I teach 5th and 6th grade STEM in the lovely Pacific Northwest in a small, rural town called Chimacum. My goal is to help students discover that all learning is life-long and that 21st century tools can be used for work as well as fun.
Jan 08
[Updated 1/18/07] We have about two weeks until the midterm so I thought I’d update parents and students on what should be done up to this point, week 5. In 6th grade science students should have Energy, Machines, and Motion (EMM) lessons 6, 7, and 8 complete. I have gone over those lessons in class …
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Dec 13
All my science students, 6th and 7th grade, received progress reports with final grades for the 1st trimester on Monday, Dec 11. They were supposed to show their parents (6th graders got $20 class money for showing me a signed progress report and 7th graders got five extra credit points for doing the same). Report …
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Dec 03
Wow, I still can’t believe that we’ve had so much snow and that it’s still so cold that the snow is not melting! The first trimester has been extended to Wednesday, December 6. Students in my classes that are still making up work can turn it in as late as Wednesday. In my 6th grade …
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Oct 29
In 6th grade science we are working through our Energy, Machines, and Motion kit (EMM). Â Here is a sample of what students do for Lesson 7 (at the bottom are our Inquiry Boards for lab write-ups). Sixth graders are learning physical science as well as how to write up labs. Learning how to write …
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Sep 29
During the first week of October all students should be done studying Mt Saint Helens and most students should be done with the scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt will need to be finished for homework for those who do not finish it in class. It’s not a hard activity and can be done at the …
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Sep 17
This week we’re off to Camp Cispus near Randle, Washington. It’s about four hours from our school. Camp Cispus Tower Rock! (Click here for more Cispus Info.) While we’re gone my 7th graders will be creating topographic maps of different regions of Washington state with Mr. Thomsen. My 8th graders will have a substitute for …
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Jul 13
Welcome back to another wonderful school year! I hope you all had a fantastic summer and are ready to learn some great science! This year I will be teaching one of the three 7th grade science classes along with Mr. DiPrete. Mr. Thomsen and I spent two weeks this summer at a science academy for …
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