Kaylee decided she wanted to participate in the Science Olympiad this year. She signed up to study three difference subjects: paper rockets, owl pellets, and simple machines. I don't think she realized what a time commitment it would be. She soon learned that Simple Machines would meet every Tuesday and Thursday for 30 minutes after school, Owl Pellets met during recess once a week, and Paper Rockets during lunch once a week. She was paired up with her classmate, Carlie Breckel and competed last month against other 4th graders at LCS.
Together they qualified to compete in the Tri-County Science Olympiad in Paper Rockets. Today was the big competition. The girls were each given a straw, a piece of paper, a ruler, scissors and tape. They were then given 20 minutes to create a paper rocket. Once the teams were done with their rockets each person on the team was given one shot to reach the target 4 meters away. The distance from the tip of their rockets to the target was measured and added together. The lowest score won. The girls built a great rocket. Unfortunately their rocket didn't fly as far as it could have. They ended up placing 6th out of 12, which they were happy with. Overall, the LCS 4th graders got 1st place taking home a trophy. Kaylee enjoyed the experience, but is excited to have some more free time again.
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