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Building Halacha through Physical Science Lab

For centuries, Jews have used the best scientific principles of the day to form the Jewish Law that they practice and keep. This series of interdisciplinary units uses the physical science skills and content that the students are learning in science, in service of deepening their understanding of the Jewish Law they study in Talmud classes.

By: Yaakov Jaffe, Maimonides School Science Department from Maimonides

Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Middle school, High school

Subject(s) of entry: Engineering, Halacha, Science

Pedagogy: Experiential Education

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