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A + : Peng Zhou

JACOB’S ALL-KID SCIENCE COMMITTEE INCLUDES 11 YOUNG SCIENTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY – INCLUDING ONE FROM RIGHT HERE IN CLEVELAND. 17-YEAR-OLD PENG ZHOU, IS A STUDENT AT THE DESIGN LAB EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE GETS THIS WEEK’S A PLUS!
 
PENG WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST ROBOTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, A COMPETITION THAT INCLUDED 20,000 STUDENTS FROM 42 COUNTRIES. THE TEAM WORKED WITH PROFESSIONAL MENTORS OVER SIX WEEKS TO DESIGN AND BUILD A REMOTECONTROLLED ROBOT THAT SHOOTS HOOPS BETTER THAN LEBRON JAMES!
 
CONGRATULATIONS, PENG – I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU BUILD NEXT!

Instructional Links

Website Article: Cleveland State University, Tri-C Team Wins International Robotics Championship

http://www.tri-c.edu/newsroom/tri-c-team-wins-international-robotics-championship.html

Website Article: The White House, White House Hosts the First-Ever Meeting of Kid Science Advisors

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/10/20/white-house-hosts-first-ever-meeting-kid-science-advisors