Experimenting with light

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Hampton Street School first-grade students worked in groups on the activity to make the room completely dark. (Photos courtesy of Mineola Union Free School District)

First-graders taking STEAM classes with Lisa Richards at Hampton Street School in the Mineola Union Free School District have been experimenting with light. In a recent project, students re-created their classroom using a box with cutouts for the door and windows. Students then had to figure out how to make the room completely dark.

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