Author Archives: Gaby Calkins

Blazing Hurricanes take New Orleans by storm

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Gaby Calkins

Last year’s winners of the regional wind turbine competition were invited to compete in New Orleans for Kidwind’s National Finals, this year. After much fundraising we were able to raise enough money to make the trip. Thank you to everyone … Continue reading →

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Polar Challenge

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Gaby Calkins

Yay! We participated in our second annual Polar Challenge. This is an engineering challenge using Biomimcry to create soles for our shoes that will help us to navigate on the ice. Many thanks to our wonderful chaperones whom without we … Continue reading →

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Turbines and Rise of the Machines

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Gaby Calkins

We completed our first year in the robotics club. We will be expanding our club to include engineering. From September – December our project will be to build geared wind turbines so we can compete at the Kidwind challenge in … Continue reading →

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Gecko’s All-Terrain Toes Are All About The Angles

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Gaby Calkins

Gecko’s All-Terrain Toes Are All About The Angles. 7th graders this year will be designing, building and testing shoe attachments that will allow them to walk more easily on ice. These designs will be based on animal adaptations. The article … Continue reading →

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Making Stuff Stronger

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Gaby Calkins

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Greetings Students, Parents, and Guardians

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Gaby Calkins

Welcome. Please remember to check your child’s grades and assignments on home access often. This can be done by going on to Bethel’s Homepage at http://163.41.16.11/ . Once there go to the parent’s tab and select home access. Then you … Continue reading →

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