Aqua Cluster
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Aqua Cluster is a two year Grades 6/7 loop at Barrington Middle School in R I. We work to develop a strong learning community with high expectations for all.
Barrington, RI
Joined August 2016
Aqua scientists learning about food chains and identifying prey using Dichotomous Key in owl pellet dissection. @bms_ri @paula_dillon
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Exploring mass,volume,density and Buoyancy using the Titanic’s iceberg collision. 110th Anniversary of disaster. @bms_ri @paula_dillon
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Aqua scientists observing phase changes, recording data, and analyzing the results. @bms_ri @paula_dillon
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Aqua’s annual Pajama and a Book drive for children in shelters. Big success!@bms_ri @paula_dillon
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Aqua scientists creating models of compounds and identifying elements, atom count, and covalent or ionic bonding. @bms_ri @paula_dillon
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Using physical properties and density to determine the identity of 2 unknown substances. @bms_ri @paula_dillon
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Testing a golf ball and ping pong balls travel distance down a ramp. @bms_ri @paula_dillon @RIDeptEd
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Doing what it takes to convince disbelieving students that a golf ball and ping pong ball hit the ground at the same time. Hooray Galileo! @bms_ri @paula_dillon #bmsshines
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Aqua scientists testing variables of length, angle, and weight of bob in pendulums. @bms_ri @paula_dillon @RIDeptEd
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Collecting and analyzing data: Do we stereotype scientists and their work?@bms_ri @paula_dillon @bps_ri
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Team building at Camp Canonicus. Challenge: helium stick. Can we lower it together? @bms_ri @paula_dillon #bmsshines
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So happy to see my students for year 2 of the loop. Working Scrabble words that describe our Aqua community. @bms_ri @paula_dillon #bmsshines
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Presenting our WeVideo newscasts on our volcano study! These kids are amazing!@bms_ri @paula_dillon #bmsshines
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Make connections to real time experiences happening in the world to standards and topics covered in the curriculum. Use news clips, videos, etc to teach the concepts and create situational scenarios to solve problems.
Earth science teachers, I'm seeking advice for a teacher friend: How do you make your subject interesting and engaging to students who are not inherently interested in school at all? Thinking about HS upperclassmen who have basically checked out.
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Aqua cluster students creating monuments for the signers of the Constitution. @bms_ri @paula_dillon #bmsshines
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