West Hartford Education Association Grant: Science and Social Studies Enhanced!
- School Year: 2024-2025
- Applicants: Catherine Woods, Lead Applicant & Kathryn Lenehan, Marta Weidl
- School: Aiken
- Subjects: Science, Social Studies
"In this grant, Aiken Elementary first grade students will visit the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History where they will participate in the program What Makes a Community? The first part of the program allows students to explore exhibits to learn about how work, home life, and transportation were different in the past. The second part has students using a large floor map and “building” blocks to strengthen map skills and vocabulary while creating and analyzing a new town. The final component focuses on how decisions are made in communities, as well as ways that children can be good citizens and contribute to their communities. Additionally, High Touch High Tech, a traveling STEM company, will implement the program The Shadow Knows. Students will investigate the shadowy side of light. They will see how shadows form and learn about the motion of the sun. They will also have the opportunity to build a working sundial that they will be able to take home."