Project for School Innovation

Create Your Own KidLab

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Book (95 pp.)
Video (13:13 min.)
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Based on a Successful Program at:
The Neighborhood House Charter School

Written by teachers:
Kevin Emerson, Melissa Basquiat, Leah Blake, Laura Fields, Anne Knight, and Kate Nissenson

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Description

This book explores the KidLab program at Neighborhood House Charter School, where students do hands-on projects and experiments in a classroom setting that melds art and science, fantasy and reality. Part art studio, part museum, part classroom, and part laboratory, KidLab uses inquiry-based learning, ongoing experiments, and art and science to help students develop the skills and habits of mind critical to meeting science and technology standards. More...

Major Topics Covered
Science Instruction

PSI Can Help You Implement These Strategies:

Customized Workshops
Our staff can come to your school to help you implement these school-tested hands-on science lessons and strategies.

School Visits
We can coordinate a visit to the Neighborhood House Charter School, so you can see the KidLab first hand.

Planning Tools
PSI can help you create a personalized step-by-step strategy for implementing successful hands-on science practices.