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PHOTO GALLERY: Science Night at Southside


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 5:00 a.m. February 19, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: Science Night at Southside
The 5th graders counted down from five before
The 5th graders counted down from five before "The 7 Master Minds" Rube Goldberg project was set into motion.
Shane Alba, 6, has fun playing with worms at the worm composting table.
Shane Alba, 6, has fun playing with worms at the worm composting table.
A Barbie car was used in a Rube Goldberg project done by 5th graders at Southside Elementary. The projects were on display, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night.
A Barbie car was used in a Rube Goldberg project done by 5th graders at Southside Elementary. The projects were on display, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night.
Students and parents had fun seeing themselves on TV and playing with the Remo Tech bomb robot, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Students and parents had fun seeing themselves on TV and playing with the Remo Tech bomb robot, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Kids searching for
Kids searching for "fossils".
Heather Garcia, 9, was able to put 204 marbles on her
Heather Garcia, 9, was able to put 204 marbles on her "boat" before it sunk.
Mya Graham, 7, poses next to the snake from Sarasota Jungle Gardens.
Mya Graham, 7, poses next to the snake from Sarasota Jungle Gardens.
Andrew Harshman freezes a rose with liquid nitrogen.
Andrew Harshman freezes a rose with liquid nitrogen.
Nicole Jolly, 9, has fun trying to touch a piece of string stuck to her nose while holding on to the Van de Graaff generator.
Nicole Jolly, 9, has fun trying to touch a piece of string stuck to her nose while holding on to the Van de Graaff generator.
Zeban Kaiser, 10, gets a light bulb to light up using wires and a battery.
Zeban Kaiser, 10, gets a light bulb to light up using wires and a battery.
Grace Menke, 10, sets up her group's, “Epicly Easy”, Rube Goldberg project, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Grace Menke, 10, sets up her group's, “Epicly Easy”, Rube Goldberg project, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Students and parents walk around to see different exhibits in the cafeteria, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Students and parents walk around to see different exhibits in the cafeteria, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Abby Quigley, 11, puts down some more paint for her team's Rube Goldberg project.
Abby Quigley, 11, puts down some more paint for her team's Rube Goldberg project.
Christine Sciarrino, of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, talks to students about watersheds.
Christine Sciarrino, of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, talks to students about watersheds.
Stephen Shumway, 10, Max Sugar, 10, Dalton Judge, 11, Edlyn Wernicoff, 10, Jack Duffy, 11, and Alexia Shea, 10
Stephen Shumway, 10, Max Sugar, 10, Dalton Judge, 11, Edlyn Wernicoff, 10, Jack Duffy, 11, and Alexia Shea, 10
Ava Tomlin, 9, drops a pink ball while Andy Truex prepares to mark how high the ball bounced, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Ava Tomlin, 9, drops a pink ball while Andy Truex prepares to mark how high the ball bounced, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Kaes, 6, and Kean, 8, Ver Hagen show off the silly putty they made, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.
Kaes, 6, and Kean, 8, Ver Hagen show off the silly putty they made, Thursday, Feb. 16, during Science Night at Southside Elementary.

 

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