Volume 14 Issue 6

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Middle School Science

The middle school science students are well into their subject matter for the 2007-2008 school year. Each class has a set of standards and benchmarks to meet during the year.

The sixth grade’s focus for the year deals with topics in Earth science. The students explored oceanography to start the school year and spent the second nine weeks studying geology.  The sixth graders are currently studying meteorology.  Students have studied Earth’s atmosphere to learn how it causes our weather.  They make daily station models to keep track of Hinton’s temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, barometric pressure, and dew

point.  The fourth nine weeks will be spent studying astronomy.

The seventh grade spends their year studying life science.  They have studied the moneran, protist, fungus, and plant kingdoms this year. They are currently studying the different phyla of the animal kingdom. Once the different kingdoms have been studied, the students will take part in a three-week dissection lab where they can see first hand the systems they expect each organism to use in its life. The year will be concluded by studying the ecology of Earth and how all organisms play a part in our environment.

The eighth grades study has

centered on physical science. The first semester has seen the students studying physics. Students have investigated factors involved in motion of solids, liquids, and gases. They have studied how machines make work easier and completed labs measuring the efficiency and mechanical advantages of simple machines. The second semester will be spent in chemistry. Students will learn how the periodic table is organized and how different combinations of atoms create all the substances in our lives.

The middle school science students have an exciting year of discovery ahead of them.

By: Steve Diediker

BLACKHAWK

We had a wonderful one hundredth day of school! 

On the 100^th day, the kindergarten students dressed like they were 100 years old.  We had some very interesting “senior citizens”!  Our doorway was transformed into the number 100.  The students had to walk through a zero to enter our room.  Throughout the day, we read the books, Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100^th Day of Kindergarten, The 100^th Day, and 100 Days of School.  We also sang some 100^th day songs. 

We went on a number hunt.  There were 100 Hershey’s kisses hidden around the room.  Each of them had a number from 1-

100 on the bottom.  As we found them we colored the number on our 100 chart the same color as the sticker.  In the end, it made a picture of the number 100.  We also made a 100^th day headband.  For our snack, we had one rectangle cracker and two round crackers to make a 100.  We added squeeze cheese to decorate them.

The kindergarten students have been working towards the 100^th day of school all year.  We have been practicing counting and writing to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s. 

By:  Amy Schorg

Hip, Hip, Hooray!  It’s the 100^th Day!