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AAPS staff learning STEM pedagogy on Toyota-funded trip to Singapore

July 23, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Ten AAPS teachers and administrators are currently halfway across the world in Singapore, learning about a world-renowned STEM education program. According to feedback from the group, the first-ever program is already a success. […]

Tahani Othman's fifth graders presented the Toyota engineers with Lakewood Lizard t-shirts. The students signed the back.
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Toyota brings ‘World of Motion’ to Lakewood

May 8, 2013 AAPS News Editor

World of Motion is a program created by the Society of Automotive Engineers, and Toyota (and other auto companies) take part. Employees volunteer to spend 1-2 hours a week for 6-8 weeks teaching students SAE science and technology curriculum. […]

Students play with goop that behaves like a solid sometimes, and a liquid other times.
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Haisley Family Science Night features Ann Arbor Hands On Museum

April 16, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh It doesn’t always take a gadget with a wireless connection to engage a kid. Sometimes, all it takes is some simple science. Haisley’s first Family Science Night on April 11 was full […]

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Mayor John Hieftje encourages Tappan students to conserve water, shares National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation

March 27, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh You may have noticed a big addition to the Tappan Middle School parking lot this week. It was a double-wide trailer, emblazoned with blue waves, visible to drivers on East Stadium Boulevard. […]

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Northside gets visit from its very own Science Guy

March 26, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Who needs Bill Nye the Science Guy?  Northside Elementary School hosted their very own science guy, Dr. David Kupperman, at an all-school assembly on March 15th.  Dr. Kupperman, a physicist and grandfather of 3rd grader Leo Kupperman […]

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Squeamish Haisley scientists dissect squid

March 21, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Every year, Haisley fifth graders dissect squid. It’s a way to get them interested in life science, said teacher Jim Weindorf. The students, lead by pharamacologist and toxicologist Dr. Alan Brown, learned how to cut […]

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Toyota International STEM Program to send AAPS staff to Singapore

October 29, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Creating a world-class system of education means learning from many sources –– even those halfway across the world. The district is partnering with Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. as the company creates an […]

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Beyond biology: ‘Project Bluebird’ provides lessons in conservation, carpentry

April 2, 2012 AAPS News Editor

  By Tara Cavanaugh On an unseasonably warm day last month, as the sun beamed from a cloudless sky, eight Skyline students trekked to the ponds outside their school. Their goal was to see if […]

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