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In the Classroom: Hands-On Learning
Science
Dr. Earl Geyer III ’09 talks with students in AP Physics 1 about friction and circular motion. In particular, how static friction provides the force that allows a vehicle to make a turn around a central point.
Art
A student in Jackie LaBelle-Young’s Studio Art 1 works on a gestural figure drawing.
English
Junior School students engage in discussion with their teacher Brad Czepiel about the novel ClapmWhen You Land, and the essay they will be writing for their English 7 class.
History
Elizabeth Gleason consults with a student in AP Human Geography on their research of long- standing border disputes. The assignment involved researching the history and geography of different ethnic conflicts across the globe, a part of a unit on political geography.
Mathematics
Students in John Isaacs’ Enriched Precalculus class work together at the board reviewing inverse trigonometric functions.
English
Students in Stephen May’s English 8 class break into a small group and find a comfortable spot in the Thompson Hall Atrium to discuss their reading of Animal Farm.
Mathematics
During a unit on quadratic functions, students in Henry Fisher’s Algebra 2 course work at the board on a projectile motion problem, solving for when a launched stone would hit the ground.
Science
In Jennifer Geel’s Biology class, students collaborate on a food web depicting organisms from the Pacific Northwest in order to understand how keystone species (specifically otters in this case) impact ecosystem health.
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