10/29/2007

5^th grade

This week we will be processing our experience at EE week. We will be reflecting on and making observations of what we learned about nature, ourselves, and others. We will also begin to make connections from the classes at EE week to the topics we have been covering in class.

6^th grade

This week we will be concluding this stage of our Brine Shrimp Lab by comparing the results of the growth found in various environmental conditions. We will then begin a lab using a similar scientific approach to find the level of growth and development in the various stages of complete metamorphosis of the Darkling Beetle under different environmental factors.

7^th grade

This week we will begin our study of the earth’s only natural satellite; the moon. This is in preparation for our Museum of Flight field trip on November 15^th. We will need drivers for this field trip which will last from just after morning carpool until around 2:30, more information will be coming home next week.

8^th grade

The projects on Cell Models were outstanding! There are many excellent examples of cells and their organelles. This week we continue with our introduction to mitosis as well as a study of membrane transport and its importance to cell development. Included in this weeks study will be a summary of cellular biology vocabulary.