Math
This week 7th grade students had lessons over finding sample spaces, experimental probabilities, and making predictions from simulations. Additionally, they retook their volume check-in with partners and notes. This helped students find their mistakes and understand why they missed the problems they did on the check-in. The 8th graders took a check-in over volume on Monday then moved into their statistics unit. They worked on reading and creating scatter plots which included gathering data from their classmates. The Algebra class learned how to solve quadratic equations 3 ways: factoring, square root method, and completing the square. Next week they will learn how to sing the quadratic equation.
Humanities
It was project week for the Epsilons as they took their experiences performing the dramatic play The Diary of Anne Frank and created presentations that explored the development of characters in the play. In groups, they chose various quotes from these characters that revealed typical comments made by each character or those about each character. The focus was to show the drama’s special relationships developed about the characters and how the story unfolded around those characters. The results were fascinating!!
Students also made progress on their quarter project about topics related to Space exploration related to our novel 2001: A Space Odyssey. We will begin reading the novel next week, and students will be polishing their first drafts in anticipation of reading the novel.
Theme
Just like the brave astronauts on the Artemis II mission, the Epsilons went “From the Earth to the Moon” this week, as students applied their learning about the phases of the moon using oreo cookies. Groups created the model, and took down ideas on how best to instruct others to do the same. We finished out the week learning on the moon by applying the concepts to conditions in stations, where students calculated the various changes in the moon’s phases and addressed how the moon is visible throughout the world.
Students also got to see various viewpoints about the moon and its importance to the Earth’s continued evolution, and human fascination with it. Students watched the 1902 French silent movie “A Trip to the Moon”, based on Jules Verse’s 1852 book From The Earth to the Moon. We discussed how people have envisioned the moon in different ways and how that drove cultural development on Earth. It was fascinating to hear how the students reacted to the ideas that people believed, these Moon Myths, that were mostly dispelled by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Students developed their own moon myths, which were both interesting and hilarious!
Top: Students play Charty Party to practice reading graphs.
Bottom: Students work to find experimental probabilities.
Humanities classes created Character Development presentations based on their performance of The Diary of Anne Frank, which they completed last week.
Epsilon and Delta students hold a Bubble Party in preparation of the Iowa Testing cycle. It will be the first time for the first year Deltas to take the test.
Students learn about the Moon and its important relationship with the Earth during Labs.
Moving from the Earth to the Moon, Epsilon students analyze information and apply the information to Moon Cycle models with the hopes of teaching the process to others.
