Science Leadership Academy Middle School
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Classroom Updates
Prove It!
Pathfinders are learning to put their math where the mouth is. Instead of simply saying that 3×4=12, students are learning to create visual models to prove that something is mathematically true. Visual math is a path to numerical math and Pathfinders are stretching their thinking as they look for ways to prove a statement using…
Miss E’s Cozy Corner!
What do you do with a seemingly unusable, slightly awkward corner in your new office? You make it a Cozy Corner!! This year I was thrilled to decorate my office space to be a retreat for the occasional student who needed some “down time”, but also for me as well! I shopped my own home…
A Peek Inside 7th Grade Humanities
In 7th grade Humanities students are jumping into their year-long theme of Discovery by reading the book The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind which tells the story of a young man in Malawi, Africa who creates something extraordinary from nothing. They will be comparing & contrasting additional texts and creating original statements that represent their…
Pathfinder & Voyager Humanities Updates
Voyagers and Pathfinders (5th and 6th graders!) are off and running in Humanities class! In our first unit, titled “Building a Community of Readers, Writers, and Historians,” students are figuring out how we can come together as a group of learners. We started the year with some team building activities based around the questions: Who…
Extracting Strawberry DNA in the Classroom
Students in 7th grade had an exciting day in science class getting DNA out of strawberries. Students used a variety of household items, including soap, salt, water, rubbing alcohol, cheesecloth and wooden skewers to help them collect DNA from their strawberry samples. Below are how students explained what it was they did to get their…
Talking About Digital Citizenship
Techsplorations classes for all grades are starting the year with a discussion on the importance of Digital Citizenship, and what that means for them. Fifth and Sixth grade classes are focusing on the basics of online safety and how to protect personal information. Seventh grade classes are learning how to check the credibility of information…