To celebrate International Top Spinning Day, approximately 50 students at Copiague Middle School joined technology teacher Lauren Lefkowitz and librarian Dawn Koziarz after school to participate in the worldwide event. In preparation for the event, Ms. Lefkowitz’s seventh-grade technology students created their own tops in class using the band and scroll saws. “The top is the oldest know toy in many cultures,” noted Ms. Lefkowitz. “By participating in the event, I thought it would be a great way to honor the diverse culture of Copiague.”
In addition to spinning their handmade tops and tops from around the world, three students presented the history, various types, and science of tops.
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