Birmingham school’s robotics team prepares for field trip to Florida
WVTM 13. TYLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA OF BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION BOARD MEETING TODAY IS TO RECOGNIZE THE ROBOTICS TEAM AT MARTHA GASKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO REMEMBER LAST MONTH THEY BECAME EASTERN USA CHAMPIONS. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT. AND NOW THEY ARE HONORED FOR THEIR HARD WORK, TAKING A TRIP TO THE SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA. VERY COOL, RIGHT? WVTM 13 JARVIS ROBERTSON IS LIVE TONIGHT IN BIRMINGHAM. JARVIS, WHAT DOES THIS TRIP MEAN TO THESE CHILDREN? WELL, BRITTANY, THIS IS DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY A SPECIAL TIME FOR THE MARTHA GASKINS ELEMENTARY ROBOTICS TEAM NOW. AT THE BEGINNING, THEY WERE COLLECTING MONEY TO PAY FOR THE TRIP. HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DECIDED TO STEP UP AND MAKE THIS REALIZE FOR THEM. WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS ONLINE? RAHEEM WASHINGTON IS IN FIFTH GRADE AT MARTHA GASKINS ELEMENTARY. HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT IS MATHEMATICS. BECAUSE I LOVE ADDING NUMBERS AND MULTIPLYING NUMBERS AND MAKING NUMBERS. HE IS PART OF THE ROBOTICS TEAM THAT WILL MOVE TO THE SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO FLORIDA AND I WILL BE ON A PLANE FOR MY FIRST TIME. THIS TRIP COMES AFTER THE TEAM RECENTLY WON THE EASTERN US CHAMPION TITLE. I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS. BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS GRACIOUSLY AND GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. THEIR TEACHER, DR. YUVRAJ VERMA, SAYS TEAM EXPERIENCE CAN BE FUN, SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT STEM REALLY IS. NOT ONLY DO THEY LEARN ANY CONTENT AND STANDARDS WE NEED TO TEACH AND SCHOOL, BUT THEN THEY ACTUALLY GET TO EXPAND ON THAT AND THE REAL WORLD AND IN AN APPLIED FRAMEWORK AND THOSE SAME STANDARDS. PRINCIPAL DR. HERBERT BLACKMAN SAYS, CAN HELP TEACHERS MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE BEYOND THE DISTRICT. AS STANDARDS CHANGE AND EDUCATE, WE WANT TO ENSURE ALL OUR STUDENTS ARE WELL EQUIPPED. YES, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO YOU TUBE. YES, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT ONLINE RESOURCES. BUT BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT SOMEWHERE IS IMPORTANT. OF THE NINE STUDENTS LEAVING, EIGHT OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN ON A PLANE. SEVEN NEVER LEFT THEIR ROBUCK COMMUNITY FOR WASHINGTON. HE IS HAPPY TO SHARE THE GOOD THINGS OF BEING PART OF THE ROBOTICS TEAM WITH HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR A TIME. WHEN I LOOK, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. KIDS, NOW THIS TRIP IS GOING TO BE MAY 2-5, LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE, I’M JARVIS ROBERTSON, WVT
Birmingham school’s robotics team prepares for field trip to Florida
Updated: 7:39 PM CST Jan 24, 2023
Martha Gaskins Elementary School’s robotics team will soon be heading to the space center in Florida. This is to honor their hard work after winning a robotics competition. Initially, they were fundraising to pay for the trip. However, Birmingham City Schools have agreed to cover the costs. At a regularly scheduled board meeting, the team will be honored on Tuesday evening. Its cost is estimated at around $10,000. The hard work of the students to perfect their craft is nothing short of remarkable. “I’ve never done anything like this,” said team member Raheem Washington. He is in 5th grade. , and his favorite subject is mathematics. Washington has been on the team since August. He loves to code. The Florida trip isn’t just for fun. , engineering, mathematics). “Not only do they learn the content and standards that we teach in school, but they can then develop them in real-life contexts,” said Mathematics teacher Dr. Yuvraj Verma. Watch the video to learn more about this team.
Martha Gaskins Elementary School’s robotics team will soon be heading to the space center in Florida. This is to honor their hard work after win a robotics competition.
Initially, they were fundraising to pay for the trip. However, Birmingham City Schools have agreed to cover the costs. At a regularly scheduled board meeting, the team will be honored on Tuesday evening.
It is estimated at around $10,000.
The hard work of the students to perfect their craft is nothing short of remarkable.
“I’ve never done anything like this,” said team member Raheem Washington.
He is in 5th grade and his favorite subject is math. Washington has been on the team since August. He loves to code.
Florida travel isn’t just for fun. It is also about building a strong foundation related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).
“Not only do they learn the content and standards that we teach in school, but they can then develop them in real-life contexts,” said math teacher Dr. Yuvraj Verma.
Watch the video to learn more about this team.
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