Student Buddies Share Discoveries

SACHEM, NY - From Sachem Central School District: First- and fifth-grade students at Chippewa Elementary School in the Sachem Central School District buddied up as they participated in a hands-on science and mathematics autumn-themed activity.

First-grade students in Donna Gianfortone’s class became buddies with fifth- grade students from Jackie Foley’s class as they performed various activities centered on pumpkins. As a team, the student buddies visited different stations where they performed a multitude of examinations on the favorite fall fruit. Using
paper clips and blocks, they began with taking measurements, then continued their observations by reaching inside the pumpkin to count the seeds and using a magnifying glass to inspect them closely.

Throughout the activity, the student buddies offered each other varying perspectives on their observations.

Photo courtesy of the Sachem Central School District