A R O U N D C A M P U S
Learning About Careers in
Omega
Omega boys learned all about careers during the fall.
Broadway composer Tom Kitt and several other special
guest parents and friends visited. The unit included field
trips to the Queens County Museum, the local Post Office,
and Fire Department. At the end, the boys delighted parents
and visitors during the Career Fair.
Ghost Paintings
Boys’ experiments with magnets set the stage for a Halloween
STEAM project in Second Grade: “ghost paintings!”
Each boy cut a construction paper circle and placed it in an
aluminum pie pan. On each table sat six cups of paint, each
also holding a large, steel marble. With a spoon, the boys
selected a color, and scooped up a bit of that paint plus the
marble. Then, by manipulating a magnet below the pie pan,
boys were able to pull the marble through the paint, without
touching it, creating vibrant, swirling patterns.
Looking from above, on Halloween, you might believe
that an invisible spirit was helping the boys make the
artwork, but the boys know they were helped by an invisible
force: magnetism!
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