Today we had a guest speaker from @mnpca to talk to us about #cumulativeeffects of pollution and the #environmentaljustice areas of concern in Ramsey County! Thanks Bennett for taking on middle schoolers on a crazy Friday!!!

Fun lesson before break!

What are the particles like when they are hot or cold?

We are learning how to set up fair experiments and collecting our own data!

Students leading and drawing the consensus discussion! They do such a good job 😍

Started our new unit today with an experiment to see if those fancy cups even do anything different

Students using different tools to play with the light for our arts units on perspective!

The structures seem to be smaller than what we can zoom in with the microscope. How is the rainbow made from clear nail polish?! #nanoeducation nano@stanford

Today we made some thin-film bookmarks or tag o learn about structural color at the nano scale! Nano@stanford #nanoeducation #nanoSIMST

We used the energy rod to see how electricity can move through our body. Light is not bouncing around inside us, our retina turns the light into an electrical signal our brain can process!

We are learning about lenses and how they refract light!

Nigel got a workout yesterday!!! #classpet

Look at how I used @TuvaLabs to help my students analyze data in my @NationalSCF project with help from Jason and Lucy @UMNForestRes @TSIIncorporated @GlobalArtsPlus blog.tuvalabs.com/2024/09/02…

Amazing hikes, paddles, ROCKS, animals, and company on our trip to @GlacierNPS before back to school!

Teacher field trips in the summer! I love #InterstateStatePark @mnstateparks #glacialpotholes #potholes

I’d love to get my students some Sieves to learn more about sediment around the state! Thanks for sharing @DonorsChoose @MnSTA1 donorschoose.org/project/sie…

Enjoying the nanoSIMST virtual training this week! Already have two units I will be updating 🤩 Look at this cool chocolate I fabricated nanoparticles on! @nanostanford @SustainableNano @UMNCSE