We are focusing on measurements we see everyday, from the length of a football field to the temperature in Penn Yan.  Students are working with lab partners nearly everyday with a new experiment with measurement.  So far this semester we have measured the amount of sugar in various pops, distance a paper airplane travels, cups of glue in Flubber, temperature of water as it reaches equilibrium from boiling and freezing and this is just the beginning!  We are working on glider planes currently, which should be ready to launch for the nice weather and see how far they can glide!

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This semester has been focused on two things, culture and cooperation.  We have learned about the similarities and differences between various communities such as rural, suburban and urban.  We will continue learning about the many different cultures that make the United State so great!  In addition, cooperative group work has led to growths with communication and cooperation within the program in general.  We are forced to break from our comfort zone and work with others to make a project, presentation, or other class activity.

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We are developing basic money skills and go beyond the basics as well with interest, stocks, banking, etc.  We have chosen three stocks to follow for the semester and have been graphing their progress.  They were given $20,000 to start with and we are excited to how much they have after 10 weeks, lets hope for a good market!  Utilizing manipulatives and the SMARTboard we are engaged in learning new materials like how to convert a fraction into a percentage!

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Everyone needs to money and everyone needs to know how to use money.  Students are learning about real-life situations they will find themselves in when purchasing goods such as; money identification, taxes, discounts, tips, credit/debit cards, and more.

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The students have requested to test the waters of Keuka Lake, Keuka College, and other surrounding areas after discussing the adverse effects of Fracking.  This is a student led project, they have placed the request for testing, found various things to test for, discovered how to test for them, and now we are going to begin our experimenting.

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