Marin entered her project, "Basketball Energy," and Victoria submitted hers, titled "How Do You Perceive Time?" Not surprisingly, both Victoria and Marin were selected to be interviewed by judges from academia and industry at the DCIU on Monday, March 11th. When students are called for an interview in middle school, it means they won an award!
Victoria also won an award last year and built upon that success to win Honorable Mention in the category of Human Behavior this year. Marin entered her first Delco Fair this year as an eighth-grader (how about that for motivation!) and was rewarded with Third Place in the Physics category. Congratulations to Marin and Victoria on their hard work, motivation, and awards!
Eighth grade students have been learning about the MINOH rule for conserving mass...in other words, learning how to balance chemical equations. They must demonstrate 90% proficiency in order to pass (or retake the test until they do so) since this is a skill they will definitely need to master in high school chemistry. I am thrilled to say that each and every student in the class achieved above 90% on their test on the first try! Way to go!
These are some of the balancing equation problems the 8th grade had to master!
Grade 5 completed their study of populations and ecosystems with an in-depth study of our planet's six major terrestrial biomes. They collaborated in groups to research the climate and particular features of their assigned biomes and then used that information to build models of each in a realistic way. Their research was excellent and is displayed from the ceiling above each biome in the elevator hallway on the Middle School floor. Stop by and take a look the next time you're in the building!
The 5th grade also started a new unit on energy and got off to a fun start by evaluating and verbalizing different ways energy from rubber bands can affect balloons. More fun while learning to come!
The Sixth and Seventh grade students hosted their parents after the ScienceEXPO and participated in some fun science activities. Seventh graders and their parents extracted DNA from strawberries while the Sixth graders investigated geode formation and broke open some Moroccan geodes with their visitors.
Finally, Mr. Zwilling presented the wonders of liquid nitrogen to the entire school. He dazzled us and informed us in an entertaining way how LIN can be used in a number of different ways to improve our quality of life!
