Posts Tagged ‘STEM’
Program Update: Math with Scott and Virgil
6th Grade-Scott We are thinking mathematically every day, and students have made some intriguing connections and a few valuable discoveries. We have completed an introductory unit in which the many mathematical backgrounds that got students thus far have been reviewed and often challenged to be sure that the things we are doing mathematically – the…
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7th Grade The seventh graders started the year puzzling over what it means to be alive. They listened to a story about an alien who thought cars were living things, and we explored how cars and other objects exhibit some of the qualities of life but not necessarily all of them. After camping, we started…
Read MoreScience News: Solar Eclipse!
Science News: Get ready for the Saturday, October 14 solar eclipse! Although our October weather is somewhat unpredictable, there is still a real chance we’ll see the partial annular eclipse as the moon passes between the sun and the Earth here in Washington. Things will begin at 8:07 a.m., reach the maximum at 9:20 a.m.,…
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6th Grade Science With so much snow up in the mountains, it’s exciting to be building our own snowshoes! “Water sprouts” are branches on an apple tree that need to be pruned off each year, and they make ideal frames for our snowshoes. Last week 6th graders finished all the frames last week and began…
Read MoreProgram Update: 6th Grade Social Studies from Daniela
Lucy, Ardi, and Little Foot – who were they, and what do we have in common with them? These names refer to three of the most famous skeletons of early humans that have ever been found – Lucy and Ardi in Ethiopia and Little Foot in South Africa. Our current early humans unit began with…
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