ASMS Junior Creates Laboratory Online
Amid COVID-19
Earlier this year, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (ASMS) junior,
Emma Joly, was working towards her Girl Scout Gold Award. She wanted
to do a STEM Day for students at a local middle school. She was initially
planning to organize the day for this spring of 2020, but her plans changed
due to COVID-19.
"I was disappointed not to be able to host STEM Day, but I decided that I was
not going to let social distancing stop me. It was not about the award. This was
something I really wanted to do."
Joly came up with an alternative, innovative idea to create Laboratory Online
-- a YouTube channel where Joly posts STEM videos for students to watch
at home. Her primary audience is middle school grades through tenth grade
because most of the topics are basic chemistry, physics, and math.
She covers some topics she wanted to use for her demonstration on STEM Day and also plans to choose interesting topics from her AP chemistry,
physics, and mathematics courses. She even plans to cover fun math topics she has learned through problem solving or origami club at ASMS.
When asked what she hopes viewers will gain from her videos, Joly shared, "I hope they will learn a little about whatever topic I am covering that week.
Above all, I hope they learn that science can be fun and interesting, and social distancing should not stop them from learning about things they are
passionate about."
Joly expressed that she enjoys making the videos because she enjoys sharing her love for science and math with others. Joly herself has been learning
new things during social distancing through basic research online of topics areas that interest her. "I hope that I can share the feeling of learning in a
fun environment with others," says Joly.
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SFHS Talent Show Winners
Spanish Fort High School held their annual Talent Show and here
are the winners:
1st place - Band: Roseland - Carson Dyer, Dillon Atwood,
Tucker Wilson, Anders Bjorkner, Joel Hill; 2nd - Andrew
Vance – (sing and piano); 3rd place - Kayla Johnston - (sing);
Honorable Mention - Alexa Yanaz –
(sing and guitar).
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