Otters dive among the gently swaying ocean kelp, lasers leap, robots rock, children interact at the giant “computer” taped on the gymnasium floor. Architecture students build a domed arch with their bodies, measure the structure and convert the measurement to scale. Geneticists extricate an antigen from a hula hoop to create a vaccine for their Ebola virus. Welcome to “Bodies and Brains in Motion”! Students exercise their bodies and brains in the physical education curriculum at the Center for Creative Learning, which houses the gifted program for the Rockwood School District in St. Louis, MO.
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