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• 00:52 FIRST Lego League is going to State!

  Congratulations to the 'Steel Turtles' and '2 by 4s' for competing in the City Qualifier on Sunday, Dec. 12 at the University of Chicago's Lab School. Both teams coded a robot to complete as many missions as they could in 2 1/2 minutes. They also presented to judges on how they collaborated together to design and code their robot, while demonstrating their innovation project as well. '2 by 4s' were awarded the 'Champion's Award' and will be moving forward to compete in the State Championship. Great job to both teams! We're so proud of the hard work they have achieved this season! Stay tuned in January for updates on our state championship.

  Uploaded Dec 16, 2021
• 00:17 Hand Collision Model Featured

  Students have been learning about sound waves and how energy travels in all forms of waves. We created this model to help us understand how particles in a waves collide and as result transfer energy to the next particle and on and on.

  Uploaded May 21, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 1:01 Jog-A-Thon!
  Uploaded Oct 28, 2021 by Katherine Cooper
• 00:26 Reading and math rotations!

  Give me a math rotations, and the kids are crushing it! Students get to practice a skill independently, solve a puzzle with a partner, and play games that help increase fluency.

  Uploaded Dec 06, 2022
• 4:16 Weeks 27 & 28 of 2022-23|5th-8th Grade Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: pics of our 5 Decatur JHS students who each made it to CPS Citywide STEM Fair (Congratulations to 8th graders Francesca and Lucy and 7th graders Clare, Elliot, and Sienna who represented Decatur with grace), and then Elliot, Sienna, and Francesca, who each are advancing onto IL State STEM Fair, which will be held at SIU Carbondale in late April); pics of 8th grade exploring their new SEPUP unit on Waves; 5th graders wrapped up their unit on "Weather & Climate" and will move into exploring "Energy"; and 7th graders continued exploring genetics as part of their SEPUP unit on "Reproduction" along with pics of them gearing up for next week's JHS March Madness by working together to create table top basketball hoops.

  Uploaded Mar 26, 2023 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:16 3rd Reference Book Scavenger Hunt Featured

  Students were beginning to learn about traits related to different organisms.

  Uploaded Sep 17, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:15 Science Globe Exploration

  Students worked together to label on the globe, where it is daytime and nighttime in the world.

  Uploaded Sep 23, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 00:19 Science| Modeling Plant and Animal Structures

  Students used their materials to model how a plant or animal's structure can be a defense against predators. They used: clay, a comb, toothpicks, tissue paper, pencil eraser tops and a cup. So fun to see the creativity and inspiration students drew from our science text, Spikes, Spines and Shells: A Handbook of Defenses.

  Uploaded Dec 09, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 3:57 Week 1 of 2022-23: Grades 5 & 6 Science Classes

  For the 1st week back to school, in science class students participated in some community building team challenges to welcome everyone back, welcome our new classmates who are new to Decatur, and set the stage for working in cooperative groups in Science class this year! Each student also completed an Interest Inventory/Survey so that Mr. K can get to know each of them as unique and valuable members of our Science class learning community! Please ask your child all about it and thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Aug 27, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 4:12 Week 4 of 2022-23: JHS Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: a special visit from Decatur alumni who stopped by during last Saturday's Decatur Picnic to visit their old friend, our class pet bearded dragon, Curtiss; 5th grade students making observations and asking questions about those mysterious beads that turn colors when they went outside in sunlight; 5th and 6th grade students diving into their first SEPUP Inquiry Units by participating in a group textbook scavenger hunt to learn how to make use of all science textbook features/resources; 6th - 8th grade classes adding their initial inquiry questions to our class "Driving Questions Board"; 8th grade students volunteering to share their analysis responses in front of the class on a lesson on measuring speed; 7th grade students learning how to use compound light microscopes, a stereoscope, and digital microscopes to view microorganisms as part of their SEPUP inquiry unit "From Cells to Organisms; several pics of students hanging out with Curtiss; a few pics of our classroom Lake Michigan aquatic ecosystem with our newly added catfish; and a couple of pics of a Katydid students discovered right outside our school building. Thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Sep 16, 2022 by Gerard Kovach