Science

A Classroom without Walls


Bentalou Elementary School
Baltimore,  Maryland   

Picture this: It's a cold rainy January day and a group of students and parents are hiking a three-mile stretch. It's a warm April day and the same group is saying, "Let's move that topsoil! Hold that wheelbarrow!" These fourth grade students and parents are enjoying a classroom without walls! More...

Darnell Cooper, Action Team Chairperson
(410) 396-1385   
 


Type 6 | Elementary Grades | Science

Science All Night


B.U.I.L.D. Academy
Buffalo,  New York   

B.U.I.L.D. Academy has developed a Science Fair Night in order to raise our school's scores on the New York State (NYS) Program Evaluation Test in Science Grade 4. When we began the Science Fair Night three years ago, the program allowed students and family members to view the work and projects of the students in all grade levels Pre-K through 8. In the 1998-1999 school year, we added a new component for the fourth grade. More...

Mary Kay Muscarella, Action Team Member
(716) 897-8110   
 


Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Science

Science Is a Verb


Follow Through Urban Learning Laboratory
Buffalo,  New York   

At Follow Through Urban Learning Laboratory, we have been conducting grade-specific Parent/Child Science Days since 1998. The activity began as an extension of Project TEAM (Teacher Education At the Museum), a program that provides teachers with hands-on training in the use of kits to teach science. More...

Donna Kellum, Action Team Chairperson
(716) 888-7007   
 


Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Science