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science

Images tagged "science"
Julie Bunnell explains the procedure for a science experiment testing pH levels of local water sources to 4th-grade students at the CELTIC Academy (Glasgow Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 18, 2012
Seniors Kayla Lawson and Destiny Fox create a poster answering questions about floods, hurricanes and fault lines during Stephanie Harmon’s earth science class at Rockcastle County High School. Student engagement is a key component in Harmon’s classes, and “talk partners” make the students more accountable and better able to communicate their ideas. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 9, 2015
Students in Andrea Parson\'s 4th-grade class at Cumberland County Elementary School watch a webcam of an osprey in a nest near Lake Barkley. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 11, 2012
Math teacher Chris Williamson works on a circuit for biomedical purposes during the High School Teacher Fellowship Program at the University of Louisville.
Belfry High School (Pike County) teacher Haridas Chadran and Bellevue High School (Bellevue Independent) teacher Heather Packard dilute gold nanoparticles as part of cancer research during the High School Teacher Fellowship Program at the University of Louisville.
Seneca High School (Jefferson County) science teacher Marlon Francis demonstrates a micro-flow device for high school students during the High School Teacher Fellowship Program at the University of Louisville.
Louisville Male High School (Jefferson County) teacher Jeff Wright experiments with building Knudsen pumps during the High School Teacher Fellowship Program at the University of Louisville.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers archaeologist Valerie McCormack talks about vandalism at the Natural Arch in McCreary County.  Photo by Amy Wallot, July 9, 2014
Jones Park Elementary School 5th-grade teacher Angela Buis takes a selfie with Jonesy, a stuffed panther and school mascot, at the Natural Arch. Buis takes pictures of Jonesy at various locations and incorporates them into her lesson plans. Photo by Amy Wallot, July 9, 2014
Hayes Lewis Elementary School (Leslie County) 6th-grade students Austin Feltner, left, and Jeremiah Caldwell listen to their flight plans in the briefing room at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
Monticello Elementary School (Wayne County) 5th-grade teacher Cyndi Neal, Colony Elementary School (Laurel County) 5th-grade teacher and Burgin Independent social studies teacher Mimi Becker examine the Natural Arch area as they work on an activity to plan out how to use the shelter space as a communal home during Project Archaeology tours Natural Arch in McCreary County.Photo by Amy Wallot, July 9, 2014
Teachers examined the Natural Arch as they walked under it duringProject Archaeology tours Natural Arch in McCreary County.Photo by Amy Wallot, July 9, 2014
Archaeologist Gwynn Anderson, right, talks with a group of teachers about a small fragment of tool found at Natural Arch. They discussed how and when the object may have got there. Photo by Amy Wallot, July 9, 2014
Hayes Lewis Elementary School (Leslie County) 5th-grade student Blake Stidham puts on a lab coat before taking off and landing at the space station at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
Fourth-grade students John Richardson, Lauren Campbell and Eli Travis get a pond water sample during Julie Bunnell\'s class at the CELTIC Academy (Glasgow Independent). The students were testing pH levels of local water sources. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 18, 2012
Fourth-grade student Jacob Wolf compares pH levels from local water sources during Julie Bunnell\'s class at the CELTIC Academy (Glasgow Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 18, 2012
Amie Weckenbrock asked her 7th-grade science class what it knows about our galaxy at the beginning of an astronomy unit at Beechwood High School (Beechwood Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, April 16, 2013
Lauren Mikula and Logan Carberry work together drawing their guess on the order, number and size of the planets during a pre-assessment activity before an astronomy unit during Amie Weckenbrock’s 7th-grade science class at Beechwood High School (Beechwood Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, April 16, 2013
Mackenzie Quirk and Tatum Watkins create a model of the solar system during Amie Weckenbrock’s 7th-grade science class at Beechwood High School (Beechwood Independent). “I love how interactive teaching science is,” Weckenbrock said. “Students get to do many hands on activities and investigate things on their own rather than simply being told how things work.” Photo by Amy Wallot, April 16, 2013
