STEM CLASSES

8/22-8/23 - 7th: italian ice from hsa, intro, rules, lab contracts / 6th: intro, rules, lab contracts, "soup salad sandwich"

8/26-8/30 - 6th: intro, rules, lab contracts, "soup salad sandwich" / 5th: intro, rules, lab contracts, secret coding picture / 8th: intro, rules, lab contracts, straw rockets / 7th: looking for living things using magnifying glass (sand/sugar/outside collection) / 6th: pop rocks science

9/2-9/6  - 6th: no school / 5th: solubility of substances in water / 8th: part 1-building a car that will be powered only by magnetic force / 7th: iron-a necessary mineral for bodies and how to see it in the cereal we eat / 6th: magnetic force through our attempt at baking soda slime

9/9-9/13 - 6th: pop rocks science / 5th: hurricane pressure experiment https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=F7MQIgFxRFI / 8th: part 2-finish and test magnetic cars and draw track / 7th: examining biotic and abiotic factors in the front of school using spoons, magnifying glasses & thermometers (Stemscopes) / 6th: interaction of biotic & abiotic factors in nature

9/16-9/20 - 6th: bottle flip science / 5th: nature scavenger hunt with magnifying glass & thermometer / 8th: finish magnetic cars and tested them on track designs / 7th: StemScopes-organism interactions using a tuva dataset; finish the lab sheet to turn in by next stem class / 6th: bottle flip science

9/23-9/27 - 6th: StemScopes-ocean acidification experiment (using bromothymol blue, straws, eye protection, water) / 5th: water cohesion - water magic; how many drops can fit on a penny / 8th: no lab-early dismissal / 7th: renewable vs. non-renewable resources (stemscopes)

9/30-10/4 - 6th: build 3 freestanding scarecrows with a budget and limited supplies / 5th: chemistry-mixtures (stemscopes-expect the unexpected) / 8th: chemistry- stemscopes characteristics of chemical reactions(goggles, aprons, gloves, red cabbage extract & compounds) / 7th: stemscopes lab (science game with sub instead of lab) / 6th:StemScopes-ocean acidification experiment (using bromothymol blue, straws, eye protection, water)

10/7-10/11 - 6th: hurricane simulation / 5th: what is matter, making and tasting a solution(sugar water) / 8th: chemistry-stemscopes- chemical reactions:looking for clues (goggles, aprons, gloves, phenol red, vinegar & compounds) / 7th: engineering - popsicle stick catapults / 6th: hurricane simulation

10/14-10/18 - 6th: no school / 5th: dissolving candy corn / 8th: lab safety digital breakout room; lab safety worksheet/quiz / 7th: robotic/grabbing hands (part 1) / 6th: dissolving candy pumpkins

10/21-10/25 - 6th: dissolving candy pumpkins / 5th: pumpkin catapults / 8th: water-oil density / 7th: robotic/grabbing hands (part 2) / 6th: pumpkin/toothpick towers 

10/28-11/1 - 6th: static ghosts & carbon dioxide ghosts / 5th: salt circuits (to light up an led bulb) / 8th: early dismissal / 7th: halloween / 6th: static ghosts & carbon dioxide ghosts

11/4-11/8 - 6th: pumpkin parts on the microscope / 5th: start of beaver dam build / 8th: pumpkin DNA extraction / 7th: pumpkin parts on the microscope

11/11-11/15 - 6th: leaf chromatography / 5th: finish and test beaver dam builds / 8th: color by element / 7th: intro to TinkerCad (design program for 3d printer) / 6th: leaves on microscope

11/18-11/22 - 6th: finish leaf chromatography; leaves on microscope / 5th: parts of a leaf video & worksheet; leaf on a microscope; leaf rubbings / 8th: mason jar butter making / 7th: no class-St. Rita retreat / 6th: no class-early dismissal

Thanksgiving Break

12/2-12/6 - 6th:build the Grinch's sled to slide down Mt. Crumpet without falling over / 5th: holiday thaumatropes (optical illusions) / 8th: paper circuit christmas cards / 7th: paper circuit christmas cards

12/9-12/13 - 5th: crystallization-borax crystal ornaments / 8th: milk plastic / 7th: crystallization-borax crystal ornaments / 6th: crystallization-borax crystal ornaments

12/16-12/20 - 6th: marbled paper / 5th: concert practice / 

1/6-1/10: 6th: stemscopes- intro to rocks:"rocks are classy" / 5th: intro to tinkercad (design program for 3d printer) / 8th: intro to waves (stemscopes); 7 stations of wave making / 7th: ecosystem interactions (stemscopes)-how can a scenario affect an ecosystem / 6th: stemscopes- intro to rocks:"rocks are classy"

