by newschoolsyr | Oct 6, 2013 | 2013-2014, affective education, Community events, science, visual arts, whole school
Twice a year the whole school spends two days camping in Highland Forest. This outdoor adventure provides us with a wonderful way to get to know each other better and to share in the delights of nature. Our two days are full of hours playing by the pond, catching and...
by newschoolsyr | May 5, 2013 | 2012-2013, Grades 5 - 8, science
Our nine oldest students are participating in classes on using a microscope and making slides. To start off this class and after watching a video on the parts of a microscope, students were paired and asked to find those parts on their microscope – which were...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 28, 2013 | 2012-2013, Community events, grade 3, science
Creating a Nature-Classroom Interface. By Emily Martin To synthesize their knowledge of biomes, the 3rdgraders at TNS along with the 1st and 2nd graders were involved in a lesson allowing them to delve deeper into these habitats. Emily Martin, senior at...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 3, 2013 | 2012-2013, grade 3, science
Starting in January 2013, all the third grade students were part of a “Mystery Powder” unit. The unit started with the shocking news of a “robbery” at the Temple up the road! Left at the scene of the “crime” was a white powder as the only evidence. All the...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 24, 2013 | 2012-2013, grade 3, science
The third graders here at the New School have been participating in a Lego science class for the past several weeks. This class focuses on simple machine components, as well as forces and structures. Students are assigned to a partner and must work...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 10, 2013 | 2012-2013, grade 3, science, visual arts
Children in the middle grades created landscapes of the biome they researched earlier in the year. First they were asked to consider where the horizon would be on their landscape. Then they considered the time of day. Would it be at dawn, dusk, at night or in the heat...