Seventh-grade student Tareza Chiasson asks Amie Weckenbrock a question about planets during her science class at Beechwood High School (Beechwood Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, April 16, 2013
Crawford Middle School (Fayette County) teacher Casey Bayne, second from right, talks with Trinity High School (Jefferson County private) junior Ben Baughman, Hopkinsville High School (Christian County) junior Peyton Hughes, sophomore David Pyle and junior Read Hughes about the results of the product they created during the Governor\'s School for Entrepreneurs at Georgetown College. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 20, 2013
Students use dip nets to explore the contents of the pond at Glenn Marshall Elementary School (Madison County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 9, 2014
Eastern Kentucky University Associate Professor Stephen Richter holds a tadpole that was found by Glenn Marshall Elementary School (Madison County) students using dip nets in the school\'s pond. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 9, 2014
Second-grade students Emily Gray, Cyan Duvall and Ryan Smith read over instructions to test stream water for nutrient levels at Glenn Marshall Elementary School (Madison County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 9, 2014
Eastern Kentucky University Assistant Professor David Brown holds a robin as he shows students at Glenn Marshall Elementary School (Madison County) how to catch and band birds. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 9, 2014
Seniors Dale Sullivan, Garris Stroud, Jeremy Wells and Josh Lindsey review last year\'s rocket in preparation for building this year\'s to enter in the Team America Rocketry Challenge at Muhlenberg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 6, 2012
Students from Buckhorn Elementary School (Perry County) work through various hand-on stations at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
Buckhorn Elementary School (Perry County)student Kameron Harbold looks over his worksheet while heading to the next hands-on station at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
Buckhorn Elementary School (Perry County) 4th-grade student Claudia Abner reaches out to touch Jupiter in a 3-D simulation of the planets at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
Seniors Michael Harman, Amber Chesnut and Ashley Hollin research volcanoes.  Photo by Amy Wallot, April 9, 2015
Senior Garris Stroud, right, uses a heart rate monitor to test the biological effects of music on senior Vaughn Reed as part of his project for the STEM. Academy at Muhlenberg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 6, 2012
Buckhorn Elementary School (Perry County) 4th-grade student Ashley Smith laughs as her classmate Laura Abner takes a spin on the momentum machine at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
STEM Academy senior Jacob Latham, second from left, talks about his project measuring the magnetic fields of Jupiter with his classmates at Muhlenberg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 6, 2012
Craig Scharf talks with his STEM Academy students Josh Lindsey and Vaughn Reed about entering the Team America Rocketry Challenge at Muhlenberg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 6, 2012
Seniors Hunter Hines and Garrett Baldwin research the effects of volcanoes on the color of the ocean during Stephanie Harmon's earth science class at Rockcastle County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 9, 2015
Senior Kendra Engle researches earthquakes. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 9, 2015
Hayes Lewis Elementary School (Leslie County) 6th-grade student Tanner Welch works in the space station at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
Tom Cravens, director of the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard, has his blood pressure taken from students assigned to the medical team of the space station Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
Hayes Lewis Elementary School (Leslie County) 6th-grade student Davida Stidham uses a robotic arm in the space station at the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky in Hazard Dec. 3, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot
An orange corn snake wraps himself around 7th-grade student Brandon Noe while he makes a presentation to 7th-grade student Ryan Travis at Kennedy Metro Middle School (Jefferson County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 6, 2012
Senior Mary Vorhees and Bria Staten-Favors work together launching and taking measurements from a spring launched item during Michael Barker\'s Honors Physics class at Newport High School (Newport Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 9, 2012
