Eighth Graders’ Science Projects

Eighth graders completed their science project in April, analyzing data to determine if their hypotheses were correct or incorrect. Some of their findings held some interesting surprises! They presented their work in a classroom science fair and took time to … Continue reading

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Microscopic World

All ages of students spent the month of April, into May, exploring a world too small to see with our naked eyes. Using microscopes that made things anywhere from 30 times larger to 400 times larger than life, students looked … Continue reading

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Seventh Grade Invention Convention Projects

Our seventh graders are amazing inventors! They spent three months brainstorming problems and coming up with a solution in the form of an invention. Then they researched the patents of different, related products, made and tested a prototype, and created … Continue reading

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8th Graders Test Science Projects

Eighth graders conducted tests on their fellow students and teachers in the testing phase of their three-month long science projects. Frances Chick, our newly hatched chicken, is eagerly awaiting the results of the tests!

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Sixth Grade Truth in Advertising Projects

Sixth graders spent three months testing a product to see if if lived up to its commercial claims. Here are a few of the fabulous projects that resulted from this inquiry.

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Mesa College Canyon Day

Middle Schoolers visited Mesa College to see the exhibit of their work for Canyon Day. Campus Ambassadors gave them tours of the campus.

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Amniotic Eggs

Students learned about the wonder of the evolution of anniotic eggs — eggs with a shell and an amnion, a membrane to support the embryo’s life. We incubated chicken eggs, dyed eggs using vegetable dyes from our school garden, and … Continue reading

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Vertebrates

Students of all ages learned about vertebrates — animals with backbones — by building backbones for imaginary animals, examining real animal skeletons — such as the vetebrae of a grey whale below — making fish prints with a tilapia, and … Continue reading

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Invertebrates Visit the Science Lab

Students got up close and personal with a variety of invertebrates in our Animals and Plants unit to get a better understanding of animal evolution and invertebrate characteristics.

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WNN – Breaking News with John & Sammy

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