Winter Reflections
8th gradeStudents and I are hard at work learning Chemistry (8th), learning about the Periodic Table of Elements, bonding in atoms, and chemical reactions. There was a one week break where students learned about healthy relationships and sex education lessons. Now that was interesting.
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7th Grade Human Biology and Health (7th). 7th grade students are learning about the systems of the human body as well as healthy relationships and sex education lessons. Even more, interesting.
Final biology assessment, students are creating wanted posters about human body system or creating analogies connecting body systems to systems in the outside world. Can you complete the sentence? The digestive system is like___________ the ___________ because it ________________ like the digestive system. I can't wait to see what they come up with. Stay tuned! |
Fall Reflections
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My students and I worked diligently to learn and apply the engineering practices in science
We took on the following challenges: -Building Catapults -Building Bridges -Designing Parachutes -Understanding Hydrogels 
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Summer Institute Reflections
The following essay is summary of my experience during the 2015 summer institute. It provides some insight into what I learned and gained from the different sessions, readings, and fellow members as we began our journey into STEM teaching.