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LIGHT BLUE HOUSE!!!!!
6th Graders are learning about rocks and minerals. They have been testing different properties (transparency, luster, hardness compared to glass and copper and reaction to an acid) to discover which mineral was present.
Continuing with our Body Unit
7th graders participated in
an exploratory experiment about pumps.
Ask them if a siphon or pressure bulb work like our heart?
8th Grade Black History Month mini proejct
8th Grade Black History Month mini proejct
Students collaborated and researched a famous African American scientist of their choice and created a presentation to teach the other scholars what they learned.
7th grade scholars were experimenting with chemical changes. They were investigating oxygen intake and carbon dioxide waste release through the respiratory system.
chemical change occurs
chemical change occurs
through gas exchange
through gas exchange
in the body
in the body
7th Graders participated in the circulation game. They were organs, blood, and other functions of the body. They had to communicate with each other and exchange oxygen, CO2, nutrients and waste to simualte blood circulating around the body.
WE ARE
MAKING
A
BOOK! (6th)
As part of our Body Unit, the 7th graders were able to experience a hands on collaborative chicken wing dissection! Please ask them about it.
8th Graders are modeling molecules, polymers and monomers. Here they mixed two different liquids to create a gel like substance.
Which paper towel brand absorbs the most liquid?
We listened to classical and rock music to see how it affected meditation
We tested mentos and soda to see which had the highest explosion
Does shape affect the taste of chocolate?
Can you crab walk faster forwards or backwards?
Does color affect the taste of Fruit Loops?
Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year! I am so excited to get this year started.
7th graders collaborating
to create
their own experiments.
CHECK BACK AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE CREATED
For the end of the Unit, 6th graders created their own planets. Check out all their creative ideas!
6th graders had a little fun while learning about the phases of the moon. They all did an amazing job creating Oreo moon phases!
Both 7th grade classes were test subjects in an experimental simulation. We are learning about good experiental design, the placebo effect and ethical questions associated with experiments.
6th grade is learning all about the Earth in Space
Here, they are experimenting with sun sticks and shadows
8th Graders measured volume using two different methods, calculations and water displacement, in order to try and figure out the make up of each solid.
7th Grade tried to Save Fred
They needed to use their collaboration and communication skills
Were they successful?
Do you think YOU could save Fred?
Scholars were given a point every time they could succesfully drop the cups onto eachother. How many points do you think you would have received?
Scholars were tasked with working together as a collaborative group to find a way to use string and a rubber band to move the cups into particular designs.
👆Look Up to see all that we are learning in 2025-2026👆
7th graders used comics to learn and teach their peers about diseases
No one was able to guess Mrs. Rendina's favorite exhibit......so I had to show them, the Narwhals!
6th Grade spent an exciting day at the Field Museum
We searched for gems, rocks and minerals
We saw physical properties that we have studied and experimented with in the classroom
We even saw Sue
8th Grade utilizes inquiry based learning to demonstrate their understanding of gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
Middle Schoolers had an amazing opportunity for team building and to learn from one of the best, Bears alum Wendell Davis!
Our 7th Graders created pamphlets with a voluntary risk factor to promote healthy lifestyles. They did an amazing job designing and presenting their brochures.
How would you tell the difference between calcite and quartz?
6th graders had to decide what property to test to observe the differences.
No surprise most groups chose to test with hydrochloric acid.......
Which one bubbled?
6th Grade Crystals
6th Grade Crystals
6th graders are attempting to "grow" crystals
6th graders are attempting to "grow" crystals
Check back for updates
6B presenting their planet projects
6B presenting their planet projects
Each group compared their "new" planet with Earth
Each group compared their "new" planet with Earth
CAN NOT BELIEVE THESE KIDS ARE GRADUATING THIS YEAR.......some early pictures
Can you taste the difference?
8th Graders blind tested different bottled water to see if they could taste the difference.
How many do you think they got right?
The answers will surprise you!
6th Graders used direct sunlight to power a flag to spin. The experiment was used to demonstrate the tilt of the Earth.
6th Graders used direct sunlight to power a flag to spin. The experiment was used to demonstrate the tilt of the Earth.
7th Grade
Chicken Wing Dissection
Students discovered tendons, muscles, and bones
Careful dissection in process
I hope they told you all about it!
We also observed bone marrow
Check out 7th Grade's
3D Models
of the Body
They did a great job working together to create these
7th Grade has just started their Unit on The Body
Each group drew what they thought the body looked like
They also included questions they have
We will revisit these throughout the unit
6th graders did an AMAZING job teaching each other about space
Some created informational slides
Some created games
I am so proud of all the hard work and effort they put into this project. They were the leads on their own learning!
