Cobb Science
January News and Notes
Welcome to 2018!
The early winter months bring our major district science events. We are still recruiting judges for the Cobb-Paulding District Science Fair on February 10th at Kennesaw Mountain High School. If you are available to judge, please register below:
To judge the elementary school fair, use this link: http://www.populy.io/register/OQvTbt
To judge the middle/high school fair, use this link: http://www.populy.io/register/eWXv0O
Lindley Hands-On Science Erica Jordan's students investigate force and motion. | Page Keeley Beloved author trains PLC leaders on her formative assessment probes. | Jan 2 PL Day Kindergarten teachers provide feedback on the pacing guide. |
Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities
Science and Engineering Practices Webinar
Picture Perfect STEMposium
- discover how picture books can inspire elementary STEM learning
- receive 3 Picture-Perfect books
- participate in model lessons that combine STEM and literacy
The cost for the workshop is $499. For questions, contact Kim Stilwell 703-312-9247 or kstilwell@nsta.org
Register at www.nsta.org/district/pps
Upcoming Student Competitions
KSU Chemistry Olympiad
The Chemistry Olympiad is an annual, international competition of chemical knowledge designed to recognize outstanding chemistry students and foster cross-cultural experiences. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Kennesaw State University (KSU) and the Georgia Local Section (GLS) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are sponsoring the first-tier of the Chemistry Olympiad program, which is a local competition.
A qualifying exam will be given on Saturday, March 17th 2018 at KSU from 10:30 am until 12:30 pm. The 13 students who score the highest on the qualifying exam will be invited to take the national exam on Saturday, April 21st 2018 at Kennesaw State University. This national exam will consist of a written portion and a laboratory portion. The National Committee will then evaluate the national exam results to select the 20 members of the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad Team. These students get to participate in a two-week study camp, and the best four students will be selected for the US team. The international competition will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia and Prague, Czech Republic the week of July 19-29 2018.
If you have interested students, please complete the online registration form by 5 pm on Monday 1/15/2018. https://kennesaw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4ZTwIUqOuSyQpkF
Cobb-Paulding Regional Science Fair
Elementary School Division:
The top six projects from a local school fair advance to the regional fair and should visit http://www.ccsdscience.com/k-5.html to register.
Middle/High School Division:
The top ten projects from a local school fair advance to the regional fair and should visit http://www.ccsdscience.com/6-12.html for instructions on how to register for the fair and submit GSEF Forms (see the section "Registration Information for Projects Advancing to the Regional Fair")
Teacher Spotlight

This month we're spotlighting Vicky Doll, a 2nd grade teacher at Milford Elementary and one of our District Science PLC Teacher Leaders. Vicky is a science literacy star:
Do you want to be featured in an upcoming Cobb Science newsletter? Or do you know a colleague who should be? If so, email Christian (christian.cali@cobbk12.org) or Tracy (tracy.matthews@cobbk12.org).
Digital Tools
My Molecular-ium This molecule building game/app helps players better understand the molecular nature of the world. http://www.molecularium.com/ | GasSim This modeling and simulation tool can help high school chemistry and physics students develop a deeper understanding of the gas laws. https://goo.gl/ifQHtC | Robotics with Ready Ready enables teachers and their students in grades 5-8 to make professional grade software - and develop computational thinking - without any previous coding experience. https://www.getready.io/educators/ |