by newschoolsyr | Feb 11, 2014 | 2013-2014, affective education, gross/fine motor, science, whole school
The Rigamajig is a new large-scale building kit conceived for hands-on free play and learning. This unique toy was conceived and designed as a custom play feature for the High Line Park in New York City, by independent toy designer Cas Holman of Heroes...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 9, 2014 | 2013-2014, grades 4 - 6, science
The older students spent one month in the fall of 2013 rotating between four science centers where they explored and experimented with various science concepts. The liquid station assessed the students’ ability to use measuring equipment, make inferences about...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 5, 2014 | 2013-2014, language arts, science, visual arts, youngest students
The youngest children started learning about the Solar System in January. Children developed questions they wanted answered about each plant. As we listened to The Magic School Bus, Lost in the Solar System, and books by Seymour Simon children drew and wrote...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 4, 2014 | 2013-2014, Community events, science, whole school
With the invasion of stink bugs into The New School this year, we took part in a study by Cornell tracking the locations of the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species. The students photographed the stink bugs they found at school. These photos were sent to...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 5, 2013 | 2013-2014, Community events, mystery guest, science, whole school
Mike Wolfin, a graduate student from Cornell’s Department of Entomology, was a recent “Mystery Guest” at The New School. As a spokesperson for Insectapolooza, he brought with him a stick bug that both excited and captivated all our students. Mike shared...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 12, 2013 | 2013-2014, grades 4 - 8, science
To start the year, the oldest students were challenged to learn as much as they could about bugscopters – a t-shaped, paper, helicopter-like creation of Larry Schafer, formerly professor of Science Teaching at SU. After exploring the characteristics of the...
