Pyne Arts Magnet School students experiment with different recipes for slime during Polymers Project Day, one of a series in a collaboration with AceraEI to promote problem solving skills, creativity and initiative. From left, K-8 ESL teacher Denise Papanastasiou, and 5th graders Rahma Abbas, 10, and Alexis Balakin, 11, mix ingredients in ziploc bags until it goes from liquid to putty consistency.  (SUN/Julia Malakie)