April 21, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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After a minor disaster, where the videos Marlee and Lillian had compiled were accidentally deleted, the girls spent time after school to complete their assignment. Their creative, extra effort produced this excellent video on Newton’s 2nd Law. A special thanks … Continue reading →
April 19, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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The 8th graders are studying physics and Newton’s laws. Gabe and Katia put together an iMovie trailer about the Law of Inertia. They did a great job bringing humor and facts together as can be seen here. Great job!
April 18, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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March 2015 Pathfinder Science on PhotoPeac
March 15, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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Send me adrift. via Compfight Our 8th grade students just finished up a huge unit on the human body. We explored, in-depth, each system, noting not only what organs are involved but the diseases associated within each system. As part … Continue reading →
March 8, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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February 2015 Science at Pathfinder on PhotoPeach
February 2, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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January Middle School Fun on PhotoPeach
February 2, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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In 6th grade we are learning about how scientists classify matter. We performed the amazing Bubblelcious Bubble Gum experiment where students predict whether the mass of chewing gum will increase or decrease over time chewed. The students mass the gum … Continue reading →
January 1, 2015
by Shane Boland Harrison
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It’s Been a Great Beginning! on PhotoPeach
November 12, 2014
by Shane Boland Harrison
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The 7th and 8th graders have been actively blogging about our Pathfinder science class and other school activities. Please be sure to check out what is happening in their classes by clicking on the link to their blogs located along … Continue reading →
8th grade
The eighth graders have begun an intensive unit on the human body. The first systems to be studied are the muscular, skeletal and integumentary. In order to learn our muscles and bones we have begun to dress up skeletons. The students will be expected to identify 20 bones, 10 muscles and explain the functions of different tissues along with tendons and ligaments. This week’s lab found them dissecting chicken to get a hands-on experience. Please read their blogs about what they learned. These student blogs are located on the side of the front page of this blog.
You may have heard about the headless rabbit our class hung from a tree. We found the rabbit without a head along a trail and decided to hang it up and watch it decay. We witnessed lots of fly activity initially then discovered the soft body tissue had sloughed off in the heavy rain. Maggots were found decomposing the body on the ground. This lead to many discussions by all grades on campus such as, forensic science, why is smells, what killed the rabbit, and recycling of nutrients to mention just a few.
Cutting away the chicken’s epithelial tissue.
Looking for the tendons.
Examining the muscle tissue
Only at The Pathfinder School could science be this up close and personal with nature!
We see a lot of fly activity
Maggots decomposing the flesh on the ground
Only the skeleton remained after the strong rain.
Not impressed with the smell but loved the maggots!