1/13-1/17: 6th(warren): frozen bubbles / 5th: snowman/igloo/shovel build challenge / 8th: sound waves (stemscopes) / 7th: modeling photosynthesis (stemscopes) / 6th(slifka): stemscopes crystallization of igneous rocks

1/20-1/24: 6th(warren):no school / 5th: making a star model (stemscopes) / 8th: modeling waves-visual sound (stemscopes) / 7th: frozen bubbles (link with bubble solution recipe below) / 6th: making snakes for Chinese new year

1/27-1/31: 6th: Chinese new year snakes/lanterns / 5th: csw-mother mcauley musical / 8th: csw school wide bingo / 7th: csw movies in classroom / 6th: csw pep rally

2/3-2/7: 6th: stemscopes - the rock cycle part 1 (weathering, erosion/deposition, sedimentary) / 5th: lava lamp / 8th: sound waves-transmit/reflect/absorb (stemscopes) / 7th: geoboard designs / 6th: no school

2/10-2/14: 6th: stemscopes - rock cycle continued / 5th: stemscopes-moon phase experience / 8th: pennies from copper to silver to gold / 7th: legends of learning - plant reproduction game; tinkercad / 6th: valentines day

2/17-2/21: 6th: no school / 5th: slider eclipse / 8th: laser light maze (stemscopes) / 7th: (stemscopes) plant survival-what are the chances / 6th: stemscopes - the rock cycle part 1 (weathering, erosion/deposition, sedimentary) 

2/24-2/28: 6th: stemscopes - rock cycle-igneous rock & packets / 5th: solubility (stemscopes)  / 8th: early dismissal / 7th: academic bowl practice / 6th: stemscopes  - rock cycle-igneous rock & packets

3/3-3/4: 6th: tinkercad for 3d printing designs / 5th: stemscopes- hours of sunlight data set & worksheet / 8th: stemscopes - color frequencies / 7th: bristlebots / 6th: tinkercad for 3d printing designs

3/10-3/14: 6th: coffee filter shamrocks / 5th: water density rainbow (it did not work) / 8th: stemscopes- balanced/unbalanced forces / 7th: bicep/tricep muscle machine (part 1) / 6th: 1130am dismissal

3/17-3/21: 6th: no school / 5th: where can we find "Pi" outside / 8th: stemscopes-interactions of light waves / 7th: finish bicep/tricep muscle machine / 6th: stemscopes - population and air pollution Tuva dataset

3/24-3/28: 6th: stemscopes - population and air pollution Tuva dataset / 5th: liquid density rainbow (it worked this time!) / 8th: early dismissal / 7th: snap circuits / 6th: ocean convection currents & iceberg influence (stemscopes)

4/1-4/4: 6th: ocean convection currents & iceberg influence (stemscopes) / 5th: bouncy balls / 8th: stemscopes-frequency & refraction / 7th: pumping hearts (kiwicrate diy) / 6th: tinkercad designs

4/7-4/11: 6th: easter basket challenge(build a basket with a handle and two 90 degree angles to hold a minimum of 4 eggs that will not fall out as the easter bunny hops to deliver them) / 5th: egg float/sink & parachutes / 8th: NJHS induction / 7th: iodine & acidity / 6th: easter basket challenge(build a basket with a handle and two 90 degree angles to hold a minimum of 4 eggs that will not fall out as the easter bunny hops to deliver them) 

4/14-4/18: 6th: tulip origami / 5th: cleaning an oil spill / 8th: stemscopes BMX bike weights/heights (forces) / 7th: no class-early dismissal / 6th (Slifka): no class - spring break

4/28-5/2: 6th: Tinkercad-flower design / 5th: seeds without soil / 8th: potential energy (stemscopes)-rubber band energy / 7th: marshmallow pulse taking at rest and after activity vs. finger pulse taking / 6th: Tinkercasd-flower design

5/5-5/9: 6th: tinkercad design / 5th: origami paper pots for our seeds / 8th:    / 7th: blood transfusion online / 6th: May Crowning mass

5/12-5/16: 6th: stemscopes- weight before and after chemical reactions / 5th: day of awesome; quizzlet/gimkit/legends of learning / 8th: ch. 5 & 6 worksheets in google classroom (Mrs. Wilk had to leave early) / 7th: stemscopes - respiratory & excretory stations / 6th: stemscopes- weight before and after chemical reactions

5/19-5/23: 6th: stemscopes - erosion / 5th: stemscopes - visualizing sound waves / 8th: early dismissal / 7th: spring music program / 6th: stemscopes - erosion

5/26-5/30: 6th: no school / 5th: stemscopes - lasers/lights/prisms / 8th: -- / 7th: forensics - blood typing / 6th: end of year picnic

6/2-6/4: 6th: peeps catapults / 5th: