Race Cars, Color Lines, and Planets at NRC

Mrs. Moose, math teacher for students grades 6-8 at NRC, recently used a lesson in her classroom from the William Paterson University Summer STEAM Workshop held in July 2015 for all Paterson Public School teachers.

This activity was very popular with teachers who attended the Summer STEAM Workshop.  Her sixth grade math students engaged in a STEAM activity, in which they built, tested, and compared their own mini-race cars.  Students measured the distance traveled by the cars on the floor as part of their math learning.

In Mrs. Moose's seventh grade class, math students created a color line and engaged in a Straight Line Board Game.

Mrs. Moose's eighth grade students created planet artworks and calculated the distance to the planets. All of these STEAM activities make math interesting and engaging for these students. STEAM activities also create collaborations in the class, teamwork, and motivation.

Above:  NRC Math Teacher Mrs. Moose with tow of her eighth grade students.