Randolph College Presents Science Day, 2011

Seven years ago one of our students had the bright idea of putting together a science festival for Lynchburg-area grade-school kids: that idea has now grown into an annual April event at Randolph College that includes Science Day Saturday for third through sixth graders, a science festival on Sunday that's open to students of all ages, and even a science-themed poetry reading.

Randolph College Physics Professor Peter Sheldon organizes the event, but professors from various disciplines across the sciences all get involved, along with a large group of student volunteers, in leading young, aspiring scientists through a wide range of interactive activities that are meant to be both fun and educational.

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Education

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• Randolph College
• Randolph-Macon Woman's College
• Science Day
• Physics
• Professor Peter Sheldon
• children's education
• the sciences
• physics
• Lynchburg
• Virginia
• Liberal Arts College

[RandolphTeacher]

I did neglect to mention when I was trying to remember all the great events on the fly that the PSYCHOLOGY CLUB was also doing a hands-on demonstration activity with perception. VERY COOL!

[Celery821]

LOVED working sciencefest! You guys better come out next year because PShel's going to let me do a forensics demonstration!!! :)

[WoodyMcKenzie]

Nice video and a great effort for encouraging science in our community! Who's playing that banjo?!? :-)

Woody