Feb 07
Republishing these posts to get new readers to my students’ class blog to inspire this new group to write posts! This is a second in a series of posts where I share something my 6th grade Science students came up with, an idea for sharing their thoughts and questions about the problems facing our Earth. …
Permanent link to this article: https://educatoral.com/wordpress/2017/02/07/a-6th-graders-plea-for-clean-energy/
Nov 04
I was so happy and honored to be asked by Larry Ferlazzo (check out Larry’s blog if you don’t read it already) to be a panelist on his BAM! Radio Network show, Classroom Q&A! We tackled the topic of solutions to the biggest challenges facing Science Teachers. It was so cool! I’ve embedded it above …
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Jul 06
This 6th grader wrote a nice piece for a water pollution Public Service Announcement (PSA) activity we did in class. Check out her blog post and see what you think!
Permanent link to this article: https://educatoral.com/wordpress/2016/07/06/6th-grade-ocean-pollution-public-service-announcement/
Jul 05
Here’s another of my 6th grade blog posts. This one on the topic of social media and cyberbullying. Check it out and see what this student has to say!
Permanent link to this article: https://educatoral.com/wordpress/2016/07/05/social-media-and-cyberbullying-6th-grade-post/
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Jun 07
Here’s a blog post one of my 6th graders wrote for our World Solutions blog about the chicken industry. Warning: the video on this post, suggested by another one of my students who read her blog post, is very disturbing. Check it out and leave her a comment!
Permanent link to this article: https://educatoral.com/wordpress/2016/06/07/6th-post-about-the-chicken-industry/
Apr 11
Food Miles? What is food miles, you ask? Check out this 6th grader’s summary of an awesome activity we did in class to raise student awareness of food traveling to get to your plates!
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Mar 14
One of our 6th graders recorded this short video to share what it’s like stuttering! It’s short and well worth watching! Click here to visit our World Solutions Blog to watch his video, feel free to leave Isaac a comment!
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Mar 08
Spanish, Cuban, was my first language, I grew up speaking Spanish. Before I started going to school I watched Sesame Street on TV and learned enough English that by the time I went to school I could communicate in English! English came much easier to me than Spanish and even though I spoke Spanish everyday …
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Mar 02
We were working on a Science opener, just like we’ve done every single day this year. I always start each class with a cool Science opener from a book I bought years ago and took out of some cabinet after years of having forgotten about it. The opener question was to come up with differences …
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Jun 08
6th Grade Blog Post about the Problem with Cows
June 8, 2016
Another post written by one of my 6th graders for our World Solutions Blog about The Problem with Cows. She did some great research and takes an environmental look at the impact of cows on our planet. Check out her post and leave her a comment if you get a chance!