Mobile Science Activity Center program coordinator Jason Hodge instructs students on the ice cream making process before they begin the activity at Tollesboro Elementary School (Lewis County) May 24, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
Science teacher Thomas Reed helps 6th-grade students Jamez Brooks and Antyana Cowan determine the pH levels of the tilapia tank as part of the aquaponics system at Bryan Station Middle School (Fayette County).  Photo by Amy Wallot, May 8, 2015
Justin Suter, Sasha Sairajeev, Kienan Ramlee and Kaitlyn Carmack work together building a Mars rover that will compete to scoop up ping pong balls during Rebecca Logan's 5th-grade STEM class at Elkhorn Elementary School (Franklin County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Nov, 9, 2011
Joshua Underwood watches junior Hannah Jackson and Brittany Alley mix sodium with phenolphthalein to watch for a chemical reaction during  his chemistry class at Mason County High School.  Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 9, 2015​
Susan Brock talks with her 4th-grade science class about the paludarium they built with pill bugs, snails and guppies at Bell Central School Center (Bell County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 15, 2013
Simone Parker helps seniors Caleb McIntosh and Seth McNichols during her AP Chemistry class at Trigg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 15, 2013
Senior Hannah Mabry and sophomore Jessica Pal have both discovered pulsars with the guidance of their teacher Jennifer Carter at Rowan County Senior High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, March 16, 2012
Joshua Underwood, center, helps junior Noah Graves and senior Destany Fulton put together a yeast mobile kit during robotics class at Deming School (Roberston County).Photo by Amy Wallot, Aug. 17, 2012
Second-grade students Zander Jones, Logan Allphin, Nick Lucas and Anthony Wolford look over Jose Espicio\' s experiment about color and heat absorption during the 8th-grade science fair at Williamstown Junior High School (Williamstown Ind.) Jan. 18, 2012. Photo by Amy Wallot
Juniors Shannon Mack and Hannah Futrell work on equations as they prepare for an upcoming lab in Simone Parker\'s Pre-AP Chemistry class at Trigg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 15, 2013
Junior Tiffany Lyons launches an alien sling shot during Michael Barker\'s Honors Physics class at Newport High School (Newport Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 9, 2012
Fifth-grade student Savella Rankins demonstrates a microscope she built in Rebecca Logan's STEM class at Elkhorn Elementary School (Franklin County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Nov. 9, 2011
Students at Bryan Station Middle School (Fayette County) grow basil and raise tilapia in their aquaponics system. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 8, 2015
Kennedy Metro Middle School (Jefferson County) teacher Denise Ranney talks about how she brought her love pf animals into the classroom. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 6, 2012
Eighth-grade student David Long describes his experiment to science teacher Sean Binder during the science fair at Williamstown Junior High School (Williamstown Ind.) Jan. 18, 2012.Photo by Amy Wallot
Seniors Alexis Switzer and Caitlin Robinson check the temperature of their experiment. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 17, 2014
Members and friends of the astronomy club at Rowan County High School include senior Shabina Pal, sophomore Jessica Pal, sophomore Allison Fletcher, senior Hannah Mabry, sophomore Kara Lewis and sophomore Jonathan Eisenhour at Rowan County Senior High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, March 16, 2012
Kentucky High School Teacher of the Year Joshua Underwood gives a piece of sodium to junior Justin Conrad, sophomore Braiden Hickman and junior Peter Maurer to perform an experiment on looking for signs of a chemical reaction. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 9, 2015
Sixth-grade students Alli Atwell, Macy Helton and Mason Moore check the pH levels of the school's aquaponics system at Bryan Station Middle School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 8, 2015
Junior Hannah Jackson and Brittany Alley mix sodium with phenolphthalein to watch for a chemical reaction.  Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 9, 2015​
Teacher Sherry Brown holds Hank the hedgehog while 7th-grade student Micah Deramus presents about hedgehogs at Kennedy Metro Middle School (Jefferson County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 6, 2012
Seniors Carly Dothsuk and Dalton Barnes prepare a solution during Simone Parker\'s AP Chemistry class at Trigg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 15, 2013
