All TCPS students grades 1-8 helped make our very own, wall-size, periodic table! Each student was assigned to research a different element(s) and then made a poster that showed the element block with all the acquired information they learned. When … Continue reading →

The middle school students have been working hard the past four weeks to understand elements, why they bond and have now learned how they react. They did four mini experiments showing different chemical reactions and the four clues that differentiate … Continue reading →

All students 1-8 learned about the three types of rock: sedimentary, igneous an metamorphic. For each type we learned what they mean, how they are formed and a few examples of each. As a way to demonstrate how they form, … Continue reading →

Grades 1-3 demonstrated the relative distances to scale between each of the eight plants in our solar system. They each counted out a certain number of steps where each step was approximately 100 million km. We were amazed to learn … Continue reading →

Middle school students had a competition as to who could correctly make and label the eight moon phases with four Oreo cookies. They did an awesome job with everyone succeeding in getting the correct answer. And what better prize than … Continue reading →

As part of our weather unit, the eighth grade students designed, recorded and edited their own clay animation to show the three main steps of the water cycle. Each partner pair was instructed to take a minimum of 50 pictures … Continue reading →

For our Biomes of Africa unit, all students grades 1-8 grew different plants in the three African biomes to see which plant grew the best under each set of conditions.

To start off our first unit, the 1st-6th graders dissected owl pellets to show the steps of the scientific method. Most groups were able to successfully put back together their undigested bones which are now displayed in Ms. Miller’s science … Continue reading →

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.

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 →