Students Turn Classroom Into Space Station

(Olive Branch, MS) Joshua Wright sat mesmerized as he learned new things about his favorite subject.

About space. What do I like about it? That you get to go to the moon.

This wasnt quite a trip to the moon, but more like a trip to the space station.

And like every trip, this one starts with blast-off.

We are going to learn about space exploration, said two puppets in a shuttle-like stage in the Overpark Elementary hallway.

Teachers Kelly Cook and Michelle Kinggard came up with the idea of learning by transforming their classroom into a space station.

You never know what youre going to find in our classroom. Last year we had the rainforest. This year we have outer space, said Kinggard.

Students traveled from one work station to another to learn different lessons from fellow students.

They have to become mission specialists in their area and they have to share that information with the kindergarten and first graders, said the spotlight teacher

Sharing what youve learned takes lots of study.

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Students Turn Classroom Into Space Station