students worked together to design and build roller coasters with the help of teachers and engineers!
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LBHS Environmental Science Wins BRWP Competition
Our Environmental Science classes participated in Blanchard River Watershed Partnership’s (BRWP) annual rain barrel decorating competition. The project’s overall goal was to address and draw awareness to nonpoint source pollution and to promote a positive means of community participation. Both barrels submitted by our Environmental Science classes placed in the top two barrels in the Agriculture Theme category. The barrels were featured at the Findlay Village Mall during the Greater Findlay Home Show this past weekend.
Environmental Science Class Visits Water Treatment Plant
The Environmental Science classes took a field trip to Findlay’s Water Treatment Plant and Water Pollution Control Center on Wednesday, November 7th. The field trip was the culmination to their unit on Water Pollution. Students had a great time gaining firsthand knowledge on how our water is cleaned in the city of Findlay.
8th Graders Design Roller Coasters
8th grade math and science students had the opportunity to take part in the Engineering Adventures Program though Marathon Petroleum Company (MPC) on March 2nd and 3rd. This program focuses on allowing students to make real-world connections to the content they are learning in math and science! Engineers from MPC came to Liberty-Benton to teach the students about designing roller coasters! The project was centered around the topics of gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, and velocity!
Over the two day program, L-B students had the opportunity to work with a group to create a roller coaster out of pipe insulation and duct tape. During the designing and building stages of the project, students were able to collaborate with their group, the engineers, and teachers to create the best possible design! Once the roller coasters were built, students tested their design with three marbles! (A steel marble represented a full roller coaster, a glass marble represented a half-full roller coaster, and a wooden marble represented an empty roller coaster.)
This program gave students hands-on experience that made math and science concepts relevant to their lives! The students, teachers, and engineers all had a blast! Mr. Homburg and Miss Eicher are already looking forward to continuing the program next year!
