by newschoolsyr | Nov 7, 2024 | science
At the beginning of the year, we started a unit on Experimental Design. Students had to “Save Fred” a gummy worm from drowning by only using paper clips. Students had to write down their procedure and then decide if they had done the procedure...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 5, 2024 | Cortland Student Teacher, language arts
In fall of 2024, students in the younger grades met once a week and focused on the theme and author’s purpose of a story. A book by Leo Lionni was read and connections and predictions were made, while discussions were had about the topic of the story. After each...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 5, 2024 | affective education, Community, Cortland Student Teacher, grades 4 - 8, visual arts
Each week, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders learned about how various art forms can be used as a form of activism. In the beginning, students learned about the term, artavists, meaning individuals that use art to be an activist. After learning about...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 5, 2024 | science
Electricity This fall, the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh graders have been learning about static electricity, atom components, and electromagnetism. We started the unit by exploring the impact that electricity has on our lives. Students took a scavenger hunt...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 24, 2024 | grades 7-8, science
This winter, the five older students in grades 7-8 participated in a unit on engineering a better paper airplane. First they had to choose three different types of planes to make (they couldn’t all be based on the basic dart) and then decide what constraints they...
