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Thanksgiving parade is an engineering exercise at Old Mill Road

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Thanksgiving parade is an engineering exercise at Old Mill Road

Students’ knowledge of engineering was put to the test at Old Mill Road School in the North Merrick School District on Nov. 19, as second graders were joined by parents for a Thanksgiving themed exercise. 
Mimicking the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, student and parent duos were challenged to create a float of their own with balloons, streamers and straws. Starting with a planning phase, each float was conceptualized on paper, including the mechanism that would keep it afloat. As they assembled their materials, students used trial and error to see what method of holding their float works best. Creative solutions included attaching balloons atop a scaffold of straws. After completing their floats, students and parents paraded through the halls of Old Mill Road. 

Photo caption:
1)    Old Mill Road School second grader James Colasanto got assistance from his dad, James, to build a Thanksgiving parade float on Nov. 19.
2)    Liliana Persico brainstormed a base for her float with her mom, Lauren. 
3)    Jack Bevilacqua and his dad, Michael, utilized straws for their Thanksgiving float. 
4)    The opportunity to collaborate brought lots of smiles to Micaela Pizarro and her mom, Andrea. 

Photos courtesy North Merrick Public Schools
 

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