Science made fun at South Toledo school

CTY SCIENCE29p The Blade/Lori King 01/28/2011 2nd graders Didier Delgado, left, and Jose Vasquez learn about the safety of seat belts during the Science Festival at Walbridge Elementary in Toledo, Ohio. The fest is put on by Imagination Station. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

CTY SCIENCE29p The Blade/Lori King 01/28/2011 Special Ed teacher Cathy Arent helps 3rd grader Jonathan Fox with a project during the Science Festival at Walbridge Elementary in Toledo, Ohio. The fest is put on by Imagination Station. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

CTY SCIENCE29p The Blade/Lori King 01/28/2011 3rd graders Jose Delgado, front left, and Jesus Wyatt, front fight, experiment with marbles on a track during the Science Festival at Walbridge Elementary in Toledo, Ohio. The fest is put on by Imagination Station. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Students at Walbridge Elementary in South Toledo including Tyler Goucher and Caneadea Talbot, fourth and fifth from left in front, react as a rocket made from a film canister and Alka-Seltzer blasts off. The demonstration was part of a science festival at the school Friday presented by Imagination Station. The science museum brought along hands-on displays and activities to make learning fun.

Didier Delgado, left, and Jose Vasquez use a model to learn how seat belts can help make motorists safer.

Cathy Arent, a special-education teacher at the school, shows student Jonathan Fox how to do his project.

Jose Delgado and Jesus Wyatt, from left in front, experiment with marbles on a track. Imagination Station put on a similar festival earlier Friday at nearby Harvard School.