Harnessing the power of STEAM and Design Thinking, students built and attempted to float a tevah to garner insight into Moshe’s birth mother’s attempt to save him from death, and designed and executed a domino formation based on the significance of the actions of Bat Paroah and other characters central to the early experiences of the Jews in Egypt.
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Harnessing the power of STEAM and Design Thinking, and inspired by the Biblical text in Shemot, students built and attempted to float a teivah, ark, to garner insight into Moshe’s birth mother’s attempt to save him from the Egyptian decree that all baby boys be killed, and designed and executed a domino formation based on the significance of the actions of Bat Pharoah, Moshe’s rescuer from that ark, and other Biblical characters central to the early experiences of the Jews at the start of Sefer Shemot.
This experiment:
Provided entry to textual analysis to a class of students who struggled with this task, encouraged academic risk taking in a fun, ‘experiment driven’ atmosphere and engaged the students in a ‘deep dive’ into Moshe’s mothers actions and motivations, and the ensuing effects on the fledgling Nation of Israel.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hyJ8RoIceS_XRNNgb0Cl8j8LtKXn6XCMqVCLSAkwnjw/edit
Entrant Bio(s)
Zahava Bensimon is a 3rd grade Judaic Studies teacher at the Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School.
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