Investigating Vehicles and Transportation

Paula Rogovin
1st Grade
New York City, NY

 

timeline of community study unit

This site documents an investigation into vehicles and transportation by Paula Rogovin’s first grade class during the 2005-06 school year. Paula began the investigation by asking the students to talk about what they already knew about cars, to generate a list of questions, and to think of ways they could answer those questions. Their questions led to explorations of tires, safety glass, and lights. Their questions about lights led to a light bulb experiment, research about Louis Latimer and Thomas Edison, and an examination of circuits. (read full overview)


Lightbulb Experiment

Reflective Interview
July 6

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About this website: This website has been created for the purpose of exploring the practice of teaching. It has grown out of work that Thomas Hatch and colleagues started with the Knowledge Media Lab at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and is being continued at NCREST: The National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching, based at Teachers College, Columbia University. This website was designed and produced by Thomas Hatch and Pamela Gutman.