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BEULAVILLE | Students at an area high school have created a lesson plan that could earn them a share of $2 million being awarded for technology as part of a national contest encouraging interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
East Duplin High School science teacher Jackie Smith said that as part of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, schools were asked to identify and solve an issue in their community using their STEM skills.
Smith said they chose to look into invasive species in local waterways, which can take over native species and cause damage to natural habitat. As a solution, she said, the students have proposed a way to help prevent the spread of invasive plants and animals through unintended transport by boats and personal watercraft using the waters.
“It’s still in the planning stages but we’re trying to create a wash station for watercraft to use going in and out of the water,” she said.
They find out soon if the lesson plan they’ve submitted will move them forward in the national contest.
East Duplin High School is one of five state finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest. Other North Carolina finalists are Bridges School in Morehead City, Carver Middle School STEM Academy in Laurel Hill, JP Knapp Early College High School in Currituck, and Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Winston-Salem.
