The school’s new sewing club launched last week and fifth and sixth grade members were excited to learn sewing skills that transcend age and gender.  

Before being allowed to use a sewing machine, the students learned essential foundational skills such as tracing patterns onto fabric, cutting with precision, threading needles and trying their hands at basic stitching. When they finally sat down at the sewing machines, the students discovered that control was more important than speed and a gentle foot on the pedal made all the difference.  

The students’ first creations were soft, fluffy pillows. With each project, these young creators stitched together confidence, creativity and a new appreciation for the art of making something by hand.  

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Date Added: 4/21/2025

Danielle Flaumenhaft’s fifth and sixth grade students scrambled into action with an “eggs-traordinary” challenge. The students were tasked with protecting a raw egg from cracking or breaking after being dropped from increasing heights during an egg drop experiment. 

Equipped with their knowledge of physics and engineering, they designed protective contraptions that minimize the impact of force brought on by a drop, inviting creativity, teamwork, and trial and error. Some of the contraptions included a parachute aimed to reduce kinetic energy through increased air resistance. Others took a more structural approach by nestling their egg inside sturdy outer shells like plastic pencil cases or tin cans, cushioned with cotton balls or foam to absorb shock.  

Throughout the process, students analyzed their results, spotted flaws, revised their plans and talked through improvements. By the final drop, the students were “egg-static” to see which designs held up and which ones cracked under pressure. They learned that thoughtful design, budget awareness and creative thinking can make a real impact. Most importantly, they learned that the experiment was about cracking open the process of engineering and discovering that learning sometimes comes from the splat as much as the success.

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Date Added: 4/15/2025

Woodhull School’s youngest learners dove into the exciting world of engineering and coding. Under the guidance of technology teacher Deb Gerken, PreK and kindergarten students programmed hands-free vehicles to navigate their way to school like a real-world commute. 

Using robotic Indi cars, the students explored the fundamentals of coding in an interactive play-based way. The colorful little robots provided an accessible introduction to programming, allowing the students to design their own mazes, problem-solve and develop computational thinking skills. 

To celebrate their hard work, classes were invited to watch the young engineers demonstrate their programmed routes, ensuring their family’s car arrived at school on time. The excitement was palpable as each vehicle successfully completed its journey. By blending creativity, technology and hands-on learning, the students are engineering their own futures one coded pathway at a time. 

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Date Added: 4/9/2025

Third and fourth grade students are blending history and technology in an interdisciplinary project using the Scratch coding program. The students are transforming pivotal moments in history – like the American Revolution, Rosa Parks’ brave stand, the Boston Tea party – into interactive visual presentations. Upon refining their coding skills, the students will then make creative choices for their presentations, including backgrounds and sound effects.  

Date Added: 4/7/2025

Fifth and sixth grade students made waves as they joined the Bay Shore group to make remotely operated vehicles. They put their engineering and budgeting skills to the test to ensure that their designs stayed within cost and still met the needs of an effective underwater vehicle. But building wasn’t the only challenge. The students had to step into the world of marketing, crafting persuasive ads to convince our environmental educator that their ROV was the best investment.

With creativity, problem-solving and teamwork driving their progress, the ROVs are taking shape and getting closer to a launch in Long Island’s waters.

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Date Added: 3/27/2025