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Mrs. Strazz's Classroom

  • Norman R Kelley Intermediate School
  • Newark, NY
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Gravitytrax and Chain Reactions - Full STEAM Ahead !

    Funded Aug 29, 2021

    Thank you for your donations to the Gravitrax project. The students have loved using the new Gravitrax to learn about gravity, inclined planes, force, motion, speed, and problem solving. As they built, I loved hearing them say things like, "I don't think it(marble) has enough energy. Maybe we should lift the track higher." "How can we get it to go faster?" "What if we used a shorter track?" They also asked, "Can you keep my track together?", "Can we work on this tomorrow?" Students really love it.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Strazz

  • We All Want to Build and Create!

    Funded Aug 4, 2020

    Thank you for the materials. We were able to put popsicle sticks and tape in plastic bags to safely pass out materials to each student. First we talked about what a structure is and how to make a structure strong and stable. Then we asked students to plan, design and build a 12 inch tower that would hold weight without swaying or collapsing.

    The students were also given the choice to add straws or pipe cleaners to their forts.

    As they built we asked students many questions like, why are you using more than one stick? Why did you overlap the sticks? What can you do to keep the legs of the tower more stable? This allowed for a lot of student discourse. Students would give their reasons and others would agree/disagree/add on or ask clarifying questions. As teachers, we love when students can carrying on thoughtful conversations about their learning.

    Some students made changes to their designs along the way. Others only changed their design after their tower swayed or fell when weight was added. They were so excited when they made improvements and it WORKED!! Then of course there was some competition about whose tower could hold the most!!

    It was such a great learning experience!! Thanks!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Strazz

Everyone in my STEAM class loves building and everyone wants to be able to participate. The books I'm requesting are to ignite the students' imaginations about creating solutions to unique problems. This year we need materials for each student rather than sharing in small groups. We usually pass out materials to each small group but with distance learning we will be sitting 6 feet apart and working individually. Therefore, we need more supplies. The plastic bags will be how we prepare materials for the students so they each get their own materials bag for the project. We use masking tape and craft sticks for many of our building projects like building a fort, a tower, bridges and more. The paper plates are for one of the favorite activities in 5th grade, the marble run roller coater. I can not imagine students watching as I build. They need their own materials. They need to manipulate the materials, test them and observe what works and what doesn't. Please consider making this possible. Thank you.

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Everyone in my STEAM class loves building and everyone wants to be able to participate. The books I'm requesting are to ignite the students' imaginations about creating solutions to unique problems. This year we need materials for each student rather than sharing in small groups. We usually pass out materials to each small group but with distance learning we will be sitting 6 feet apart and working individually. Therefore, we need more supplies. The plastic bags will be how we prepare materials for the students so they each get their own materials bag for the project. We use masking tape and craft sticks for many of our building projects like building a fort, a tower, bridges and more. The paper plates are for one of the favorite activities in 5th grade, the marble run roller coater. I can not imagine students watching as I build. They need their own materials. They need to manipulate the materials, test them and observe what works and what doesn't. Please consider making this possible. Thank you.

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