Ms. Reid's AP Environmental Science class went to Spectacle Island to test water.
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Ms. Reid's physics class had a great time at the Museum of Science! EBHS was featured in the Brown Rudnick newsletter!
"Brown Rudnick 2015-6 Relationship Grantee East Boston High School Science Enrichment Program hosted Center Executive Director Al Wallis, Firm Partner John Wadsworth, and BR's Brendan Reaney and Elizabeth McGeoy during the ninth grade mentoring program at the Umana School on Tuesday. High School Chemistry Teacher and grant applicant Kristen L. Cacciatore, Ph.D. leads the multi-year program in what has been a successful effort to increase science literacy in East Boston at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, getting students more interested and proficient in science. During the visit, high school students tutored lower school students introducing them to the concepts and science of solids, liquids and gasses. Ms. Oluwanifemi Mabayoje's Honors Physics class led a lesson on electricity for Ms. Natalie Benson's third grade class. The lesson included a reading activity, and hands on activity using static electricity from rubbing balloons on your hair and then using the energy to create 'flying Rice Krispies.'" Science club had a great time yesterday building volcanoes. We had our biggest number of students yet!
Today in chemistry students learned the difference between solids, liquids, and gases. We read about what the world is made of and then looked for patterns between different types of materials.
In our physics lesson, students studied gravity. We read about why gravity is important and how it changes when you go to the moon. We also learned that there is a lot scientists still don’t understand about gravity. However, we were able to determine that gravity acts on all objects on Earth and even if something has a smaller mass it is going to fall to the Earth at the same rate as something heavier. Science Club played with 3D printing and robots today! Today was our first mentoring trip to the Umana Academy. In the fall we will be running chemistry and physics lessons with with third graders. All of our lessons involve reading a non-fiction science book and then doing a fun science activity.
In the chemistry we learned how to observe matter and that matter can have many different properties. Students explored the different properties of common sports equipment. In physics we investigated forces. We blew through straws to see if we needed more or less force to move more massive objects. Students in Ms. Kristen Janko's class completed their catalase lab earlier this week. Students added hydrogen peroxide to raw and cooked foods and then made observations to conclude whether or not the foods contained functioning catalase enzymes. Scott Hubeny is currently involved in the Wipro Science Education Fellowship (https://www.umb.edu/cosmic/projects/wipro_science_education_fellowship)
His work through this grant is two-fold. Mr. Hubeny is working alongside the Boston Science Department leadership to help navigate district’s transition to the new MA science standards, investigating current and new curriculum and resources as well as possible partnerships and the opportunities they may bring to BPS. Through the Wipro grant Mr. Hubeny is also creating a book purposed to help novice teachers learn from the experiences of seasoned educators and avoid common pitfalls many encounter in the teaching practice. This work will showcase the stories of veteran teachers from across the nation and utilizes Scott’s cartooning talent as well. Visit http://180dayz.com/180dayz-new-teacher-book/ for more details about this exciting project and browse his site www.180dayz.com to see samples of his work. The EBHS science club had its first meeting today. Students from 3 different science classes met in Room 340 to set off mentos rockets with Ms. OJ. We had so much fun! Next week: robots! |
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