The end of the school year is so much fun when you include a little VEX coding. Mrs. Shannons kids at Austin Middle really got into coding their robots. It was a good day for all of us. AMSTI AMSTI Athens State Decatur City Schools

What a great way to wrap up a school year. AMSTI Alabama State Department of Education Dr. Melissa Shields, NBCT

7th graders at Clements HS diving into genetics with Gaudy Goldfish from HudsonAlpha. I see some future geneticists in the mix. AMSTI AMSTI Athens State Clements High School

Week 2 of Train the Trainers with my fantastic 6th grade teachers, Beth Collins and Bess Shannon. These are 2 of the best in the state. Region 2 Summer Training is in good hands. *shout out to my photo-bomber Shelley. @amsti4all AMSTI Athens State

Final week of train the trainers with these two amazing 7th grade teachers. Erin Williams and Kathy Stults will do a great job of training teachers and being the face of AMSTI. It’s going to be a fantastic summer of learning. AMSTI AMSTI Athens State

Do you know how to make a cloud in a bottle? Mrs. Shedd’s 6th graders at Parkside do. This was a fun way to learn about weather. AMSTI Athens State AMSTI Cullman County Schools

Mrs. Killough’s 7th graders at Decatur Middle discovering what the carrying capacity of an ecosystem is by trying to keep their koalas alive. AMSTI Athens State AMSTI Decatur City Schools

Investigating air currents in Ms. Butler’s 6th grade class at Tanner HS. They were so excited to be doing an experiment with fire and smoke. The teachers down the hall were not as enthusiastic. 🫤 AMSTI Athens State AMSTI Limestone County Schools

Photosynthesis anyone? We counted lots of bubbles today in Mr. Riddle’s class at Vinemont MS as we watched our aquatic plants produce oxygen. AMSTI Athens State AMSTI Vinemont Middle School

Did you feel the earthquake? Mrs. Sam’s class at Hartselle IS was moving and shaking today as we built earthquake resistant house. There was a lot of excitement. AMSTI AMSTI Athens State HartselleSchools

Creativity is on full display in Mrs. Williams class at Cullman MS. Students created comic strips to show their understanding of cell organelles and shared with their classmates. Very impressive. AMSTI AMSTI Athens State Cullman Middle School

I had a lot of fun exploring exothermic and endothermic reactions with Mrs. Serra’s 8th grade at Hartselle JrHS. The lab was so COOL … and sometimes HOT. (I know, weak science joke 🙄) AMSTI AMSTI Athens State Hartselle Jr. High School

What’s the best way to study potential and kinetic energy? Roller coasters of course. We had fun investigating how height and mass affects the speed of a coaster in Mr. Hudson’s class at Union Hill. AMSTI Athens State AMSTI Union Hill School Alabama State Department of Education

Want to know how summer shadows are different from winter ones? Just ask Mrs. Hayes class at West Elementary. We investigated the height of the sun at different times then graphed our results. These kids really know what they are doing. AMSTI AMSTI Athens State Cullman City Schools

What do you do with middle schoolers at the end of the year? Robots! We used Sphero indi robots to learn about some of the landmarks on Mars in Mrs. Ridgeway’s class at Elkmont. They loved it. AMSTI AMSTI Athens State Elkmont High School Sphero

Limestone County in the house! We dug into the new science course of study with secondary science teachers. Lots of great conversations about how to be more intentional when planning lessons this school year. AMSTI Athens State Limestone County Schools

Gotta love a passionate coach. 🙄 #DeboerEra #Alabama

WHY!? Why does Ty Simpson hold the ball so long? Multiple sacks, a turnover, and no chance of making a 3rd down are all on him. He is fantastic if you can give him 10 seconds to make up his mind. #Bama #SMDH

I loved working with Mrs. Latimer and Mrs. Shannon’s 6th grade classes at Athens MS this week. We investigated how the shape of the shoreline affects the impact of a hurricane storm surge. Perfect timing with hurricane Melissa nearby. AMSTI Athens State Athens Middle School AMSTI

Thank so much hand2mind for providing Versatiles for us to use as we reviewed eclipses. The students in Ms. Whitmire’s class at Blountsville ES really enjoyed them. AMSTI Athens State AMSTI Blount County Schools