Hofstra gives lessons in teaching science, math

Originally published: February 19, 2012 9:04 PM
Updated: February 19, 2012 9:38 PM
By JOIE TYRRELL joie.tyrrell@newsday.com

Photo credit: Jeremy Bales | Lauren Mrachko works with Lassaun Corley, 9, in the STEM studio. (Feb. 10, 2012)

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The new teaching and learning lab for education majors at Hofstra University resembled a grade-school science fair. Toy kittens in a basket suspended by pulleys taught about simple machines. Lessons on angles were demonstrated by tuning a guitar.

The idea behind the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math lab, known as a STEM studio, that was launched this month, is to show future elementary...

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