We even had our very own Space Jeopardy created by a student!
Each paper clip represents a monomer
Each paper clip represents a monomer
When you put them together they create a polymer
When you put them together they create a polymer
When you add the red paperclips you have now created a cross-linked polymer
When you add the red paperclips you have now created a cross-linked polymer
8th Graders are inquiring about monomers, polymers, cross-linked polymers, physical properties and chemical changes in molecules.
The Light Blue House got together to color pumpkins, scare ghosts, and play Halloween Bingo. A wonderful time for all the Blue Smurfcats!!
7th Graders designed and implemented their own experiments
Each group wrote an experiment and had their classmates as test subjects
6B getting ready for picture day!
Look who 8A ran into after Picture Day!!! Our PreK friends
6th Graders used a basketball, yarn and rubber ducks as a diagram to learn about the relationship between distance and gravitational force
6th Graders creating accurate scaled drawings of each planet's diameter.
7th Grade
7th Grade
We are continuing to study clinical trials
Scholars were testing how sensitive they are to touch
8th Graders are learning to use mass and volume to calculate density
8th Graders are learning to use mass and volume to calculate density
8th Graders attempting to separate an unknown mixture using their own designs.
Could each group get two vials of liquids and one vial of solids?
7th Grade
7th Grade
Did their headache go away?
Did their headache go away?
In this experiment, the 7th Graders were the test subjects. We learned about active ingredients and placebos.
6th Grade
6th Grade
Working on their collaboration skills to design PRAY posters
Could the 7th Graders "Save Fred"?
This activity introduced problem solving
and is the beginning of our unit on experimental design.
Stay tuned!!
When students
become teachers
and make their
6th grade
6th grade
used graham crackers to see how plate tectonics and boundaries collide
used graham crackers to see how plate tectonics and boundaries collide
divergent, convergent and transform boundaries were demonstrated
divergent, convergent and transform boundaries were demonstrated
8th graders are learning about pH levels in acids and bases.
Who infected who? 7th graders investigate who spread the infectious disease.
Does popcorn weigh more as a kernel or popped popcorn? All three grades got a chance to find out.
The 7th graders completed their Body Works Unit by making brochures about healthy living and presenting them to their peers.
6th graders experimenting with "more gassy" and "less gassy" magma
6th graders experimenting with "more gassy" and "less gassy" magma
Which volcano exploded more?
Which volcano exploded more?
Look how high the rubber cap went
Look how high the rubber cap went
7A and 7B dissected sheep hearts. They did fantastic work!
7A and 7B dissected sheep hearts. They did fantastic work!
8th Graders
Modeling molecules
Chemical formulas
Water
Methanol
Ethanol
Leap Frogs! Do you know who added the first leap year to the calendar?
What are leap babies called?
Were the 7th graders able to "pump" as much water as their resting heart pulse?
Were the 7th graders able to "pump" as much water as their resting heart pulse?
Do you know how much blood your heart pumps in 1 minute?
7th Graders
7th Graders
The 7th graders are inspecting how a pump works.
Siphon vs Pressure Pump
Siphon vs Pressure Pump
Which pump works more like a heart?
7th graders
7th graders
Listening to eachothers heart beat
Listening to eachothers heart beat
Could they hear the "lub-dub"?
Could they hear the "lub-dub"?
8th Graders getting ready for their graduation pictures!
8th graders presented their letters to Dr. John Snow
explaining how they think cholera was spread through the water
8th Graders
8th Graders
The 8th graders were asked if they could taste the difference between these bottled waters
Water Unit
Water Unit
Which was their favorite?
Which is your favorite?
6th Grade
6th Grade
Working on communication skills with collaborative group work
Each group was asked how would they decrease erosion at the beach
The 5th grade classes were test subjects for the 7th grade experimenters. Both 7th grade classes designed and conducted their own experiments.
Ms. Ross's class came to see us and we mummified hotdogs
Our experiment was on Hot Dog Day
The second graders were excellent scientist!
6th Grade
Studying different soil types
How are different soils identified?
Making soil columns
Our decomposing lemon in the garden
8th graders identifying liquids in a mixture
They tried to separate the mixture after writing up a procedural plan
They tested each item from the mixture
As the 7th graders learn more about a good experimental design, they were tasked with modifying an experiment to include a new "tested variable" and new " constant variables". We have enjoyed the wonderful weather while we complete the student led experiments.
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