Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Questions asked at Moss Point School District’s Second Annual Science Quiz Bowl will have you wondering just that.
Fifth graders from all six elementary schools in the district were asked questions based on guidelines from the Mississippi Department of Education. The activity was designed to help prepare students for the State Science Test, which is administered in March.
“The students have so much fun,” said Janice Thomas, assistant superintendent and director of curriculum. “They don’t even realize they are actually studying for the state exam.”
Each school team consisted of five members including a team captain. During the competition, only the captain was allowed to give an answer to the question, but the teams could confer on the answers. Anitiana Brown served as captain for East Park Elementary School.
“It was fun to go against the different schools,” she said with excitement in her eyes. “There were things that we got wrong because we didn’t know them, but we learned them today.”
The team from Orange Lake Elementary was the winner of the competition for the second time in a row. So what was their winning strategy?
“We practiced everyday,” said Shawnee Rogers.
“We worked in groups with flash cards for a week straight,” said Tristan Bouler.
Escatawpa Elementary School placed second, and Kreole Elementary came in third.
“I am so proud of our students,” said Kreole fifth- grade teacher Tenea Lomax. “They worked so hard to prepare.”
District administrators say all the preparation will pay off in the end.
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