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• 00:11 Ancient Egypt Research Projects

  5th grade students constructing mini-museum exhibits to highlight the achievements and impact of female leaders in Ancient Egypt.

  Uploaded Jan 25, 2020 by Marianne Sharping
• 00:31 Dress like your Teacher Day Featured

  On Friday students had the chance to dress like teachers and teachers the chance to dress like students. We had a blast!

  Uploaded Apr 13, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 2:12 Food Truck Unit Video

  Decatur Jr. Middle School students recently created their own food trucks including cost analysis, menus, advertisement, business plan, messaging, etc. They did an amazing job! Check it out!

  Uploaded May 22, 2020 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:20 Investigating Seasonal Patterns

  This was an activity in Science this week. Students had to read the clues in each paper bag to decide which season the evidence supported.

  Uploaded Oct 14, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 1:33 Jogathon!!!

  I was able to make this awesome video. Thank you for making this such a special day!!!

  Uploaded Oct 29, 2022
• 00:46 Moot Court | Tinker v. Des Moines

  8th graders simulated Supreme Court proceedings for the 1968 case of Tinker v. Des Moines. Students played the roles of the justices, as well as the attorneys arguing each side of the case. Students developed questions for each set of attorneys, while attorneys crafted arguments based on precedent and their understanding of first amendment rights in schools.

  Uploaded Feb 15, 2022 by Marianne Sharping
• 00:29 Our Frida Kahlo Novel

  We are partner, reading, chapter 3 of our novel. We are learning about how people have overcome obstacles and why it’s important to their story.

  Uploaded Feb 17, 2023
• 00:34 Seed Drop!

  The second graders created different types of seed models. They pretended they were trees and had to figure out the best way to drop their seed so that it didn't land in "the zone of darkness". We had a great time learning more about how a seed coat can help a seed travel.

  Uploaded Jan 17, 2020
• 00:25 Third Grader Designers

  The third graders are designing art papers to incorporate into their set designs.

  Uploaded Jan 12, 2020 by Margaret Koreman
• 6:21 Week 19 of 2022-23 | 5th - 8th Grade Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: 5th grade class investigating Earth's ocean surface temperature distribution patterns to see if there is a relationship with latitude; 6th grade conducted a cooperative group lab experiment to test how "Green Roof" garden designs can lower indoor air temperature to combat the phenomenon of "The Urban Heat Island Effect", as well as how green roofs can reduce urban runoff that often leads to flooding; both 6th and 7th grade classes received a special visit from Northwestern University students who presented to them on their work as part of NU's chapter of "Engineers Without Borders/EWB"; the NU EWB members also led a cooperative group engineering and design STEM challenge where both 7th grade classes got together to see which team of 3 students could design the most effective water filter; 7th grade also wrapped up their Cell Biology SEPUP unit by taking their unit final exam and they began their next SEPUP Inquiry Unit on "Reproduction" by digging into how genes are passed from parents to offspring and sometimes contribute to genetic disorders such as Marfan Syndrome; and 8th grade class worked in cooperative research teams to collect evidence as they participated in a mock Chicago City Council debate on whether plastic, glass, or aluminum should be the material of choice for drink containers within the city as part of their "Chemistry of Materials" SEPUP Inquiry Unit. Thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Jan 27, 2023 by Gerard Kovach