Edgewood, Shades Cahaba students place in Celebrate Science Design Challenge

Edgewood Elementary School took home the second place award among 17 schools in the McWane Science Center’s Celebrate Science Exhibit Design Challenge.

As a class project, schools were asked to design an exhibit for McWane Science Center for a chance to win cash prizes for their classroom. This creative, cross-curricular project incorporated math, science, writing and technology.

Edgewood’s fifth grade enrichment students made the prototype “Ex-CELL-ent Cells” for the challenge. Their project allowed visitors to learn about the parts (organelles) of the cell and their roles, what the cell organelles look like, and the differences and similarities between plant and animal cells. Visitors would match the organelle puzzle pieces to the cell puzzle base, so they fit in their correct positions.

Shades Cahaba Elementary School’s third grade enrichment students also participated in the challenge, and they received the Participation Award for their prototype “Bones of Birmingham.” This project allowed visitors to learn about bones while putting the pieces in the correct place on the statue of Vulcan.