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Nov 13th Welcome Parents and Students to Student Led Conferences

Oct 2nd Wednesday 10/2 Homework

In class today we started a comparison study of the Mackinac Bridge and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Most students will need to complete this work at home tonight. The assignment is due on Thursday. Don’t forget to complete your self evaluation score card.

Sep 24th EverFi Hockey Scholars

The Redwings have kicked off their season its time for us to take the ice with some hockey science. Click the link below to get started.

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Then enter your class registration code from below.

1st Hour Registration code: 15b2d77b

3rd Hour Registration code: da34675a

5th Hour Registration code: 6c70abd6

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Sep 17th How can we predict the best time to plant seeds?

Sep 13th 8th Graders are Practicing Graphing

8th Graders are reviewing graphing best practices. We watched a video on graphing from Bozeman Science, see link below. Students are assigned to make their own anchor chart to keep in their notes. They have been given a template to help them organize their chart.

A Beginners Guide to Graphing

May 1st 8th Graders have been discussing the issue of Gene Editing

2nd and 3rd hours prepared the whiteboards below to share their thinking with the class.

Apr 29th The Human Family Tree

The Smithsonian Institute Human Family Tree

6th Graders:

Use the information at the Smithsonian Institute site linked above, along with the information on the assignment to complete the CER writing assignment.

Apr 22nd 8th Grade assignment Genetic Map

8th Graders should make a representation of where they got some of their genetic traits.  You do not need to reveal any personal information that you don’t want to.  If you don’t know where you got a trait you can say that it is uniquely you.

Nov 12th Welcome Parents and Students to Conferences

Our goal for students at Unis is success. We know that success may look different for each student. We also know that when students take responsibility for their own learning, each student is more successful. Student conferences are an opportunity for students to show their parents or other significant adult what they are doing in class and how they are taking charge of their own learning. In my science class conferences will be student led. The way it works is when students and their parents check in they will pick up a script that will direct them to a series of stations will guide students and their parents in a discussion. Students will explain various components of their science learning activities to their parents. Parents are encouraged to ask their child questions about how learning takes place, how students know if they are successful and what their child does when they are struggling.
See you at conferences