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• 00:24 5th grade Social Studies Graffiti Walls Featured

  Students collaborated on creating virtual graffiti walls about the different aspects of community that we have been exploring in class.

  Uploaded Oct 03, 2020 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:35 5th Grade Terrarium Initial Photos Featured

  As part of our unit on ecosystems, students planned and created their own terrariums.

  Uploaded Apr 13, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:52 Fall Zentangle Pumpkin Project Featured

  As a celebration of the autumn season, students worked in class today on these amazing pumpkin creations!

  Uploaded Oct 29, 2021 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:34 5th grade Properties of Substances Lab Featured

  Students observed 3 different substances made from household items using their senses, a pour test and a dip test. Be sure to ask your student what substance was most intriguing for them!

  Uploaded Jan 17, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:18 5th Math Calculating Speed Featured

  In our unit on ratios, we calculated our own speed walking through the hallway and compared it to world records in other sports after calculating those speeds.

  Uploaded Dec 21, 2021 by Ryan Cherry
• 2:55 I Can Find my Weekly Schedule

  Need a refresher on finding your schedule on Google Classroom? Check out this video!

  Uploaded Sep 18, 2020 by Katie Andorka
• 1:43 May 2 -- May 6, 2022

  This week's slideshow highlights: 7th grade students maintaining our new in class worm composting bin--students are learning which foods are best for creating vermi-compost and keeping data of how much mass of food wastes is being kept from being tossed into the garbage and then into landfills; an 8th grade student feeding some horn worms to our class bearded dragon, Curtiss; 8th grade students conducting experiments investigating the variables of speed and mass on energy transfer of gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy during vehicle collisions with our brand new SEPUP physical science curriculum as they explore their unit anchoring phenomenon, "How can we design safer cars?"; 6th grade students conducting an experiment learning about conductors vs insulators used in transferring electricity within electric circuits; 8th grade and 6th grade students cooperatively demonstrating the NGSS Science & Engineering Practice of "Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information" by presenting their experimental results to their classmates; 7th grade continued with their Sexual Health Education Unit Lessons this week with special emphasis on "Being Up-standers" and "Allies" when confronted with real-life situations of unhealthy influences and discrimination towards others.

  Uploaded May 07, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:30 Only a few days of summer break left so get outside and explore!

  If you are looking for something to do as only have a few days left to our summer break, try to get outside and explore science outdoors!
  
  Looking forward to seeing you all again next week as we resume school and meeting those of you who are new to Decatur!

  Uploaded Aug 25, 2021 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:44 Sense of Smell, Sound and Touch Student Investigations Featured

  Students have been learning about how investigations need to have only 1 variable in them in order for their results to be valid and helpful in coming to new understandings. Here is a video of the student tests involved in their investigations.

  Uploaded Dec 11, 2021 by Ryan Cherry
• 1:25 Tessellations

  Students in 7th grade created Tessellations as an assessment for their unit on Rigid Transformations.

  Uploaded Nov 05, 2020 by Andrew Brennan