STEM CLASSES

8/20-8/22: 6th-intro, rules, stem contract / 7th-stem contract, nasa straw rockets

8/25-8/29: 7th-stem contract, nasa straw rockets / 5th- intro, rules, stem contract, longest paper chain using only 2 pcs. of paper / 8th- nasa straw rockets / 6th- pop rocks science / 7th- pop rocks science 

9/1-9/5: 7th-no school / 5th- build a table on a budget to hold the greatest amount of weight(congratulations to Truman, Daniel, Daniela, Noel whose table held more than 40 blocks) / 8th- observing density (stemscopes) / 6th: ocean acidification(stemscopes) / 7th: biotic and abiotic factors on the school lawn behind the grotto using magnifying glasses and thermometers (stemscopes)

9/8-9/12: 7th-biotic and abiotic factors on the school lawn behind the grotto using magnifying glasses and thermometers (stemscopes) / 5th-looking for living and non-living things outside with help of magnifying glass-sketch & describe 4 of each / 8th-density & solubility lab (stemscopes) using triple beam balance, beakers, corn syrup, alcohol, dish soap, grape kool-aid powder) / 6th-hurricane low pressure simulation using water, burning candles, and a jar / 7th-competition in ecosystems activity (stemscopes explore 1)

9/15-9/19: 7th-ecosystem memory (stemscopes explore 2) / 5th-hurricane simulation / 8th-identifying liquids (stemscopes-phys/chem explore 3) / 6th-ecosystems:cycling through matter (stemscopes matter 5-1) / 7th-ecosystem memory (stemscopes explore 2)

9/22-9/26: 7th- competition in ecosystems activity (stemscopes explore 1) / 5th- engineering-after watching the read aloud "the thing that Lou couldn't do", build a tower using only foil & pipe cleaners to balance a cotton ball on the tallest tower (to help Lou climb the tree) / 8th-no lab-early dismissal / 6th-organism survival (stemscopes) / 7th-no school

9/29-10/3: 7th- temperature sensitivity(stemscopes weather6-hook) / 5th- chemistry-mixtures-baking soda/yeast reactions(stemscopes explore1) / 8th- conservation of mass in open & closed reactions(stemscopes 7-2) / 6th- how do fish breathe        / 7th- temperature sensitivity(stemscopes weather6-hook)

10/6-10/10: 7th-popsicle stick catapults / 5th-sense receptors-using our nose to determine what we smell (stemscopes) / 8th-physical properties of products (stemscopes) / 6th-candy corn/toothpick towers / 7th-popsicle stick catapults

10/13-10/17: 7th-no school / 5th- spinning bats from static / 8th- chemical reactions-chemistry clues(stemscopes 7-2) / 6th-glow stick science-how temperature affects brightness / 7th-no lab-1130am dismissal

10/20-10/24: 7th-liquid density (corn syrup, water, oil, candy corn, penny) / 5th-skeleton bridges (part 1) design & build / 8th-chemical reactions-signs of a reaction(stemscopes 7-1) / 6th-carbon dioxide ghosts and static graveyards / 7th-liquid density (corn syrup, water, oil, candy corn, penny)

10/27-10/31: 7th-simple machines candy dispenser / 5th- skeleton bridges (part 2) with testing weight / 8th-no class; early dismissal / 6th-pumpkin oobleck / 7th-no class; halloween parties

11/3-11/7: 7th-microscopes; wet slides with algae culture / 5th- pumpkin jack-start of rotting pumpking year long experiment; pumpkin pulp on the microscope / 8th-pumpkin DNA extraction / 6th-leaf chromotography part 1 / 7th-no school

11/10-11/11: 7th-grabbing hand (part 1) / 5th-solubility lab (stemscopes) / 8th-color by element / 6th-leaf chromotography part 2; salt volcanoes / 7th-grabbing hand (part 1)

11/17-11/21: 7th-grabbing hands (part 2) / 5th-turkey racing / 8th-butter making / 6th stop motion videos / 7th-grabbing hands (part 2) 

11/24-11/28: Thanksgiving break

12/1-12/5: 7th-copper circuit xmas cards / 5th-salt circuits / 8th- homopolar motors / 6th-crystallized ornaments / 7th-copper circuit xmas cards

12/8-12/12: 7th-tinkercad / 5th-crystallized ornaments/ 8th-milk plastic / 6th-copper circuit christmas cards / 7th-binary code name in beaded ornaments

12/15-12/19: 7th-binary code name in beaded ornaments / 5th-no class-christmas concert practice / 8th-shaving cream marble paper / 6th-no class-christmas concert / 7th-no class-christmas parties

12/22-1/2: Christmas Break

1/5-1/9: 7th-exothermic vs. endothermic (stemscopes) / 5th-making and designing scratch paper art / 8th-intro to properties of waves(stemscopes 8-hook) / 6th-rock cycle part 1 (stemscopes) /7th-exothermic vs. endothermic (stemscopes)

1/12-1/16: 7th-energy transfer lab (stemscopes heat & matter) / 5th-tangrams / 8th-spinning/strumming sound waves (stemscopes) / 6th-rock cycle part 2 (stemscopes) / 7th-energy transfer lab (stemscopes heat & matter)

1/19-1/23: 7th-no school MLK  / 5th-frozen bubbles / 8th-modeling waves: visualizing sound (stemscopes 8:4-1) / 6th-frozen bubbles / 7th-no school due to extreme cold

1/26-1/30: *Crayola creativity week*   7th-facing the music-add emotion to a music note and decorate a guitar face / 5th-builder brothers big plans-sketching plans for winter olympic events / 8th-no class-early dismissal / 6th-no class-teacher luncheon / 7th-exploration-designing a mission patch

2/2-2/6: 7th-geoboard designs / 5th-olympic event building / 8th-sounds of science(transmit, absorb, reflect) stemscopes / 6th-paper "non-bristle" bots / 7th-no school

2/9-2/13: 7th-live flower dissection / 5th-finish olympic events / 8th-laser light maze (stemscopes) / 6th-chinese lanterns/dragons / 7th-live flower dissection 

2/16-2/20: 7th-no school / 5th-moon phase slider / 8th-light/color waves(stemscopes) / 6th-water cycle journey(stemscopes) / 7th-cheek cells lab-making a wet mount slide and focusing on microscope

2/23-2/27: 7th-cheek cells lab-making a wet mount slide and focusing on microscope / 5th-moon phase experience (stemscopes) / 8th-no class-early dismissal / 7th-geoboard designs

3/2-3/6: Dr. Seuss Week: 7th-Batholomew and the Oobleck / 5th-learning tinkercad 3d design / 8th-Batholomew and the Oobleck / 6th-Oh the Places You'll Go making a hot air balloon / 7th-Batholomew and the Oobleck

3/9-3/13: 7th-kahoots / 5th-finding "Pi" outside / 8th-measuring force(stemscopes) / 6th-"pi" in the sky geometric "pi" art / 7th-no class-early dismissal

3/16-3/20: 7th-no school / 5th-tinkercad 3d print designs / 8th-balance & unbalanced forces(stemscopes) / 6th-influences of weather & climate(stemscopes) / 7th-microscopes-hair strands and skin

3/23-3/27: 7th-microscopes-hair strands and skin / 5th-making bouncy balls / 8th-no class-early dismissal / 6th-ocean currents & climate (stemscopes) / 7th-muscle machine arm model

3/30-4/3: 7th-muscle machine arm model / 5th-dissolving peeps & density tower / 8th-forces-bmx bike racing data set (stemscopes)