Grant awarded for STEM project at The Jefferson School
As part of an investigation of speed, force and velocity, seventh- and eighth-graders in the pre-algebra class at The Jefferson School will take part in a boat-building project.
The Toshiba America Foundation awarded a $400 grant for the academic project, which incorporates science, technology, engineering and mathematics principles.
The foundation awards grants for programs that help students learn while exploring imaginative ideas. Beth Toney, director of curriculum and instruction at TJS, also teaches math at the school. She applied for the grant in September.
“In studying speed, force and velocity in their relationship to linear graphing, my pre-algebra class will now have the opportunity to experience hands-on boat-building and racing activities that connect kinetic energy with speed graphs,” said Toney. With grant funds, Toney purchased materials for the students to build model boats. They will conduct racing activities on one of the two ponds on the school’s 43-acre campus.
"The TAF grant will provide students the real-life momentum and energy study that is critical in connecting theory to practice. We are grateful for Beth’s motivation to bring STEM opportunities to her students through this Toshiba grant,” said TJS Head of School Connie Hendricks.
