Lima City School students have been working and learning as part of the Stardust 2018: The William Fowler Science Series - this year with the theme of symbiotic relationships in the garden. Ohio State Lima hosted part of the science series for students to learn more in biology and earth sciences, getting a closer look at their own cells through a microscope and learning about the creatures that once were a part of Ohio's environment.
Of course every student had their favorite part of the day: "Definitely looking at all of the fossils, learning what they are and what was in Ohio and around Ohio so many million years ago, I thought it was pretty interesting because I like to have visuals and they have a lot of fossils that you can look at," said Macie Oldham a Junior at Lima Senior High School.
And others are taking to heart what they've learned through the day, possibly taking that new interest in this information with them to their future college choice.
"It’s something interesting, how it relates to everyone, and I’d like to go in somewhere on the genetic side for a career, so it’s pretty interesting for me to be able to learn about the stuff and look at how the small microorganisms and pathogens can affect us all for the good and the bad," said Zachary Zweibel, a Sophomore at Lima Senior High School.
While an opportunity like this is positive for the students, it also offers a chance to help out local industries as well. A higher interest in science could mean a future career with several different employers in the Lima area.
"There’s a lot of jobs available in the area that deal with the sciences, whether it be the healthcare field or just chemistry, so we’re hoping to spark in them interest in science so they can pursue that career at one of the universities and then find jobs in our local area," said Jackie Augustine, an Assoc. Professor of Biology at OSU Lima.
This is the fourth year for the science series.
