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In William Raney and Caleb Atkinson Barnes’ sixth and seventh grade Pierson Middle School science classes, students experienced a new way of learning via virtual reality. Partnering with Pierson librarian Jamie Mott, they had a robust lesson that explored global warming. Using virtual reality headsets, which were to the distritct lent by BOCES, the students took a virtual journey through Iceland’s melting glaciers and experience volcanic eruptions up close, all from their seats in the library. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

In William Raney and Caleb Atkinson Barnes’ sixth and seventh grade Pierson Middle School science classes, students experienced a new way of learning via virtual reality. Partnering with Pierson librarian Jamie Mott, they had a robust lesson that explored global warming. Using virtual reality headsets, which were to the distritct lent by BOCES, the students took a virtual journey through Iceland’s melting glaciers and experience volcanic eruptions up close, all from their seats in the library. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

In William Raney and Caleb Atkinson Barnes’ sixth and seventh grade Pierson Middle School science classes, students experienced a new way of learning via virtual reality. Partnering with Pierson librarian Jamie Mott, they had a robust lesson that explored global warming. Using virtual reality headsets, which were to the distritct lent by BOCES, the students took a virtual journey through Iceland’s melting glaciers and experience volcanic eruptions up close, all from their seats in the library. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

In William Raney and Caleb Atkinson Barnes’ sixth and seventh grade Pierson Middle School science classes, students experienced a new way of learning via virtual reality. Partnering with Pierson librarian Jamie Mott, they had a robust lesson that explored global warming. Using virtual reality headsets, which were to the distritct lent by BOCES, the students took a virtual journey through Iceland’s melting glaciers and experience volcanic eruptions up close, all from their seats in the library. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

authorStaff Writer on Dec 19, 2024
Pierson Physics and Astronomy Students Explore NYC Pierson High School students recently completed their annual trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, held by physics... more

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