• DIY

    The PopSci Junior Scientists

    By Posted on 4.16.2008 7 Comments

    We first became acquainted with Mrs. Daftari's fifth-grade class earlier this year when they rose to a challenge printed in PopSci by submitting their essays for how they'd change the world. Most recently, they sent us these video responses to our 5-Minutes Projects series. In the second, McKenna Mooney and Madison Wilson replicate Megan Miller's DIY non-Newtonian fluid (otherwise known as slime). And in the first, Kacie Moore and Olivia Johnson present a project of their own: the sound catcher.

    4.16.2008 at 10:16pm - Comment by cking

    PopSci Staff, thank you once again for this wonderful opportunity for the students. Every single student had a hand in creating these videos. The students worked together to make both of these videos as creative as they could be. They did an awesome job. Their confidence has developed more than I ever could have imagined. Super-tastic job, 5th grade! I am SO proud of you! Mr. King Mrs. Daftari's 5th Grade Full Intern Jay Elementary School Jay, OK

  • Science

    Extra Credit: Save the World

    By Posted on 8.22.2008 21 Comments

    Meet Jennifer Daftari’s fifth-grade class at Jay Elementary School in Jay, Oklahoma. They don’t know it yet, but they’re going to save the world. I got an e-mail not long ago from Ms. Daftari in which she made a compelling (and ego-satisfying) case that her students are PopSci’s greatest fans. Every month when she announces the arrival of a new issue, she wrote, “they wildly applaud, sitting on the edge of their seats to see what new ideas, technology and inventions their eyes will behold. You and your staff are ‘rock stars’ to my students.”

    3.20.2008 at 12:07pm - Comment by cking

    My name is Cameron King and I am the intern this semester in Mrs. Daftari’s 5th grade class. I am with these wonderful students and Mrs. Daftari five days a week. It is no small statement to say that these students are AMAZING! They have an outstanding commitment towards learning. Also, Mrs. Daftari is a spectacular teacher. She inspires me every day with her dedication to education and her ability to bring out the best in everyone. I am so very proud to say that I know each of these students and that they will save our world. To Mrs. Daftari and the students of her fifth grade class…you are simply THE BEST!



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