Get over it: SEAS students get creative with bridge-building projects

Palm Coast's St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School returns to hands-on learning.

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Paintbrushes, popsicle sticks and toy cars turned the media center at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School into a city of bridges last month.

Seventeen students from Christine De Mata's class were devising ways of crossing the toy cars from table to table without letting any fall. De Mata, who has been a teacher for 12 years, was peppered with questions such as "Do you have any egg cartons for the paint?" and "Can we use the hot glue?" The students learned about engineer and did their own research to come up with their designs. It was a welcome return to hands-on learning after the pandemic canceled some of her plans.

The next project was to build volcanoes — another of DeMata's favorites. "We didn't get to blow anything up last year," she said.

 

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