“Morah Sharon, what are we doing in next week’s lab? ”
“If DNA comes from both parents, how is it possible that every sibling is different?”
“So when we touch each other’s hands do we shed dead cells? That’s yucky”
“Wow…. nickel and brass are both really good heat conductors!”
All of our science lessons are extremely relevant to our student’s day-to-day life. The lesson brings up lots of curiosity and great discussions. We usually have a lab once a week that includes some hands-on activity.
The 6th graders just finished learning their intro to chemistry unit with a wonderful stations lab with rotations testing magnetism, heat conductivity of metals, solubility of substances, and density calculations in relation to buoyancy.
The 7th graders finished the scientific method unit with a fun bubble lab experiment and showed their graphing skills, presenting the results. They now started their cell unit and learned how to use a microscope to see their own cheek cells and onion cells. They will also conduct a very important lab to test the photosynthesis rate and osmosis process.
Our 8th graders are at the heart of kinematics, learning about velocity, acceleration, and the nature of motion. They focus on how to use graphs to describe the motion of objects. Their previous unit was all about human body systems in which we dissected a sheep’s heart and lungs.
Enjoy the pics below…
MS Science Team,
Sharon and Harold.
