Riverhead High School and the LISC working together
They started the year building rockets and now they’re building bridges.
And when they’re done with that, they will build catapults.
No, they are not reprising scenes from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
These are ninth-grade students in Riverhead High School’s “Smart Physics” class, and their rockets, bridges and catapults are projects they’ve undertaken in conjunction with the Long Island Science Center in downtown Riverhead.
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Rocky Point Middle School Students Become "Chemistry Detectives"
76 Rocky Point Yaphank Rd, Rocky Point, NY
Students participate in project with the Long Island Science Center.
The Chemistry Detectives program is a hands-on way to learn how to find the identity of an unknown substances and common household items such as baking powder, laundry soap, cornstarch. The students used deductive reasoning and analytical thinking to find the identity of the mystery powder and developed concrete ideas regarding the formulation of atoms and molechules.
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The Seaford Public Library became the host of scientific experiments earlier this month. With children lining the tables of the Children's Room, the Seaford Library partnered with the Long Island Science Center to create a world of science for excited children from kindergarten to fifth grade.
Aspiring to bring the world of chemistry to life, the young children in attendance learned the world of adhesives. Working with the Riverhead-based Long Island Science Center educator Marilyn Goodman, children learned how to make all natural glue during the library's Gooey Gluey Chemistry night.
Blown away by Goodman's presentation, the children were eager to learn how to make their own glue and were shown a demonstration by the science educator. After completing the project through a series of steps the children were given paper caterpillars and butterflies and were allowed to combine the two, using their homemade glue."This was the time to see if it had worked. The children were so excited to see if their glue was actually…sticky," said Goldman.In addition to learning some basic chemistry, children also learned measuring skills, as they had to measure out tablespoons, teaspoons and cups. Additionally, the children expanded their vocabularies by learning to define terms like chemist, adhesive and chemical reaction.Overall, Gooey Gluey Chemistry was a huge hit. The Long Island Science Center hosts events of all sorts, from personal visits to classroom trips, as well as Boy and Girl Scout visits. The Long Island Science Center is located at 11 West Main Street in Riverhead, Long Island.
By Jacqueline Kendrick