Mix a little bit of polymer and some water and you've got yourself jelly orbs. That's just one of the experiments students at Eagle Springs Elementary in Byron made Friday to learn about STEM.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Fifth grader Emily Smith wasn't afraid to get hands on with the experiments. She went as far as sticking her hand in the jelly-orb filled jar. She says they felt squishy.

Like Smith, fifth grader Brantley Busch couldn't wait to be hands-on. His favorite part was making the snap circuit moon rover because he built something that could move.

"We were working as a team and looking at the sheet to tell us how to do it and all the objects in the right place. When we had a problem we just asked somebody and they helped us," he said.

Jefferson, GA - GHSA State Track Meet:  3 State Champions and 4 State runners up on day 1 of meet from the Middle GA Area

Thursday May, 2 (Day 1)

William Moore - Houston Co Wins Wheelchair Shot Putt Division1

Tyler Gibson - Peach Co- Wins Long Jump AAA

Malik Broughton- Veterans wins High Jump AAAA

Markiel Bowen - Rutland 6th in Shot Putt AAAA

Shamar Slappey - Bleckley Co 6th in Shot Putt AA

MacQuavious Searcy - Lamar Co. 3rd in Long Jump AA

Malcolm Lowe - Peach Co. 6th in Triple Jump AAA

Rodriquos Harris - WR 5th in Triple Jump AAAAA

Jam Morris - FPD 6th in High Jump A-Private

Kareem Sanders - Wilkinson Co. 4th in the High Jump A-Public

Micquavious Searcy - Lamar Co 4th in the High Jump AA

Montravius Adams - Dooly Co 2nd in the Shot A-Public

Micquavious Searcy - Lamar Co 2nd in the Triple Jump AA

Jerry Butler - Northeast - 4th in the Triple Jump AA

State budget cuts have made it difficult for libraries to purchase books.

Houston County's Friends of the Library is in action this weekend to help solve that problem.

The ninth annual Houston County old book sale opened this morning, filling up the Georgia building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds with hardbacks and paperbacks of all genres.

President Georgette Lipford is looking forward to another year of helping out area libraries through the book sale.

"This is our big moneymaker for the year," said Lipford. "And the proceeds from this sale will go to the three Houston County libraries. The libraries pretty much depend on this money from us to buy new books. "

Houston County Friends of the Library have given over $200,000 to libraries in the past eight years.