MR / Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet Schl (urban elementary schl) Grade 2 girl (7, Puerto Rican-American and Dominican-American ) does activity during science lesson. Students are expected to observe, experiment with, and record differences in types of soils, their consistency, and water content..Increasingly, hands-on activities are incorporated into the elementary school science curriculum to motivate students and to improve learning. .MR: AC-g2f Rod5..©Ellen B. Senisi