14-05-2025
Local elementary students use technology to help chick with broken leg
SEBRING, Ohio (WKBN) — Sixth-grade students at Beatrice L. Miller Elementary School are using technology to help a baby chick born with a broken leg.
The chick was born down the hallway from the sixth graders as part of third grade's annual 'chick hatching' project. When students learned that one chick was born with a broken leg, they hatched a plan to help, according to a news release from a district spokesperson.
Mrs. Naples' sixth-grade classroom is outfitted with a 3D printer as part of a 'Project Lead the Way' technology program. Earlier in the school year, students completed an orthosis project in which they created braces using the 3D printer for cerebral palsy patients. The project challenged students to create various prototypes for braces, scaling them to a variety of sizes, the release stated.
The students used this technology to help the chick named 'Tiny,' using the 3D printer to make a brace for the chick's leg.
'This is a full-circle learning experience for our students. They are applying a previous lesson to create a real-world solution. Plus, they are helping a chick and fellow classmates. It has been rewarding to see students excited about what they are learning,' said Sebring B.L. Miller Elementary Principal Nichole Hanley.
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