Density and Viscosity This fall, the three seventh graders have been exploring the similarities and differences between density and viscosity. We started by defining the terms: demonstrate, model, interpret, density, viscosity and environment and then watched a video on determining the different densities of oil, water and syrup. Students asked ten questions of the video, Read More >>
Archives for November 2021
Native American Unit
To start off our unit on native tribes in the US, we studied maps and discussed how the original inhabitants of North and South America came to the continents over the ice covered Bering Strait. We looked at the tribes in the 5 regions, (north east, south east, north west, southwest and plains) and how Read More >>
Solar System
Students participated in a Solar system unit where we talked about the name of the planets, their size, their distance from the sun, the moon phases, and constellations. The first-class students listened to a book about the planets and began drawing and coloring in the planet they were designated. I then turned each child’s planet Read More >>
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
This fall students read “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. The book is about a kid, named Junior, who lives on the Indian reservation. He was born to Salish Indians, a Coeur d’Alene father and a Spokane mother. His intersectionality of identities caused him to feel like he didn’t fit Read More >>