Copiague Middle School science students are finding new ways to explore their science lessons this school year. Hands-on experiments are continuing but there’s also more blending of technology and online learning thanks to the new one-on-one initiative.

In Ms. Ostrofsky’s class, students conducted a hands-on lab experiment using a candy cane. Using three different liquids – water, soda and vinegar – students predicted which liquid would cause the candy cane to dissolve first.

Seventh graders in Ms. Garcia’s class are learning about symbiotic relationships. The class identified different organisms and provided evidence as to what the relationship was between the two. In Ms. Rondon’s class, students are also learning about ecosystems, biodiversity and symbiotic relationships. They are studying the importance of diversity and keeping the ecosystems clean and predator vs. prey. The class did an online Kahoot quiz to review these topics.

Mr. Harvey’s class is working online on ExploreLearning to build their own circuits. Students followed different tasks to create different types of circuits using different components and materials, such as series circuits, parallel circuits and circuits using a battery. They then had to answer questions about their observations. In Mr. Williams’ eighth grade class, students are using different websites to learn about stars as part of their astronomy unit.