Ohio CAT and FAO Bring COSI On Wheels to Harrison East Elementary
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Through the partnership of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and Ohio CAT, students of Harrison East Elementary welcomed COSI On Wheels into their school for hands-on science exploration through the It’s Simply Chemistry program.
“The staff and students of
Harrison East Elementary are very grateful to have been given the opportunity
to experience chemistry through COSI’s hands-on approach to science. Through the kindness and monetary support of
companies such as Ohio CAT and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, we were
able to bring COSI to our school,” said Principal Sandra Leggett. “As the
administrator of a building of nearly 600 students, I witnessed the joy of
learning exhibited by our students! This
hands-on experience kindled a new interest in some while solidifying the love
of learning in others. Thanks again to
Ohio CAT and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio!”
COSI On
Wheels,
a traveling outreach program of Columbus’s Center of Science and Industry (COSI),
engages students in a dynamic opening assembly and interactive science
activities which align with the Ohio Academic Content Standards and complement the
National Science Education Standards. Harrison East Elementary students turned
into budding chemists, joining a chemistry detective to solve mysteries by
identifying acids and bases, determining unknown substances, and decoding an
invisible message. Students were also able to create endothermic and exothermic
reactions and make a container of super-slime to take home as well as a variety
of other activities that may have sparked interest in a scientific career. COSI developed It’s Simply Chemistry, one
of six traveling science programs,
through its supporting sponsor Ashland Inc.
“The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is
fortunate to have partners who realize educational opportunity is vital to students’
educational and life success,” said Cara Dingus Brook, FAO President and CEO. “By
investing in FAO, Ohio CAT is investing in the future of Appalachian Ohio and
its students by bringing programs like COSI
On Wheels directly into our region.”
As a regional community foundation serving
the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio, the Foundation works to ensure growing up
in Appalachian Ohio means having access to opportunity. Working with a variety
of partners, including the Foundation’s ICAN! Corporate Partner Ohio CAT, helps
provide Appalachian Ohio the funding necessary to make this goal a reality. Headquartered
in Broadview Heights, Ohio, Ohio CAT is the exclusive, authorized dealer for
Caterpillar equipment and engines throughout Ohio, northern Kentucky, and
southeastern Indiana.
Says Ken Taylor, President of Ohio CAT, “Our
company has been operating for many years from locations in Bolivar, Cadiz,
Youngstown and Zanesville, and we have numerous employees who live in the
Appalachian counties of Ohio. It gives
me great satisfaction to invest in the people and the communities of
Appalachian Ohio, and I am very optimistic about future educational and
economic opportunities in the region.”
About Ohio CAT
As the exclusive, authorized distributor for Caterpillar Inc. in Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana, Ohio CAT provides sales, rentals, parts and service for Caterpillar equipment, engines and related products, conducting its operations through 18 locations and three divisions, Equipment, Power Systems and Agri Business. To learn more about Ohio CAT, visit www.OhioCAT.com.