Welcome to 6th Grade

7th grade has been hard at work on their PBL - learning the chemistry involved in making and baking bread! This activity involved the reactions of different leaveners - yeast and baking soda.

This one doubles and being one of our school’s Core Beliefs - Collaboration!

The 6th grade were presented with several tasks, each of which required them to work together, not just cooperatively, but collaboratively! 

8th grade put their knowledge of genetics to the test this week with the creation of their own mythical creatures, the Bloop. They randomly drew two “chromosomes” and interpreted the alleles on those chromosomes to determine the traits exhibited by their individual creatures. Then, we explored the idea that individuals can acquire different traits over their lifetime, and the teams added an acquired trait to their Bloop. 

6th grade is expanding their study of cells to organization within an organism. They used Legos (and some collaboration and problem solving) to model the way specialized cells combine to form tissues, organs, and organ systems. 

7th grade is beginning a unit on electricity and circuits, and spent last Friday exploring static electricity. We attempted to light a light bulb using a balloon, lit a fluorescent tube with our plasma globe, and made “lightning” using pennies! 

Another successful camp trip in the books! 6th grade recently spent two adventure-filled days at Camp Christopher, and we loved every minute of it. Team-building, problem-solving, mini-golf in the rain, camp legends around a “campfire”, zip-lining, hiking… we did it all! Keep an eye on the SJS Facebook page for the rest of our pictures!