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5, 2000
IRVING SEVENTH GRADERS TO DEMONSTRATE TOY CARS BUILT
THROUGH "A WORLD IN MOTION" PROGRAM
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Friday,
Dec. 8
12:15 to 1:00 P.M.
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| WHERE: |
Houston
Middle School, Irving.
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| WHAT: |
Students
in Ms. S.'s 7th grade class will demonstrate
the toy electric cars they have built as part
of the "A World in Motion" program
sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
A
World in Motion is a fun, hands-on program designed
to help introduce elementary and middle school
children to basic concepts in science and technology.
Different projects are available for students
in grades 4 through 8.
The
program will help prepare students for concepts
that will be covered when science is added to
the TAAS test in 2002-2003.
More
than 2000 students in the Metroplex- including
1000 students in Irving- are participating in
the program this year.
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MORE INFO: |
For
more information on "A World in Motion,"
contact Charles Lovas, associate professor of
mechanical engineering at Southern Methodist
University.
For
more information on Friday's demonstration at
Houston Middle School in Irving, call Ms. P.,
middle school science coordinator for Irving
ISD.
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