Welcome to 6th Grade

The 7th graders finished up a long-awaited project!

6th grade - PBL on scientific experiments

6th grade is starting off strong with a PBL on scientific experiments. First up - figuring out the difference between a demonstration (where the end result is typically known), and an experiment (where variables are manipulated to learn their affect).

Periodic Table

7th grade kicked off the year learning about the periodic table (just ask them how cool Dmitri Mendeleev is!), and this week are diving into the properties and classification of the metal elements!

WELCOME BACK!!!!!!

I am so excited to welcome our upcoming 6th graders to the upper hall! It's bound to be a year full of growth and new experiences! Students can expect to take an active role in their own learning, with plenty of opportunities for investigation, inquiry, and reflection.

I can't wait to see everyone on Sunday's walkthrough, or bright and early Monday morning!

8th grade makes a Bloop

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 kicks off their PBL

6th grade kicks off their PBL helping some 1st and 3rd grade students master one of their science standards on solids, liquids, and gases. In this activity we explored the properties of some different materials - an alka seltzer tablet (solid), that when added to water (liquid), produces a gas that we trapped in a balloon.

Starch Detectives

Moving on to the final stop in their unit on cells - essential chemical compounds! The 6th grade used iodine as an indicator to determine which of their samples contained starch (a form of carbohydrate) and which did not.

7th Grade Science - An Electric Display

The 7th graders played a part in the school’s Titanic Exhibit, on display during Catholic Schools Week. The 1st and 2nd graders worked to gather some information and put together a timeline of events, a map with key locations, and a bar graph comparing survival rates of different classes of passengers. They presented their findings to the 7th grade, who then worked to add some circuitry to the displays to make them interactiv

An Exciting Conclusion

The 7th grade recently wrapped up their chemistry unit by baking some bread! Throughout the unit, they used various bread recipes to explore chemical reactions that occur in baking. Just before Christmas break, we had the exciting opportunity to prepare their recipes and present them to a baker - Mr. Kiedrowksi!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

EXPLORING FORCE

Exploring Force

8th grade conclude their unit on force by exploring some noncontact forces (magnetism, gravity, and electrostatic force).

The Chemistry of Bread!

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.

Camp Chris

May the force be with you!

8th grade introduced their Force and Friction PBL by exploring a bit about how force works. They used spring scales attached to scooters to learn what happens to an object when the forces applied to each side are equal, and what happens when forces are not equal.

Another Flex Day, another Habit of Mind!

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!

The many uses of aluminum

The many uses of aluminum

7th grade continued their study of the Periodic Table by exploring some common properties of metals. They examined some objects made from aluminum and discussed both the properties they could observe and the ones they could infer.

The 6th graders dove into our Engineering Habits of Mind this week…

The 6th graders dove into our Engineering Habits of Mind this week… first up - innovation!

We discussed the difference between being inventive and innovative, and then they were given the challenge of finishing a picture as anything except the flower it looked like! We finished off the activity innovating an improvement to some common household objects.

WELCOME BACK!

RESOURCES

SCIENCE YOUTUBE LINKS

Enjoy these channels (in no particular order), they can provide some great information!

https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow <–SciShow

https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2 <–Smarter Every Day

https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium <–Veritasium

https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics <–MinutePhysics

https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce <–Vsauce

CAMP CHRISTOPHER

Overnight trip for 6th graders.

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St. Joseph Parish School

175 Saint Joseph Drive, Amherst, Ohio 44001, United States

440-988-4244

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