by newschoolsyr | Jun 8, 2015 | 2014-2015, investigations
Our students like to cook, so that has been a choice at Investigations. We made cheese quesadillas with pico de gallo. When students noticed chives growing on the creek bank, we made biscuits with chives and cheese. With no oven available, we “baked” them...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 13, 2015 | 2014-2015, investigations, Kindergarten and 1st grade, math, science
How do airplanes fly? That is a question that our younger students (K-2) explored during Investigations. They made paper airplanes and tested them to see how far they could fly. Then they modified their planes to see if they could get them to fly farther. They...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 11, 2014 | 2013-2014, investigations, math, science, whole school
A favorite Investigations activity for our students is to cook. Besides honing their cooking skills and working together, students connect their math and science knowledge to real life experiences. But everyone agrees that eating the results is the best part.After...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2013 | 2013-2014, affective education, investigations, visual arts, whole school
Johnna, our student teacher, enjoyed sharing her interest in arts and crafts activities during investigations. She choose to teach the students how to make friendship bracelets. Each student was given the chance to make a friendship bracelet to...
