MOST RECENT VIDEOS

• 3:49 End of November and Into December: Nov. 30-Dec.10

  This week's slideshow highlights: 6th graders working as teams of meteorologists forecasting the weather across the U.S. and also teams of engineers designing and testing tools meteorologists use such as wind veins and anemometers; 7th graders wrapped up their unit "From Cells to Organisms" by working as epidemiologists to collect data to diagnose the source of an infectious disease outbreak, and they also explored the first lesson in our next unit, Reproduction, by learning about genetic conditions such as one known as Marfan Syndrome; and our 8th graders dug into a unit exploring Evolution by investigating how evolution works in real time in terms of bacteria building up antibiotic resistance to overuse and patients not taking them as prescribed, and they also explored how environment impacts which traits nature will select for such as a worm color trait in populations of worm species and how easily birds would be able to find them as a food source.

  Uploaded Dec 12, 2021 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:44 Sense of Smell, Sound and Touch Student Investigations Featured

  Students have been learning about how investigations need to have only 1 variable in them in order for their results to be valid and helpful in coming to new understandings. Here is a video of the student tests involved in their investigations.

  Uploaded Dec 11, 2021 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:50 Coding & Penguins in Disguise

  Our Makerspace has been busy this week as Decatur's FIRST Lego League prepared for a city qualifier on Sunday, December 12. FIRST Lego League were not the only ones coding this week, as 7th and 8th graders explored using Sphero Bolt robots to get through a maze. Students will explore using both the 'joystick' feature as well as block coding to get through the maze. Meanwhile, inspired by the story "Tacky the Penguins" students in K-4 have been designing disguises to save a penguin. Check back next week for our final disguises and updates from our city qualifier on Sunday!

  Uploaded Dec 10, 2021
• 00:09 Slaps, Taps & Wraps

  We started our basketball unit this week and started practicing our dribbling. One of the drills we did was called Slaps, Taps & Wraps. This drill helps with our hand and wrist strength along with out ball handing skills.

  Uploaded Dec 10, 2021
• 00:16 Chapter 4 Opener

  In this video, we see third graders working with their assigned partners to create an anchor chart for our new math unit: Chapter 4 Multiplication. Students co-constructed with me, their rubric for this task so that their voices and ideas are captured in how they would be graded for this.

  Uploaded Dec 10, 2021 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 00:16 Chapter 4 Opener

  In this video, students are working with their assigned partner to create an anchor chart for our new math unit: Chapter 4 Multiplication. They were given a word problem that they were having to solve for through completing this task. They even co-constructed a rubric for this assignment with me so that their voices and ideas are captured in how they would be graded.
  

  Uploaded Dec 10, 2021
• 00:25 4th Animal Vision Models Featured

  Students are working on their culminating project of creating a model of animal vision in their unit on vision and light

  Uploaded Dec 04, 2021 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:25 First Amendment Instagram

  8th graders created Instagram posts to show how the First Amendment allows individual citizens to be civic actors in a democracy.

  Uploaded Dec 04, 2021 by Marianne Sharping
• 00:11 Seeing the World Through Numbers

  Students worked in pair to read a text called, Seeing the World Through Numbers. They were challenged to visualize each number from the book's illustrations. For example, the number 128 can be visualized as 128 ft, 128 centimeter 12 millimeters..etc Without these forms of measurements, scientist would have no context for understanding the world.

  Uploaded Dec 03, 2021 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 4:18 Balloons Over Broadway | Green Screen Edition!

  Last week, students worked on designing balloons inspired by the 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day' Parade. Afterwards, they experimented with a green screen app, "Chromavid" to see their balloons walk down the streets of New York. Enjoy and stay tuned for more green screen projects in the future!

  Uploaded Dec 03, 2021