Tag: 8th grade

January 14, 2024
8th Graders Explore Natural Selection in Comic Project
Hammerhead sharks. Capybaras. Narwhals. How did these fascinating species come to be? Throughout the fall, students explore biological evolution in 8th grade science. The second half of this unit focuses on how individual species change through the process of natural…
January 6, 2024
Making Music Boxes in colab
8th grade colab students recently undertook an ambitious challenge: to build a wooden music box! This project entailed conceiving of and executing several components: an instrument with multiple playable keys, a revolving crank mechanism to automate a melody of the…
November 1, 2023
Pure JOY: Buddy Time
Behold: kindergarten and 8th grade buddy time. These special moments of connection and joy are what we live for! 🌤️
March 30, 2023
8th Grade Scientists Study the Coastal Forest
The Coastal Forests unit focuses on one of the important ecosystems we find here in Northern California. 8th grade scientists study tree and animal species and the relationships between them. They also learn about abiotic (nonliving factors) and Indigenous Californian…