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M-DCPS TO HOST SCIENCE, MATH EVENTS DURING
MIAMI-DADE DAYS IN TALLAHASSEE, APRIL 5-6
Information Services
• School Board
Administration
Building • 1450 N.E.
2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132
M-DCPS TO HOST SCIENCE, MATH EVENTS DURING
MIAMI-DADE DAYS IN TALLAHASSEE, APRIL 5-6
CONTACT: Dr. Henry C. Fraind
305-995-1206
March 20, 2000
During Miami-Dade Days in Tallahassee, April 5-6, Miami-Dade County
Public Schools (M-DCPS) will launch a campaign to promote science and
mathematics by involving state legislators in experiments and problem
solving. Titled "Just Read... Investigate + Calculate," the campaign
is designed to stimulate student interest in math and science and
improve academic performance.
The governor, legislators, members of the Miami-Dade County School
Board and other dignitaries will begin their day of discovery at 7:30
a.m., on Thursday, Apr. 6, at a breakfast where Superintendent of
Schools Roger C. Cuevas will announce his plan to improve math and
science literacy. Breakfast guests will then be asked to participate
in Got Chips!... a chocolate chip "guestimation" activity. At 9:30
a.m. guests will meet in the capitol's rotunda to gain firsthand
knowledge of engineering and design principles by participating in
the Great Floridian Egg Drop. Participants will drop specially
designed spacecraft from the upper levels of the rotunda to see which
vehicles safely land their egg 'passengers' on the rotunda floor
below.
From 10-11:30 a.m., legislators will build and launch their own
rockets. Competitors will be judged on flight success and distance
travelled. Additionally, Miami Coral Park Senior High's nationally
acclaimed robotics team will demonstrate their skills.
At noon, all legislators are invited to a paella lunch in the
capitol's courtyard.
"Science and math are cornerstones of the technology that will drive
our students' futures," said Superintendent of Schools Roger C.
Cuevas. "We are pleased to invite our state's legislators to
participate in these activities so that they may realize the
importance of science and math in our everyday lives."
For more information, contact Mercedes Toural, Assistant
Superintendent, Office of Career Preparation and Innovative Programs,
at 305-995-1960.
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