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• 1:17 Week 27: March 21-25, 2022

  This week's slideshow highlights: 6th grade students once again always eager to share their critical thinking up in front of the class--they were sharing their thinking about how geologists and paleontologists use drill core samples taken from around the world and investigate the types of rock strata and fossils found within to try and better understand Earth's history as part of their SEPUP unit exploring "Earth's Resources"; special thank you to the 8th graders who created some amazing I-Movie films to share their comprehension, with a bit of outside research, on various topics from their recent SEPUP unit exploring Evolution--there are some shots of students enjoying watching their films. Thank you for checking in with us this week!

  Uploaded Mar 29, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:38 Week 4: Sept. 20-24, 2021

  In Science class this week, students in grades 6-8 began their SEPUP inquiry units by becoming familiar with their textbook structure and text features of informational Science textbooks. Each grade level then began the first lessons of their prospective units: Weather and Climate for grade 6; From Cells to Organisms for grade 7; and Reproduction for grade 8.
  The slide show depicts a few scenes of students working in small cooperative groups, our class pet Bearded Dragon lizards, and a pic of what one 7th grade microbiologists group observed under their light microscope, an amoeba shaped as a house cat :)
  
  Thank you for checkin in with us!

  Uploaded Sep 24, 2021 by Gerard Kovach
• 2:36 A Look Back: Decatur Student and Family Snow Creations from February 2021 Snowmageddon

  Decatur Middle School students and families put their creative minds together constructing a variety of snow creations during the unforgettable snowy month of February 2021!

  Uploaded May 20, 2021 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:10 Calculate the Cost

  This was not only a fun project but it was a STEM project. Students had to calculate the cost of building their Gingerbread house then work within their budget to make sure they were able to buy all the materials they needed.

  Uploaded Dec 22, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 1:18 Community Building FUN in the SNOW!!!

  This Friday, students got to spend the afternoon playing board games in the gym and outside in the snow participating in joint activities such as sports, making snow figures in the ground, burying a classmate in the snow (he wanted to be buried and was alive and well afterwards), and making an igloo together! Please enjoy this slideshow and thanks for checking in with us:)

  Uploaded Feb 21, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:29 Fun Investigations with Dry Ice!

  This video shows our 7th Grade Class having fun cooperatively investigating dry ice as part of a recent review of "States of Matter".

  Uploaded Mar 12, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:18 Locating Text Features

  Students used science and social studies books from our classroom library to locate 5 text features in these nonfiction books such as: title, heading, map, index, glossary..etc

  Uploaded Jan 13, 2023 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 00:14 Science| Domino Fun!

  Task: Build a device or system that demonstrates chains reactions!
  1. Ask questions
  2. Write your predictions
  3. Explain your predictions based on the changes you observe when objects collides
  

  Uploaded Apr 27, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 00:16 Seeing, Hearing and Responding| Science and Music

  Students listened to a set of musical selections then decided as a group which book (theme or message) they felt was most closely connected to one of the musical selections. Each group shared out and justified their decision by explaining the forces at work in both the musical piece and the read aloud books. Students applied what they learned in an article called' How Energy is Transferred.'

  Uploaded May 04, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 2:08 Week 10: Nov. 1-5

  This week's slideshow includes some images of: 6th graders exploring the phenomena of cold and warm water mixing, as well as fresh and salt water, to simulate the causes of ocean currents that drive climate; 7th graders presenting on their microscopy investigations comparing unicellular vs multicellular organisms' cells; and Decatur's JHS First Lego League after-school Robotics Teams assembling and coding their robots to get ready for competition in December.
  
  Thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Nov 06, 2021 by Gerard Kovach