Fire Island students at Woodhull School joined visiting Bay Shore students in its Environmental Education program to explore the development of the building blocks of the universe, atoms and simple molecules.
At Woodhull School, Fire Island students and visiting Bay Shore students learned about dissection, using a pickle as a specimen.
In an effort to share learning experiences and foster relationship-building, Woodhull School in the Fire Island School District invited Bay Shore students to participate in its Environmental Education program with fifth and sixth grade students. Ten Bay Shore students joined the Woodhull School scientists to explore and develop models of the building blocks of the universe, atoms and simple molecules. They constructed three-dimensional models of atoms, which allowed them to explore the differences between elements, compounds and molecules.
In order to prepare for future science chapters, the students also learned about dissection. Their practice “specimens” were pickles. The students learned how to use dissection tools, as well as how to properly perform a successful dissection and have steady hands.
Photos courtesy of the Fire Island School District
