Students at Heritage Elementary School got their opportunity at hands-on learning thanks to a long-standing program.
Science Enhancement for Science Advancement brought the program to fourth graders Wednesday to learn about Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion. SESA is a program that is sponsored by several local companies that bring free hands-on learning to Allen County students. The students did experiments, such as inertia towers, to get a grasp on the three different laws of motion. The instructor said she notices the students tend to pick up on things better during hands-on learning.
"I think the biggest gift that I have when I come in is sometimes students say, 'You know what? I want to be just like you. I want to do what you do,'" said Kim Kidd, SESA teacher in residence. "So to me that is showing me that they're inspired. That they're wanting to learn, that they're eager and they get excited about science and I hope to carry that on."
The program aims to generate the students' interest in possibly pursuing careers in the sciences.
