6th grade is finishing the Amplify 6th grade Unit “Microbiome” by studying the scale of microscopic things, learning to use microscopes, and doing a case study on the fictional Patient 23. These lessons use the Science and Engineering Practices of Constructing Explanations and Developing and Using Models.
What's Happening in 7th Grade Science Classes
7th grade science has completed their first Amplify Unit called “Life on Mars”. The students used the Science and Engineering practices of Analyzing and Interpreting Data and Engaged in Argument from Evidence. The next topic will be Plate Tectonics with a focus on volcanoes and Earth’s plate motion.
What's Happening in 8th Grade Science Classes
In 8th grade we used our Scale and Proportion skills to make an Earth and a Planet of their choice to scale. As we continue with Space science, we are learning the phases of the moon and what causes us to see the moon in these phases as it orbits Earth. The Science and Engineering skill of Developing and Making Models is enhancing student understanding of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. Students are making a lunar phase wheel in the pictures below.
Reminder that we have half days on March 27, 28 and 29 for Conferences.
Please reach out to any teacher for a conference.
Teachers are reaching out for setting up conferences for specific needs, too.
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