K-5 families had a ton of interactive and hands-on science fun at the K-5 Family Fun Science Night hosted at William O. Schaefer! Activities ranging from catapult construction to alka-seltzer rockets incorporated lots of STEM skills-practice!

Exploring shadows and learning that the placement of the light source determines it’s size and shape. #wearescientists instagram.com/p/CVgfYAnlEeh/…

Posted Repost app • Heidi Hill and Mr. Gunther’s class takes on the WOS Nature Trail (10/15). #explorenature #outdoorlearning

Join us on Saturday, December 4 for It's Electric with Mad Science! Learn how electrical currents work, explore the properties of electrons, and test a static electricity generator--with hair-raising results! Click here to register: taplib.evanced.info/signup/EventDe…

.South Orangetown Middle School eighth-graders participated in the first-ever Code Con -- a tech fair hosted by members of Tappan Zee High School' Computer Science Honor Society and Computer Science Club under the direction of club advisor and computer science teacher Karen Connell. #CSEdWeek

The sparks were flying at Saturday's STEM workshop with Mad Science. Kids learned how electrical currents work and created static electricity with a Van de Graaff generator. Shockingly good fun! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

This week, students in Sunita Hill’s third grade class at Cottage Lane delved into a variety of activities centered on developing STEM skills through hands-on exploration promoting creativity and innovation!

Throughout the fall, our K-12 content area leadership teams reconvened to resume curriculum review and K-12 alignment, and to share information about learning issues that needed to be addressed from a systemic level. More: blogs.socsd.org/2016socsd/2022… #SOCSDelevates #SOCSDengages

.South Orangetown Middle School seventh-graders in enrichment and technology teacher Andrew McIntosh’s Challenge Lab are hard at work creating drone landing pads and using programming software! #SOCSDengages

Fourth grade students in Claire Eckert and Katrina Smith’s class at Cottage Lane are exploring the properties of magnets as part of their Energy Unit -- working together to record their observations as they sort through materials.

What’s inside a black box? Cottage Lane fifth-graders in Anne O’Brien’s class are working together to explore the hidden contents of these boxes through research, collaboration and hands-on discovery as part of their Earth Systems: Geosphere Unit!

We are exploring force, magnitude and direction by trying to knock down a wall of cups without knocking down a house. #mysteryscience

Software team programming the new intake system for the robot. #sobotz #robotics #team6911 #software #First

Last week, South Orangetown Middle School students in Janesa Martinez’s seventh grade science class actively prepared for their upcoming unit focused on cell division and genetics – completing a collaborative class model of DNA!

Today, and every day, we remember the brave astronauts who have tragically lost their lives in pursuit of space exploration. It is our honor to continue the Challenger crew's educational mission, as we inspire the next generation through STEM. #NASARemembers

Don’t miss our 7th Annual SOCSD School Maker Faire, this Thursday, 6-8PM, at TZHS! This free, public event will be held in the TZHS rear parking lot. Parking is available in the front and side parking lots at TZHS. In the event of inclement weather, it will move to the main gym.

Steam Camp is back for it’s 7th year! And we are having a blast making our own mini golf course, extracting strawberry dna and so much more!! SOCSD

Exploring with the forces SOCSD

The South Orangetown Central School District kicked off the seventh annual Summer STEAM Camp at South Orangetown Middle School on Tuesday! The two-week camp includes daily sessions featuring hands-on activities that are focused on science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Marine Biology students from Tappan Zee High School visited the Piermont Pier yesterday to learn more about the Hudson River. Scientists from LDEO worked with students as they focused on analyzing the water chemistry and the various species that can be found in the river.