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Local Elementary Students Learn How Every Day Materials Can Conduct Science Experiments
Students at Miller Place School District’s Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School recently learned how household items can teach lessons in science. The “Dirtmeister,” Steve Tomecek, taught students how materials such as coffee cans, soda bottles, mixing bowls and a toilet plunger can help students explore the science behind gravity, air pressure and sound. Students participated in the experiments during the assembly and were challenged to repeat them at home with the help of their parents.
Photo 1: At a recent assembly, students at Miller Place School District’s Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School learned how household items can teach lessons in science with the “Dirtmeister,” Steve Tomecek.
