Providing Next Generation Science Kits
San Marino Rotary Charities provided two $500 William G. Steele Mini-Grant Awards for Clairbourn teachers Kimberlee Maltbie and Jorie Pletcher in third and second grades respectively.
These K-12 monetary awards are designed to support local educators who “strive for innovation and creativity in the classroom” through interactive learning projects that promote passion for learning, curiosity, and provide enriching, challenging, and innovative classroom experiences.
Mrs. Maltbie applied for funds to acquire a “Gravity and Magnetism Science Kit” from Seeds of Science and Roots of Reading to “…integrate science and literacy within a unit which immerses students in learning about forces, gravity, magnetism, electrostatic force, and other key physical science concepts. Students will learn important strategies to comprehend science texts and gather information to support their inquiry by reading.”
Mrs. Pletcher sought to enhance her second grade science classes with a “Designing Mixtures Science Kit” from Seeds of Science and Roots of Reading. The kit integrates literacy and science text comprehension with science activities that provide an immersive experience where students learn about “properties of substances, dissolving mixtures, the design process, and other key physical science concepts.”
For both grades, these new Next Generation Science Standards materials will provide the opportunity for students to experience “…first-hand inquiry, read content-rich science books, talk with others about their investigations, and record and reflect on their learning.”
Warmest thanks go to San Marino Rotary Charities for awarding these grants to our Clairbourn teachers.
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