More than 300 elementary students learn about science at Ohio State

Aspiring Curies and Einsteins are visiting The Ohio State University this week to learn from its experts in science. More than 300 fourth and fifth graders will attend four academic sessions designed to extend their knowledge in several of the State of Ohio science competencies, as well as to familiarize them with the Ohio State campus.

Student participants will attend the sessions between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursday (5/15) in various areas of campus. Thursday’s sessions include trips to the Orton Geological Museum, the Environmental Molecular Science Institute and the Planetarium in Smith Laboratory, 174 W. 18th Ave. Specific time and location of events is available upon request.

The students are all participants in the Columbus Public Schools’ ECLIPSE (Extending Classroom Learning/Instruction: Producing Student Excellence) program. The ECLIPSE program was created in 1987.

ECLIPSE classrooms provide an academically challenging curriculum delivered by teachers certified in gifted and talented education. At Ohio State, academic sessions will include: 1) Engineering: Using math and science to answer everyday problems, with Dr. Lisa Abrams, Director, Women In Engineering; 2) Guided tours of the Orton Geological Museum with Dale Gnidovec, curator of the museum; 3) A tour of the solar system in the planetarium with Dr. Gerald Newsom, professor of astronomy; and 4) hands-on science activities and lab tours with Megan Moses, program and outreach director for the Environmental Molecular Science Institute (EMSI).

WHAT: More than 300 fourth and fifth graders will visit Ohio State.

WHEN: 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursday (5/15)

WHERE: The Ohio State University campus

WHY: To extend their knowledge in several of the State of Ohio science competencies, as well as to familiarize them with the Ohio State campus.