DRIVERS NEEDED! (This is an all day field trip. Takes about an hour and a half to get there). On Friday the seventh and eighth graders will be going to Blair Valley for a field trip to see the ruins of the home of Marshall South. He and his family lived at the top of Ghost Mountain in a home built from the earth. They had no electricity or running water. This trip will culminate our unplugged project. We will have 34 students going so the more help the better. We plan on leaving at 9:00 and coming back at 3:30.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Busy Week! We have Spring Fever!
Last week's events:
Field Trip to Science Tech Fair in Del Mar:
(A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARENT DRIVERS! WE COULDN"T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU)
Seventh and eighth graders got the opportunity to visit over 50 science exhibits from various companies around San Diego. They had fun hands on experiences and learned a lot of information. There were seven different science strands so students were able to choose what areas they were most interested in:
Biotech / BioMedical: The science of using living things, and components of living things, to produce goods and services. It involves manipulating and modifying organisms, often at the molecular level, to create new and practical applications for agriculture, medicine and industry.
Clean Technology / Energy: Clean Technology applies science and engineering solutions to three critical areas: reducing the consumption of energy and natural resources; reducing waste and harmful emissions; and harnessing renewable energy and materials for sustainable development.
Conservation/Environmental Science/Agriculture Technology: Focus on current and future conservation of our natural resources; the science and technology of sustaining our wildlife, forests, coastlines and oceans; and technological advances in farming that help better serve the needs of the public while protecting the environment and increasing output.
Engineering / Aerospace / Transportation: Focus on the application of science to practical uses such as the design of structures, machines, and systems.
Healthcare Technology: Focus on the systems within which health is protected and maintained, including prevention and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, medical devices, and technology for monitoring the health of a patient remotely. Dental technology is also included in this strand
High Tech / Computer Technology / Telecommunications: Focus on highly specialized, complex technology, including computer applications and telecommunications.
Robotics: Focus on the technology associated with the design, fabrication, theory, and application of robots.
Field Trip to Health Sciences High and Middle College:
Eighth graders visited HSHMC on Thursday. Two of IA's alumni from our first graduating class last year were our tour guides. I have information if you are interested in this school.
Parent Night Thursday Night: We had an awesome turn out from our eighth grade parents. Thank you for coming to get more information about the Sacramento trip and graduation festivities. My apologies for miscommunication to those eighth grade parents who went to the general meeting instead. Please contact me to get information you missed.
SCIENCE NEWS:
7th graders have been learning more about heredity and DNA. We should be recieving our chick eggs in the next week. We will be incubating and hatching them! This will coincide with our unit on populations and ecosystems.
8th graders have been learning about atomic structure and bonding. We will be finishing up our chemistry unit in the next two weeks. Coming soon... walking on water and rollercoaster physics!
Before our science field trip both 7th and 8th grade students created KWL charts to show what they 1) (K) Know about their selected science strand, and 2) (W)Want to know. After the trip we talked about 3) (L)What they Learned after the trip.
Field Trip to Science Tech Fair in Del Mar:
(A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARENT DRIVERS! WE COULDN"T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU)
Seventh and eighth graders got the opportunity to visit over 50 science exhibits from various companies around San Diego. They had fun hands on experiences and learned a lot of information. There were seven different science strands so students were able to choose what areas they were most interested in:
Biotech / BioMedical: The science of using living things, and components of living things, to produce goods and services. It involves manipulating and modifying organisms, often at the molecular level, to create new and practical applications for agriculture, medicine and industry.
Clean Technology / Energy: Clean Technology applies science and engineering solutions to three critical areas: reducing the consumption of energy and natural resources; reducing waste and harmful emissions; and harnessing renewable energy and materials for sustainable development.
Conservation/Environmental Science/Agriculture Technology: Focus on current and future conservation of our natural resources; the science and technology of sustaining our wildlife, forests, coastlines and oceans; and technological advances in farming that help better serve the needs of the public while protecting the environment and increasing output.
Engineering / Aerospace / Transportation: Focus on the application of science to practical uses such as the design of structures, machines, and systems.
Healthcare Technology: Focus on the systems within which health is protected and maintained, including prevention and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, medical devices, and technology for monitoring the health of a patient remotely. Dental technology is also included in this strand
High Tech / Computer Technology / Telecommunications: Focus on highly specialized, complex technology, including computer applications and telecommunications.
Robotics: Focus on the technology associated with the design, fabrication, theory, and application of robots.
Field Trip to Health Sciences High and Middle College:
Eighth graders visited HSHMC on Thursday. Two of IA's alumni from our first graduating class last year were our tour guides. I have information if you are interested in this school.
Parent Night Thursday Night: We had an awesome turn out from our eighth grade parents. Thank you for coming to get more information about the Sacramento trip and graduation festivities. My apologies for miscommunication to those eighth grade parents who went to the general meeting instead. Please contact me to get information you missed.
SCIENCE NEWS:
7th graders have been learning more about heredity and DNA. We should be recieving our chick eggs in the next week. We will be incubating and hatching them! This will coincide with our unit on populations and ecosystems.
8th graders have been learning about atomic structure and bonding. We will be finishing up our chemistry unit in the next two weeks. Coming soon... walking on water and rollercoaster physics!
Before our science field trip both 7th and 8th grade students created KWL charts to show what they 1) (K) Know about their selected science strand, and 2) (W)Want to know. After the trip we talked about 3) (L)What they Learned after the trip.
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