Exploravision Opportunity

The Firefly Second Grade has decided to take part in the Exploravision Competition sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and Toshiba.  Exploravision is a hands-on project- based opportunity for “students to combine their imaginations with the tools of science to create and explore a vision of a future technology”.  Students will work in small groups of four to explore a new technology. They must also project what that technology will be like 20 years from now and what scientific breakthroughs must happen in order for their technology to become a reality.

This will be a three week project which will take place in January starting on Monday, January 9^th.  We will meet Mondays and Wednesdays as needed after school from 3-4 PM.  If you would like your child to participate in this project you will need to pick your child up at school at 4 PM on these days. 

At this time, Kristen Bingel has offered to coach a team.  If more than 4 students are interested in this opportunity, we will need another parent to coach a second team.  If there are no other parents to coach, but we have more than 4 students, we will draw 3 names out of the hat to participate.  Please let me know by January 4^th if your child is interested in participating. 

I will let you know the first week in January if we are in need of a second coach.

For more information about this opportunity go to :  www.exploravision.org/2012

Thanks,

Deb