2020-2021

Students learned about minerals and were encouraged to use their five senses as tools to identify them. For the activity, students were introduced to dichotomous keys and learned some fun facts about the minerals they identified!

Students learned about the moon, its phases, and the importance of models in science. They were then shown a simulation of the moon orbiting Earth. For their activity, students recreated the phases of moon using cookies!

Students learned about evolution and the adaptations organisms need to survive. They also imagined new adaptations that species would need to survive in imaginary worlds!

Students learned about density, mass, and volume, as well as different ways to tell which items are denser than others. Students also discussed the different parts of a chemical solution!

Students learned about the immune system and how our body fights off bacteria and viruses. In particular, students learned about Covid-19 and the importance of the safety precautions they've taken during the pandemic.

Students learned about the different parts of a plant and how plants grow and develop. After identifying plants and drawing their life cycles, students learned many fun facts about plants!

In our last session of STARS, students had the opportunity to meet and ask questions of Dr. Sarah Stanley, a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine! Students had a brief lesson about the parts of the brain before learning about different aspects of Dr. Stanley's work as a scientist and what it is like to pursue science professionally.