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STEM Lesson Goes ‘Pop’

LIMG February 5, 2024

Photo courtesy of Copiague School District Fourth graders in Ms. Reichert’s class at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School were challenged to think outside the box during a recent hands-on STEM lesson. Working in small groups, the students brainstormed three different ways that they could pop a

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STEM And Literacy Combine For Night Of Learning

LIMG February 16, 2023

Photos courtesy of Copiague School District Deauville Gardens East Elementary School in the Copiague School District held its first of two evening literacy nights for students and parents on Feb. 15. This year’s theme was STEM and Literacy. Students in kindergarten through second grade were invited to participate in their classrooms. To begin the evening, […]

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Stagecoach Elementary School Receives Hess Trucks For STEM

LIMG January 23, 2023

Stagecoach Elementary School teacher Elaina Fein’s third-grade class recently received 12 Hess trucks along with the Hess toy truck STEM curriculum guide to use as classroom STEM learning tools. The award of the trucks and curriculum guide was the result of Ms. Fein’s successful application to a program sponsored by the Hess Corporation and the […]

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Young Architects Capture The Gingerbread Man

LIMG December 14, 2022

Photos courtesy of West Islip School District​ On Dec. 12, first graders at Paul J. Bellew Elementary School in the West Islip School visited the STEM lab to complete a fun holiday challenge. The students were challenged to build a house for the gingerbread man, who kept running away. The students had to build a […]

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Rocky Point Students Learn Through Stories And STEM

LIMG September 15, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Rocky Point School District Students in Jennifer Meschi’s first grade class at Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School advanced on a reading assignment by turning it into a STEM project. Meschi and the students read, “Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon” by Patty Lovell. The story is about a young girl who takes […]

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An Energetic Exploration Of Science In Massapequa

LIMG August 16, 2022

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District From electricity to robots to space, elementary students in the Massapequa School District explored a variety of scientific concepts at Camp Invention. The annual summer STEM program was held from Aug. 8 to 12 at Unqua Elementary School. The camp touched on all the core principles of STEM […]

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Suffolk Awarded Nearly $1.5 Million Grant To Aid Low Income STEM Students

LIMG August 3, 2022

A nearly $1.5 million grant awarded to Suffolk County Community College will help the college increase the number of low-income, academically talented Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) students who graduate, transfer to a four-year STEM program, or directly enter the STEM workforce. The Improved Support for Undergraduates in Community College Engaged in STEM