The Strawberry Plants and Coconut Trees are experimenting with magnets. Magnets provide immediate tactile feedback, making them an ideal material to experiment with for our younger learners. At the same time, magnets also do unexpected things, like repelling each other or not attracting some metal objects. These variations provide us, as teachers and parents, with natural ways of differentiating lessons or activities and making a material meaningful for all of our students.
A recent lesson focused on an experiment to test whether or not certain objects were attracted to magnets. The Occupational Therapy department shared a new material: magnetic putty! The putty is infused with iron and responds to a magnet, which made for a high-interest end to the experiment. This is consistent with our goal to be a truly integrated program; although a science experiment may not always be conceived of as an opportunity for interdepartmental work, incorporating a high-interest and developmentally appropriate material can make all the difference in helping a student with limited interests participate in the lesson.
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