On March 10, Science Night, a Questa Independent School District-sponsored event held in the Alta Vista Elementary School gymnasium, provided hands-on experience for parents and students, and students shared their experiments with their peers.
The purpose of the event was to encourage Questa students to be creative with science. Several booths at the venue showcased traditional experiments such as moldy food, bottle-his-cap rockets, and slimy goo, while others used magnets and music to create art. The focus was on attracting participants. with a banana. Students and families gathered in the gymnasium to learn and laugh as the night wore on.
The event has its roots in the Questa Middle and High School Honor Society, which selects the event each year. This year, the students decided to participate in Science Night.
“The purpose of this evening was to take every opportunity to expose. [students] Honor Society Advisor and Event Coordinator Santana Santistevan said in an email: “We all know that students whose families are involved in their child’s education benefit greatly in their academic performance and attitudes towards school. It provides opportunities to bond and have fun together.”
This event is based on the philosophy underlying the words of Benjamin Franklin. Tell me, I remember According to Santistevan, students who attended his night of science mentioned one of her students “working non-stop with the chemistry kits they have at home,” giving them a newfound passion for learning. was given. This same student also won an extra kit at the event.
Participants in the event were honor society members who outlined the experiment and identified the materials needed. Santistevan purchased with funds provided by the He LOR Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps organize and fund events in rural communities. The foundation also provided meals for many attendees.
Twirl, a Taos-based organization that promotes youth education, had a booth at the event where Liana Bayles and Nina Silfverberg taught students how to create electrical circuits using fruit. They challenged children to create the smallest possible circuits using materials from the booth. Representatives of Taos Soil & Water Conservation attended with a series of projects.
Science Night was a successful event, but Santistevan isn’t sure it will become an annual event, as it was a mixed bag event. However, the Questa Honor Society will continue to set creative events.
