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• 3:51 Week 26 of 2022-23|5th - 8th Grade Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: several pics of students leading parts of science lessons; 7th graders from Room 1011 working together to bring in supplies for the Student Council charity drive; 5th graders celebrating as Mr. Murray made an all school announcement of the charity drive class leaders as they made it up to 3rd place; a pic of a special visit to our Science lab by Mr. Roper's 1st grade class who were shown our class pet lizard, Curtiss, and asking their own inquiry questions to one of our 8th grade herpetologists who takes special care of Curtiss during our breaks from school; 8th graders forming a human chain to simulate the cross linking of polymers as part of their "Chemistry of Materials" SEPUP unit that they just completed; 6th graders playing classroom Jeopardy to review for their final exam on their "Geological Processes" SEPUP unit; and 5th graders each taking on the role of meteorologists forecasting weather as they continued exploring their "Weather & Climate" SEPUP unit. Thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Mar 12, 2023 by Gerard Kovach
• 1:22 *Roller-Coasters & Flipbooks * Oh my!

  This week, 5th-7th graders create the longest strip of paper they could using only a 6'' paper plate! They also designed roller coasters using paper plates and index cards. Meanwhile, 4th grade designed flipbooks. Check out their designs and be inspired to create a design of your own!

  Uploaded Nov 18, 2020
• 1:51 4th Grade Debate: Who Should Own the Woods?
  Uploaded Dec 20, 2019 by Katherine Cooper
• 00:35 4th Grade Personal Narrative Brainstorming Featured

  Students are working on creating their own personal narratives where they take a moment in their lives and bring it to life for their reader.

  Uploaded Jun 05, 2021 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:12 5th Grade Handball Tournament

  One of our units at Decatur is Throwing & Catching. Here 5th Grade is demonstrating their throwing and catching skills while playing in the Team Handball Tournament.

  Uploaded Nov 18, 2021
• 00:11 Basketball Skills

  We are currently in our basketball unit and here our 5th graders are practicing their dribbling and passing skills.
  
  We have practiced dribbling, passing and shooting. This week we are playing small sided games in class.

  Uploaded Feb 14, 2023
• 00:13 Creating a Simple Electrical System that fails

  Students were working with solar panels, wires, a generator and fan and needed to make a failing system to better understand how a system functions as a network on individual parts.

  Uploaded Mar 02, 2020 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:09 ELA Stations

  1. Independent reading
  2. Organizational Writing
  3. Skill: Vocabulary
  4. Teacher table

  Uploaded Nov 11, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 2:48 June 6-10, 2022 6th Grade Energy Fair: Room 114

  This slideshow highlights our 6th grade class from Room 114 presenting their Energy Fair Projects at our First Ever Decatur Classical Energy Fair! Students worked in cooperative groups to showcase their research and models on various forms of energy and how we can use renewable energy sources to meet all of our energy needs and make our world more sustainable for the future! A special thank you to Decatur Parent, Ms. Megan Zack, Associate Partner and Director of Sustainability for Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, which specializes in innovative green building technologies, and also Ms. Liz Wimmer, Program Manager for Illinois Green Alliance, who took time out of their days to also present at our Decatur Energy Fair!

  Uploaded Jun 11, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 2:43 Makerspace: Sep.14 - 18

  In Makerspace, students read 'In My Heart', exploring various feelings we may experience at any one time.
  
  To help them overcome moments of frustration or periods of overwhelm, students recorded their own 'growth mindset' messages, on a cardboard heart before wrapping them,
  
  These hearts will serve as a reminder that even though we are physically apart, we are still connected as a Decatur community. The hearts will also serve as a 'talking piece' during talking circles in class.
  
  During this process, students explored new techniques with creating designs with yarn (learning how to wrap shapes & letters). Students used these techniques to brainstorm their own creation out of yarn following the 'Engineering Design Process'. Stay tuned to see these students' creations next week!
  

  Uploaded Sep 21, 2020