Students were tasked with writing poems to describe the phases of the moon. They participated in a gallery walk to provide positive feedback on their classmates work. I was amazed at the quality of their work. A great way to end the unit! @GarrettMSGators

Kicking off solar and lunar eclipses with the orange moon phenomenon! Students generated questions to explain the orange moon and wrote poetry to describe the moon’s phases. @GarrettMSGators

On vacay I learned that Chicxulub was the site of the asteroid landing that exterminated the dinosaurs! Of course I had to use it as a phenomena for asteroids. Students looked at pictures and videos to write questions to determine what caused the massive crater. @GarrettMSGators

A personal goal of mine this year was being intentional about grouping my students in manner more conducive for discussions. Yes, it takes a little more management. But, the conversations are worth it! @GarrettMSGators

Ever wondered what our galaxy really looks like? Check out this 3D model of the Milky Way Galaxy — our cosmic neighborhood! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And

Exploring the infinite: A hands-on journey through the evidence of the Big Bang, where universe expansion comes to life. @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And

Mrs. Simmons had students engaging in great conversations as they were participating in a soil comparison lab. It's always deep learning and hands-on engagement when I visit. ☺️ @simmonsgms @GarrettMSGators #SoilScience #EarthMatters

"Students in action: Exploring the power of nature through hands-on models of weathering and erosion!"@GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And

Kicking off the Rocks and Minerals unit with the red diamond phenomenon! Thanks @TracyAMatthews! The students generated questions to explain this phenomenon and worked together to research them! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And

My students consistently exceed my expectations! I am so proud of their volcano projects! @GarrettMSGators @danizcrump @Rockey_And

Oreo tectonics to help make learning about plate boundaries fun! Of course their favorite part was eating the Oreos! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And

Assessing prior knowledge is key when introducing a new concept. My students said they’d never made fossils! I had to fix that! It was a messy good time! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And @danizcrump

Wrapping up Unit 4! The students engaged in lessons about water filtration with Cobb Watershed, explored phenomena, and investigated how salinity affects density! It’s been a blast! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And @CaliScienceCCSD

A huge shoutout to Dr. Johnson and Ms. Leeser from Campbell Middle! The C.E.R presentation was informative and valuable! @CaliScienceCCSD @GarrettMSGators

The Sparkles STEM field trip was a great way to head into the holiday break! Shout out to my fabulous team for helping make this happen! @GarrettMSGators @danizcrump @SparklesHiram

Cobb Watershed’s Clean Water Lab is always a great way to start the water unit! The students were engaged and built a water filter! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And @danizcrump

The Phases of Life project is a fun way to demonstrate the moon phases. I always learn so much about my students! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And

When Halloween falls during the school week, you just have to go with it! A STEM challenge came to the rescue! The students worked together to build a boat that would hold the most candy corn. The winning boat held 230! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And

My students used the Discovery Ed Visual Walkabout strategy to create questions about different natural phenomenons as an intro to the Weather and Climate unit! Student were able to communicate and collaborate. They are excited about the new unit! @GarrettMSGators @DiscoveryEd

The 3-2-1 exit ticket is great formative assessment to make sure the learning target is reached. Shout out our new coach Ms. Davis for the suggestion and Ms. Shaver’s for finding the ticket! We are a great team at Garrett! @GarrettMSGators @Rockey_And @danizcrump