Week 13-14 JHS Science 2023-24| Transitioning to New Units of Study
This slideshow highlights: 6th grade wrapping up their earth science SEPUP unit by investigating the theory of continental drift and then diving right into a new biology SEPUP unit where they ran a fun real-world simulation where they worked as epidemiologists to determine the most likely cause of a bacterial diseases outbreak; 7th grade applied what they have been learning about the role of genetics in heredity through creating models of "critters" based on crossing of the known genotypes of the two critter parents; 8th grade conducted an owl pellet dissection to culminate their ecology SEPUP unit, and then dove right into a physics SEPUP unit where they began exploring sound energy and how it can impact human hearing. A special thank you to Decatur parent/Decatur Together rep Lisbeth Goble for helping the JHS Science lab secure the materials for the owl pellet dissection, as well as for the purchase of other materials for our science lab such as a new incubator for microbiology investigations!