Another day off
It came unexpectedly, but today was another day off of school due to the weather. Freezing rain overnight led to difficult traveling conditions this morning and throughout the day...not that I would know, though, as I stayed put. So, the extra time gave me the opportunity to check some items off of the old to-do list along with some items to manage at home.
This week has been a fun week at school! In 7th grade, the students have been learning about DNA and the process that goes into coding for amino acids and proteins. To help with understanding this, the students did a little decoding of a puzzle that required the students to use the bases of the DNA molecule. After learning about the decoding process, the students were then challenged with making puzzles of their own. The students worked in teams to create a puzzle message, code it, and then put the code into a DNA sequence. Today we were going to have a decoding challenge of the puzzles created, but the weather had other thoughts! Oh well, we can save that for Monday. At least the weather didn't come tomorrow, as we will be going on a field trip for science class. We are headed to a biotech company in Sheboygan Falls to extend our learning about DNA with some hands-on activities and to learn more about careers in science!
In 8th grade, the students have extended their knowledge of space by learning about gravity through the creation of catapults! We are studying the effects of gravity on objects with different masses by launching different golf balls (hollow and regular) and observing the results. We will then be applying what we learned from the experiment to the relationship between orbits and gravity. It was really fun to watch the students get so engaged with the activity and data collection process. Today we were going to start building the connections between what we found from the experiment and how planets are able to stay in orbit, but, alas, that will also need to wait! Oh, well, that's life in Wisconsin!
Mindfulness thought for the week: It always seems impossible until it's done. --Nelson Mandela
This week has been a fun week at school! In 7th grade, the students have been learning about DNA and the process that goes into coding for amino acids and proteins. To help with understanding this, the students did a little decoding of a puzzle that required the students to use the bases of the DNA molecule. After learning about the decoding process, the students were then challenged with making puzzles of their own. The students worked in teams to create a puzzle message, code it, and then put the code into a DNA sequence. Today we were going to have a decoding challenge of the puzzles created, but the weather had other thoughts! Oh well, we can save that for Monday. At least the weather didn't come tomorrow, as we will be going on a field trip for science class. We are headed to a biotech company in Sheboygan Falls to extend our learning about DNA with some hands-on activities and to learn more about careers in science!
In 8th grade, the students have extended their knowledge of space by learning about gravity through the creation of catapults! We are studying the effects of gravity on objects with different masses by launching different golf balls (hollow and regular) and observing the results. We will then be applying what we learned from the experiment to the relationship between orbits and gravity. It was really fun to watch the students get so engaged with the activity and data collection process. Today we were going to start building the connections between what we found from the experiment and how planets are able to stay in orbit, but, alas, that will also need to wait! Oh, well, that's life in Wisconsin!
Mindfulness thought for the week: It always seems impossible until it's done. --Nelson Mandela
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