Halloween Science Lab from Home by Allison McCoppin

Mrs. McCoppin made a video recording of the 6 lab stations for our Halloween Science lab for the virtual students.  She sent her virtual students special instructions for how they could purchase dry ice and do 3 of the 6 on their own at home.  She didn’t want them to...

Exploring Atomic Structures and States of Matter by Allison McCoppin

Seventh grade science has been using PhET interactive simulations from the University of Colorado in Science 7 to help students gain a better understanding of atomic structure and of state of matter and phase changes.  As we can’t see atoms, it can be difficult for...

Earth Day by Allison McCoppin

Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day. To celebrate, educate and motivate students and faculty, Mrs. McCoppin, MS Science Department Chair, along with her department, organized a fun day. Students are to engage in three activities out of nine choices and take pictures....

Flipgrid Integration in the Middle School

Many teachers in the Middle School use Flipgrid, which “is a (free) website that allows teachers to create “grids” to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is like a message board where teachers can pose questions, called “topics,” and...

Breakout Groups in Teams Discuss Aquaponics by Jane Panhorst

On Wednesday, April 8, eighth grade students held a final board meeting  in their aquaponics groups using Microsoft Teams’ breakout feature.  Lead by the project manager in each group, students discussed their findings about their research of aquaponics, and...
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