Past projects 2
A S.T.E.A.M Library
Funded Aug 15, 2018No "thank you" in the world, could ever equate to the impact you have had on my students' learning.
Our STEAM library has been essential in teaching students how to analyze, interpret and synthesize information across scientific texts. More importantly, having a plethora of texts, both in topic and genre enabled me to provide my students with opportunities to show what they are truly interested in. I am currently using this knowledge of my students to assign research topics to small groups that will help us understand how a cell is a system. The graphic images and text features of our new books really provide all of my students with access points to the content and will ultimately help my students to construct models of cells!
I recently learned that one of my seventh graders, Hailey, is very interested in how the brain works, and neurology overall! I plan to assign our future neurologist, Hailey, with the Nucleus of the cell; its complex structures and necessary functions to sustain life.
Being that technology is a very inconsistent resource in our school, without these books this inquiry-based project wouldn't be possible, and learning about cellular structures would be much less student driven and concept oriented, and much more teacher-centered and rote-memorization. This student-driven learning approach to systems and their structures and functions, cells, and models will support students' vocabulary acquisition, long after they show what they know on a test.
Thank you for enabling my students to drive their own learning by providing us with consistent resources my students will always have access to; rich, engaging real-life books!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scharf
This classroom project was brought to life by Craig Newmark Philanthropies and 5 other donors.Be the Source to Enable Our Electricity Unit and Beyond!
Funded Nov 16, 2018THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN!
I can't wait to start planning this exciting unit!
Thanks to you, electricity will be in each of our students' fingertips!
More importantly, they will understand how it works, and why it works!
There will be endless possibilities for our students as they transform into electrical innovators and think critically about the types of problems electricians face everyday to design possible solutions!
Stay tuned for our kickoff activity, and pictures of our sixth-grade students building circuits!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Scharf
This classroom project was brought to life by Staples and 4 other donors.