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With students' help, teacher collects a million pop tabs (video)

Last updated Monday, April 23, 2012 - 10:35pm

WASHINGTON TERRACE — T.H. Bell Junior High School science teacher Al Ladeau is always talking about numbers.

About 13 years ago, Ladeau — looking to offer his students some perspective on numbers, specifically large ones — got the idea of collecting a million things.

He chose to collect soda pop tabs.

Ladeau recently reached his goal — his one-millionth soda pop tab.

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Weber libraries offer help to kids after school

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 9:02pm

OGDEN — The Weber County Library system offers a free after-school program to help kids learn skills in math, science, technology and crafts.

The program is designed for elementary-aged children and is offered at these locations:

• Ogden Valley Branch, 131 S. 7400 East, Huntsville;

• Pleasant Valley Branch, 5568 S. Adams Ave., Ogden; and

• Southwest Branch, 1950 W. 4800 South, Roy.

The program will be offered until May 23.

Click here for more information.

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Two Davis district students earn perfect ACT score

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 4:45pm

FARMINGTON — In the last year, nearly 3,000 students in Davis School District took the ACT, a standards-based test used to assess college readiness.

Two of those students — Helena Ma, a junior at Davis High School in Kaysville, and Landon Willey, a senior at Viewmont High School in Bountiful — achieved a score of 36, the highest score possible.

The Utah ACT State Organization Council honored the two students at a luncheon in Sandy this week.

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Brittany Brunner (left) and team mentor Eric Tolman work on the Team Implosion robot for the FIRST Robotics Utah Regional Competition on Thursday at the Maverik Center in West Valley City. Team Implosion is from Woods Cross High School. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Woods Cross High team calculating how to win robotics contest

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 6:11am

WEST VALLEY CITY — The Woods Cross High School robotics team members were all set to rumble with their robot Thursday morning when they arrived at the Maverik Center for the FIRST Robotics Utah Regional Competition.

Also participating in the event, scheduled through Saturday, are 43 other teams from nine states.

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Northridge High School senior wins national award

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 8:27pm

LAYTON — Hope Harrison, a senior at Northridge High School in Layton, was named a winner of the 2011 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, a national award recognizing top achievers on Advanced Placement math and science exams.

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USU professor uses zombie apocalypse to teach math and biology

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 6:55am

LOGAN -- If a zombie apocalypse hit Cache County, 70 percent of the population would be devoured or infected within seven to 10 days.

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Heather Wokurka, of Sunset, will receive the first-ever degree in WSU’s electronics engineering department. At ATK, in Promontory, she works on static rocket tests. (Courtesy photo)

First WSU electronics engineering grad revved up

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 9, 2011 - 7:24am

OGDEN -- When Heather Wokurka considered updating her Weber State University electronics engineering technology degree with night classes in WSU's new electronics engineering department, the decision wasn't exactly rocket science.

Rocket science is Wokurka's day job.

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Miss Davis County to speak at event

Ruth Malan Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 12:39am

KAYSVILLE -- The Kaysville-Davis Branch of the American Association of University Women invites the public to join them at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Kaysville Branch of the Davis County Library, 44 N. Main St.

The speaker will be Kara Arnold, Miss Davis County, who will talk about how to "Discover Your Potential Through Science and Math."

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Mckenna Latteier (left), 14, of Layton and Divanah Wallace, 12, of Tremonton, make polymer at ATK Aerospace Systems Expanding Your Horizons Conference at South Ogden Junior High School on Saturday. The conference is designed to get young girls interested in math and science.

Top of Utah girls attend career conference sponsored by ATK

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 10:23pm

SOUTH OGDEN -- Emma Harding is glad girls no longer have to hold down the stereotypical jobs to which women used to be limited.

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Khalil Hicks (left) steers his robot on Friday at Northridge High School in Layton. Much of a $660,000 grant recently awarded to the school will benefit the popular robotics class.

Northridge High gets funds for engineering, math, science

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 8:11am

LAYTON -- Northridge High School is building a new stadium, and the competitors who will do battle there are still in the early construction phase.

Thanks to a $660,000 grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Educational Partnership, Northridge will have extra money for its engineering, science and math departments. A good chunk of the cash is going to the newly formed robotics class.

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Students in Jody Ford’s class complete math exercises designed around the monster truck “Legend” at T.H. Bell Junior High School in Washington Terrace on Wednesday.

Monster truck teaches math with object lesson

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 11:22pm

WASHINGTON TERRACE -- Jodi Ford was searching for a way to bring math out of the textbooks and into the real world for her students at T.H. Bell Junior High School.

She found her inspiration close to home, in the classic monster truck she and her husband own.

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Don't get math? It may be your brain's problem

Sharon Noguchi San Jose Mercury News

Last updated Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 1:18pm

Can't calculate a tip or even balance your checkbook?

Take heart; maybe you can blame your brain -- specifically, the parietal cortex in the top back part of the head. And it could be a problem that has roots not in a failed arithmetic or "new math" lesson, but even earlier.

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(NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner) Orion Junior High School, at 370 W. 2000 North in Harrisville, opened in August 2003. It has four LCD projectors that allow teachers to share videos and PowerPoint presentations. It also has document cameras, which have taken the place of overhead projectors. Smart boards have taken the place of blackboards in many cases.

Orion faculty aims to create shining stars

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:53am

HARRISVILLE -- Like its constellation namesake, Orion Junior High aims to be a shining star of learning and innovative teaching, says the school's proud principal.

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(Standard-Examiner file photo) Parents and students arrive at the grand opening of Heritage Elementary School in Ogden in August 2008.

Heritage Elementary tailors education to its unique population

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:53am

OGDEN -- Giving students the specific skills they need to succeed is the focus of Heritage Elementary School.

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Adam Harding takes apart a VCR as part of Camp Invention at Mountain View Elementary School in Layton on Wednesday.

Camp gets kids excited about inventing, problem-solving

Jasen Asay, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 11:50pm

LAYTON -- Six-year-old Adam Harding would not shift his focus from the old VCR machine he was disassembling. Steadily, he turned the screwdriver to loosen a screw so he could remove another part from the old appliance.

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