A sky rocketing demonstration, brought to RPRY by CIJE’s Rabbi Heshy Wieder, was of inestimable value in making learning episodic, memorable and fun!
RPRY’s middle school students have not stopped talking about their favorite STEM activity this year. In addition to getting middle schoolers outside to view the launch of a pressure-propelled rocket, the students enthusiastically participated in discussions about the mechanics of motion.
CIJE lessons are designed to arouse students’ curiosity. By giving the students new and cognitively challenging hands-on experiences, they gain a deeper understanding than by lectures alone. Students excel when challenged to solve real world problems, and these novel experiences allow the children to gain their own “aha!” moment. Next, RPRY students will build their own rockets!
