This Week on the Island 08/29-09/02

Dates to Remember:

• No school on September 5th in observance of Labor Day
• Picture day is September 9th
• AdV Student Exhibition Night - October 12 @ 5:00 p.m.

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Classroom News

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  5^th Science

This week we begin working on the importance of science education, and science in general. We will solve a couple of mysteries involving tangrams and footprints and try to figure out how Dogs and Turnips can help us understand science. To round out the week we will talk about the scientific method. 

6^th Science

We begin the week by thinking of new arrangements to the accepted scientific method. You then will work together to draft and conduct your very own experiment to answer a scientific question of your choosing. On Friday be ready to present your results to the class!

7^th Science

   

Cell Wars has begun! You all have your assignments and are learning about your organelle candidates. As you are finding out new information, remember to post your smears to Edmodo (keeping them RRS). Don't forget to sling some mud back to your opponents!.

7^th  and 8^th  Engineering

You will continue with your engineering careers explorations in the Design a Hat challenge. As you are completing your research, try different arrangements and ways to adhere the information to your hat. Test your prototypes and remember to keep track of everything you try in your blog.