A reminder that all general science classes have a DNA/RNA/Heredity quiz this Thursday May 3rd. Information and practice quizzes are available on Moodle!

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Congratulations to Lena Grossman for winning the Lincoln Junior High 2012 Science Fair!

Lena researched the effect of an organic diet on a mouse’s ability to find its way out of a maze.

Congratulations to all of the science fair participants. Students put in a lot of time an effort and the fair was a success. Thank you to all of the parents and community members for showing their support at the science fair. It meant a lot to the students!

I look forward to working with the future 8^th graders next year on their projects!

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Students created a new super species in class this week. We will be using these super species to discuss how traits are passed down from parents to their offspring with punnett squares.

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The following books won the 8th Grade "Spartancott" Award for their great stories on conservation issues and what we can do to save the earth.

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What a fun way to learn about DNA!

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We had a great time over at Edison today judging science fair projects. Students put in a lot of work and it will be great to see what these future Spartans will bring to the 8th grade science fair in a few years.

We also got to read our conservation children's books to the classes!

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Congratulations to the 8th grade honors class! Check out their article with the Pioneer Press.

http://mortongrove.suntimes.com/news/12035957-418/district-69-students-studies-show-awareness-is-product-of-their-environment.html\

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Come and join honors science tonight at the board meeting. We will present our conservation unit project to the community!

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There is a lot excitement going on in science classes as we finish up the year. As our environmental unit ends, our genetics unit is getting started. Our final Children’s Book project was a huge success. Students worked well together and turned in many creative, original, and educational stories. We will be donating our books to Edison when the honors science class visits on April 24to judge the science fair. Third quarter grades have been updated, and you can check Home Logic for final quarter grades at this time.

This Thursday, April 5, at Spring Fine Arts Night/Open House, honors science will be presenting their science fair projects. I hope that everyone gets a chance to come in and see the hard work the students put into these projects. The honors environmental project will be presented on April 17 at the School Board Meeting. Students worked diligently to research the history of basic human needs. They were able to see the importance of the advances that we have made over the years but also see some of the negative effects that this has caused. As a part of this project, students created designs to try to lessen our carbon footprint and demonstrated their knowledge through the construction of the design using recycled materials. Representatives from the class will get a chance to show off their designs and explain their ideas for pollution solutions. We would love to see you at the Board Meeting to hear all about these unique projects.

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There is a lot excitement going on in science classes as we finish up the year. As our environmental unit ends, our genetics unit is getting started. Our final Children’s Book project was a huge success. Students worked well together and turned in many creative, original, and educational stories. We will be donating our books to Edison when the honors science class visits on April 24to judge the science fair. Third quarter grades have been updated, and you can check Home Logic for final quarter grades at this time.

This Thursday, April 5, at Spring Fine Arts Night/Open House, honors science will be presenting their science fair projects. I hope that everyone gets a chance to come in and see the hard work the students put into these projects. The honors environmental project will be presented on April 17 at the School Board Meeting. Students worked diligently to research the history of basic human needs. They were able to see the importance of the advances that we have made over the years but also see some of the negative effects that this has caused. As a part of this project, students created designs to try to lessen our carbon footprint and demonstrated their knowledge through the construction of the design using recycled materials. Representatives from the class will get a chance to show off their designs and explain their ideas for pollution solutions. We would love to see you at the Board Meeting to hear all about these unique projects.

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