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Derek Henig
May 25, 20211 min read
Upper El: Our last weeks
It's been an amazing last couple of weeks with our group—field trip to Green River, finishing our engineering project, and some heartfelt...
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Derek Henig
May 7, 20212 min read
Upper El (5/3-7): Static Flyers & Visitors
Well, this was a short week! The biggest part of the week was, of course, our group's trip to Green River! I was so excited to hear about...
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Derek Henig
May 2, 20212 min read
Upper El (4/26-30): White Water Center!
This week was full of a lot of fun! We learned a couple of different methods for coming up with ideas for our stories, we looked for some...
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Derek Henig
Apr 25, 20212 min read
Upper El (4/19-23): S'mores!
A lot happened this week! Students finished their Historical Fiction short stories, we finally got to cook in our solar ovens, introduced...
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Derek Henig
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Upper El (4/12-16): Convection!
This week we started a new story writing assignment about historical fiction, and we explored convection and its effect on our World....
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Derek Henig
Apr 11, 20212 min read
Upper El (3/29 - 4/1): Testing Ovens
"This week"—I know I'm writing this a bit later than usual—we started our unit on Thermal Energy, finished building our solar ovens,...
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Derek Henig
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Upper El (3/22-26): Science Fair!
We finally had our Science Fair this week, and, "wow!" am I impressed with our group! Thank you to all the parents for coming to support...
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kathleen McIntyre
Mar 21, 20211 min read
Sustainability in Action!
Middle Schoolers took a fantastic trip to Boomerang Water, where Jason Dibble inspired them to be change-makers in the world. He...
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Derek Henig
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Upper El (3/15 - 19): Building Boxes
This week, students took a recap quiz on our Radiant Energy unit, wrote stories with the same ending (given by Mr. Derek), completed the...
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Derek Henig
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Upper El (3/8-12): Solar Ovens and Scenes!
This week, students wrote one scene scripts, which they all got to act out together Friday afternoon. We also began our Solar Oven...
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Derek Henig
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Upper El (3/1-5): Greenhouse Effect
A week in the sunshine with Upper El was amazing. We wrote fanfiction stories this week, and our unit on radiant energy came to a close...
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Derek Henig
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Upper El (2/15-19): Reflection & Absorption
This week, our weekly stories were all about mysteries, and we continued learning about light and how it travels. For stories, in the...
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Derek Henig
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Upper El (2/8-12): The Speed of Light
This week, our main focus was on finishing our Science Fair reports and boards, which we did! On Thursday, we explored the next lesson on...
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Derek Henig
Feb 5, 20211 min read
Upper El (2/1-5): Science Fair Work
This week we discussed adding details to our setting in our stories and put a lot of work into our Science Fair Project. On Monday, we...
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Derek Henig
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Upper El (1/25-29): Waves & Energy
This week we explored two different categories of writers and how that might help each student work through their stories. We also moved...
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Derek Henig
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Upper El (1/18-22): Radiant Energy!
This week we dove into creating character growth in our stories, made progress on our Science Fair reports, and began our new unit on...
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Sustainablity: Stream Restoration
This week’s focus was on why stream restoration is necessary. We discussed how streams are altered to accommodate human use, such as...
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 17, 20211 min read
Sustainability: Riparian Zones Rock
This week, whether on zoom or a field trip, students learned about the importance of riparian zones and how they function. We also...
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Derek Henig
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Upper El (1/11-15): Rocket Launches!
We finally got to launch our rockets this week, and it was a blast! 😂 In writing stories this week, we learned about all the different...
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Derek Henig
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Upper El (1/4-1/8): Chemical Energy in the World.
Our first week back after the break, we wrote new stories, began building bottle rockets, and learned how chemical energy is used in the...
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