Science is not dead in elementary school.

These students get it. The air we are breathing can be pretty gross sometimes.

The Elementary Science Olympiad was held this week at Southwestern Michigan College. About 200 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders immersed themselves in the wonders of the scientific world.

One student said ” I’m making sticky air-junk detectors to collect dust. It’s to stop air pollution and collect dust mites”.  Outstanding idea.

He built his detector out of construction paper and sticky labels. The article does not say how they worked but I really like his drive.

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