October 18, 2021

The ‘ecosytem’ of the school parking lot

How many makes of vehicles are in the parking lot? While teaching biological diversity to her students, AP Environmental Science teacher Lori Watson converted the thinking into cars in a parking lot to allow students to better understand richness (number in an area) and evenness (variety spread throughout). Since Pius does not have any “natural […]

Class activity puts math shapes into action

Students in Differentiated Geometry were learning the particulars of various shapes: congruence, parallel, perpendicular, degree of angles, and more. To better understand a shape, groups of students had to ‘act out’ the shape while sharing the details with classmates. The teacher is Anne Driewer. Latest Stories

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