STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Seventh-grade students at Brundrett Middle school learn how to calculate speed by rolling a wooden car (visible in this photo as a blur) down a ramp in a science class on Thursday, Jan. 7. Later, the class will learn how to calculate acceleration, according to science teacher Andrea Skloss. From left are Kayla Rockenbaugh, Nicki Perez, Said Morales and Daniel Campbell.