AFE Grants During the 2006 - 2007 School Year |
14 grants totaling $7,195 awarded to teachers for projects at 9 schools |
Project Title |
Amount Awarded |
Description |
Teacher(s) School, Grade |
Fall Grants Awarded November, 2006
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5 grants totaling $3,195 awarded to teachers for projects at 3 schools |
| Talkin' Trash |
$ 500 |
Projects investigating plastic recycling and effects on environment |
Jane Anthony, Wood Hill, Gr. 8, 100 students |
| Alternative Energy Technology |
$ 950 |
Solar generation of energy; powering lights and radio-controlled airplanes |
Dan Miley, West Middle, Gr. 7-8, 320 students |
| Archaeology |
$ 645 |
Building an archaeological dig and display; guest speaker |
Charles Gregory, Brian Carey, Wood Hill, Gr. 6, 85 students |
| Masks and Carnivals |
$ 500 |
Understanding world cultures through carnival masks |
Norma Villarreal, Wood Hill, Gr. 7, 122 students |
| Pre-K Story Telling Project |
$ 600 |
Books and materials for developing student storytelling skills |
Gretchen Curtis, Shawsheen, Pre-K, 72 students |
Spring Grants Awarded March, 2007
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9 grants totaling $4,000 awarded to teachers at 8 schools |
| Outdoor Cafe |
$ 500 |
Students design, estimate materials,costs,build and landscape an outdoor cafe adjacent to the cafeteria. |
Amy Brady and Steve Tisbert, Gr. 6, Wood Hill |
| Story Retelling |
$ 500 |
Retelling explored with visit from resident author. Children will practice retelling stories, writing retellings with assistance of the teacher and write/retell their own stories. |
Linda Meltzer, Ann Carlson, Larainne Woo, MaryBeth Smith, Gr. K, Sanborn |
| Tote Tree of Knowledge |
$ 300 |
Fabric bags containing a book and activities for students to take home and do with parents. |
Daphne Winders, Shawsheen, Gr. 2 |
| Guppy Genetics |
$ 400 |
Learning genetics by selectively breeding guppies. |
Thomas Desjardins, Gr. 8, Doherty |
| Foreign Language Tutoring for the Fifth Grade |
$ 600 |
High school foreign language students teach foreign language lessons to 5th graders.
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Charlene Clinton, Gr. 10-12, Andover High School, and Gr. 5 at Middle Schools |
| Soaring through Science with Scrapbooks |
$ 400 |
Students define and illustrate major science concepts in scrapbooks from second through fifth grade to serve as a spiral, continuous review. |
Sally Magner, Susan Farquhar, Deb O'Connor, Nicole Brezinski, Gr. 2-4, High Plain |
| Problem Solving Strategies |
$ 600 |
Math "question of the week" and "question of the month for each grade |
Stacey Feldt, Gr. K-5, South School |
| Hold the Fossil Fuels, Please |
$ 500 |
Global Warming and climate change |
Jane Anthony, Gr. 8, Wood Hill |
| Proofs Are All Around Us |
$ 200 |
CSI video that uses mathematical proofs to solve a crime |
Minda Reidy, Gr. 9, Andover High School |
AFE Grants Awarded during the 2005 - 2006 School Year |
Project Title |
Description |
Teacher(s) School, Grade |
| Bridge Engineering Project |
Students researched, designed and constructed a bridge to cross a stream in a nature area near their school. |
Mr. Steve Tisbert, Grade 6, Wood Hill Middle School |
| Bay Circuit Trail |
Wood Hill students explored the hiking trails of Andover |
Ms. Dene Kouletsis, Wood Hill Middle School |
| The Brain is One Amazing Organ |
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Ms. Lana Reuss, Ms. Jane Anthony, Wood Hill Middle School |
| Aquarium Laboratory |
|
Ms. Terry McNulty, Shawsheen Elementary School |
| Read to Succeed |
|
Ms. Lynn Willey, West Middle School |
| History Alive |
|
Ms. Suzanne Crowley, Sanborn Elementary School
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| Weather Station |
Set up to study and forecast weather using technology |
Mr. Tim Harkins, Ms. Chapin, West Elementary School |
| Live Ocean Animals |
Michael Glaser presents the work involved in writing and publishing a book in conjunction with Ocean Animals unit. Children will be allowed to touch crabs , starfish, and other ocean animals presentation and story writing |
Ms. Connie Barber, Ms. Ridley, Ms. Georgian, South Elementary School |
| Preschool Sensory Day |
Sensory learning stations to develop sensory and movement skills |
Ms. Crystal Perez, Shawsheen Elementary School |