“Colors in Drops of Water” and “Balls & Ramps” taught by TCNJ Science Methods Students at Howley Pre-School

As part of their field experience with learning the methods of teaching science to elementary children, students from Ms. Burroughs’ MST 202 course visited a pre-K school in Trenton to work with 3 and 4 year olds learning physics and chemistry concepts. The children were enthusiastic participants in lessons designed ...

Franklin Elementary Second Graders Investigate Mealworms

If you think insects are yucky, ask Ms. Posner’s second grade class at Franklin elementary school what they think! These mealworms provided the children with endless opportunities to investigate behaviors, size, responses to smell and touch and a wonderful chance to interact personally through touch and sight with safe and ...

Dunn Middle School Students Dissect Piglets

Teachers Enrique Riveras and Jeff MacCleod of Dunn Middle School thought it would be a great idea for their science students to experience the careful dissection of fetal pigs. They called upon Ms. Burroughs, science methods instructor, for some expertise in instructing the students on the proper use of dissecting ...

Bring Your Child to Work Day

The College of New Jersey sponsored a series of workshops and presentations to introduce employee children to the wonderful activities and teaching skills available at the college. Professor Burroughs was asked to present her workshop on forensic analysis of bones for young children. Those who attended were presented with skeletons ...

Parker Elementary School-Raising Chickens

Ms. Samantha Battle, second grade teacher at Parker elementary school, wanted a science unit that supported the curriculum dictates for life cycles, engaged young students in ways that engendered care-giving and responsibility and which provided a multi-varied learning experience. For this, she wrote a Donors Choose grant for a chance ...

Franklin Elementary School Garden

In an effort to brighten and beautify the yard alongside the school building, Mr. Maurice, the school principal, asked if gardens could be planted. Interested teachers in the second and fifth grades thought this would also make a wonderful area for studying such science topics as plant growth, math measurements ...

September 2nd 2010
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New Workshop – Technology Vs Nature

Saturday September 25, 2010 9am-3pm The College of New Jersey Armstrong Hall Room 102 Learn hands-on, middle school STEM activities and innovative ways to teach engineering with a green message · Build a solar powered flashlight out of recycled materials · Build structures that can withstand “earthquakes” and crushing forces Receive: · A stipend for attending · Complimentary light breakfast · Complimentary catered lunch · Professional ...
August 9th 2010
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Future Engineers Featured in the Trenton Times!

On Thursday August 5th,  a reporter from the Trenton Times came to observe the Future Engineers all girls group. Many of the girls were interviewed for the article, and a photographer from the paper captured the girls working, and finally crashing their mag-lev cars. The article was featured on Friday, ...
August 5th 2010
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From the GM Teach Green Blog:

Spending the Summer with Our Future Engineers Thanks for continuing to follow my blog and letting me share my classroom experiences with you. This Summer, I’d like to take you away from my usual location at Gateway High School, and direct you to a new set of students and activities ...
August 4th 2010
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From the GM Teach Green Blog:

An Edible STEM Arrangement During the second and third week of camp, we began to introduce tools and machines. We wanted to give students a simple modeling project that would ease them into their use of the equipment and our safety rules and procedures. Our design challenge was to brainstorm an innovative ...
August 4th 2010
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Future Engineers Summer Camp at Mott School in Trenton

[imagebrowser id=37] On the first day of camp, the girls were given various creative materials to craft a large nametag for themselves. [imagebrowser id=40] One of the first lessons that Mr. Anderson taught our campers was the importance of drawing an accurate model. He stressed the importance of using a ruler in order ...

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