Fifth-grade students Faith Lewis, Harmon Clark and Makenna Falor stand with their squirrel-proof bird feeder they built in Rebecca Logan's STEM class at Elkhorn Elementary School (Franklin County). Photo by Amy Wallot. Nov. 9, 2011
Joshua Underwood uses examples from a student\'s life, like a recent driving test, to relate scientific methods before an experiment in his Introduction to Chemistry and Physics class at Deming School (Roberston County).Photo by Amy Wallot, Aug. 17, 2012
Jennifer Carter, an astronomy teacher at Rowan County Senior High School, encourages her students to analyze data to discover pulsars. Photo by Amy Wallot, March 16, 2012
Michael Barker, right, demonstrates for juniors Brandon Laycock and Marquis Commodore how to launch and time an air launched ball during Honors Physics class at Newport High School (Newport Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 9, 2012
Sophomore Josie Carr and junior Nick Gilliland work together solving equations during Simone Parker\'s Pre-AP Chemistry class at Trigg County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 15, 2013
Sixth-grade students Macy Helton and Alli Atwell present to a class about the aquaponics system they work with in class at Bryan Station Middle School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 8, 2015
Jake Berry displays his team's gumdrop bridge made in Rebecca Logan's 5th-grade STEM class at Elkhorn Elementary School (Franklin County). Students studied bridge structures and the strengths of shapes to build a bridge that would hold the most pencils. Photo by Amy Wallot, Nov. 9, 2011
Andrew Davis and Kelcie Denny check out Karyna Davis\' mini tornado during the 8th-grade science fair at Williamstown Junior High School (Williamstown Ind.) Jan. 18, 2012. Photo by Amy Wallot
Joshua Underwood gives directions for the next experiment his chemistry class will be performing at Mason County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 9, 2015
Seniors Jarrod Elliott and Jake Specht take angle measurements while trying to launch a sling shot device during Michael Barker\'s Honors Physics class at Newport High School (Newport Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 9, 2012
Keonna Gatewood holds a leopard gecko as part of the Reptile Roadshow at Kennedy Metro Middle School (Jefferson County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 6, 2012
Cassandra Kramer describes her experiment that examined soaking popcorn kernels in different sodas before popping during the 8th-grade science fair at Williamstown Junior High School (Williamstown Ind.) Jan. 18, 2012. Photo by Amy Wallot
Students' hand-made microscopes line a window ledge in Rebecca Logan's 5th-grade STEM class at Elkhorn Elementary School (Franklin County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Nov. 9, 2011
In preparation for the Reptile Roadshow, 7th-grade student Aaron Stanley practices his presentation about the eastern box turtle at Kennedy Metro Middle School (Jefferson County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 6, 2012
Science teachers Sarah White and B.W. Thornton talk with 8th-grade student Ben Richey in the outdoor classroom space at Royal Spring Middle School (Scott County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 26, 2015
Senior Andrew Marsee launches a sling shot device for a lab on projectile motion in Michael Barker\'s Honors Physics class at Newport High School (Newport Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 9, 2012
Turtles from the reptile roadshow are a favorite among the staff at Kennedy Metro Middle School (Jefferson County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 6, 2012
Rebecca Logan helps students come to their own conclusions during her 5th-grade STEM class at Elkhorn Elementary School (Franklin County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Nov. 9, 2011
Eighth-grade students Ethan Clayburn and Cameron Rice test the water of Dry Run Creek at Royal Spring Middle School (Scott County). The creek runs through the school property and teachers are able to use the space for outdoor learning. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 26, 2015
Fourth-grade students Allison Smith, Alex Smith, Naomi Desrosiers and Ben Meza perform an experiment on density during Susan Yusk\'s science class at McNeill Elementary School (Warren County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 24, 2012
Mohamed Hassan helps Twanajia Dorsey handle a python during practice for the Reptile Roadshow at Kennedy Metro Middle School (Jefferson County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 6, 2012
As a member of the Power Police, 8th-grade student Ben Richey leaves a notice on the door of an empty classroom to turn the lights off at Royal Spring Middle School (Scott County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 26, 2015

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