Kedron Elementary

School students are taking an educational field trip this week without

having to leave their school.

The school

is having its sixth annual academic fair this week and this year's theme

is technology. The educational fair takes place in the school's gym through

Thursday of this week and looks like a children's museum filled with educational,

hands-on exhibits. There are four sections at the fair: computers, electronics

biotechnology and telecommunications.

Each section

has several sub-stations where students participate in activities geared

towards that topic. An example of this is the "Who Wants To Be a

Megabyte" game in the computer section. Students split into two sections

and answer computer based questions for points. Each team also has several

life lines for help, much like the quiz show, "Who Wants To Be a

Millionaire?" Each day of the academic fair is geared towards students

of different ages.

Other things

of interest at the fair this year included a Roomba, a self navigating

vacuum cleaner; a "Enter the Internet" tube maze; a robotic

arm, a Van de Graff generator and exhibits on fiber optics, morse code,

electromagnetics, DNA puzzles, and much more. One of the highlights of

the fair was a Corbin Sparrow, an electric car that can travel up to speeds

of 70 miles per hour.

Over 200 volunteers

helped bring the academic fair to life, including parents, professionals

and high school students. The planning for this year's fair started after

Thanksgiving. The 850 students at Kedron Elementary School enjoy learning

and having fun at the academic fair, as do the people involved in creating

it.