All of our 5th grade students attended the Air Fest on October 11th.Honestly, I think everyone there enjoyed it and liked the goodies we got from it. It was a fun time! Some of the things they provided in the bags consisted of: smarties, a bull plushie, pens, a bag, and a water bottle.
I met lots of people that gave valuable information and quotes about the event. For example, I met a very nice lady by the name of Laura Hoover. Mrs. Hoover gave me an amazing quote as she stated “STEM is one of the best things we do in CCPS.” For those who don’t know CCPS is an abbreviation for Culpeper County Public Schools and STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
Now let’s switch over to one of my favorite parts- seeing molds. One of the warehouses had cool rocks, but most importantly we got to see how molding works. They put the molten metal into the mold. Then, packed it with sand to cool the mold. It was something like a bicycle or a spider. After the molding and looking at the amazing crystals, we headed over to a warehouse that had a plane made for children and it was award winning! Sadly, it cannot travel overseas due to its tiny size and inability to hold that much gas. Everyone got to see someone drive a go-cart which was pretty funny! After, we saw that we got to go ONTO a plane! We learned so much! Such as: The Wright Brothers made the very first plane, pressure held planes in the air so people wouldn’t fall until 10 minutes after the engine failed, etc.
Overall the Air Fest was a big hit and both students and teachers enjoyed it. Thank you to everyone who made the Air Fest possible.
