Inquiry in the Middle School
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Inquiry in the Middle School Brian McCants and Jeffrey Burden
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Inquiry in the Middle School. Brian McCants and Jeffrey Burden. Hand Middle School Columbia, SC - USA. Genetics: Mendel to the Genome. Diverse Pathways and Hand Middle School. This tastes great. Control Paper, PTC, Thiourea , and Sodium Benzoate. Planting “Wisconsin - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Inquiry in the Middle School
Brian McCants and Jeffrey Burden
Hand Middle SchoolColumbia, SC - USA
Genetics: Mendel to
the Genome
Diverse Pathways and
Hand Middle School
Control Paper, PTC, Thiourea, and Sodium Benzoate
This tastes great.
Planting “Wisconsin Fast Grow “ plants.
Watering the plants.
The classroom greenhouse: PVC pipe
shop lights a power strip
Two days later….
Thank You Gregor Mendel and Francis Collins.
PDS Involvement
PDS and Diverse Pathways @ USC
Sounds Good
Music and Science Inquiry at Hand Middle School
Orchestra and Science -It’s not always about history connections
Student chosen
Student Performers
Student recorded
Having fun??? Not while learning…no, it couldn’t be!
So many standards…
So many questions…
Final Project Data analyzed by students
Conclusions reported by students
Connections made by students
Fun had by students and teacher
This is the easiest grant you will ever write…
Vermicomposting:a container bedding water worms Non-fatty kitchen scraps
What have I done with donorschoose.org?
The Garden Project A collaboration between teachers at
Hand
Funded from multiple sources
An ongoing investigation
An outdoor classroom
An interdisciplinary unit
Recognized by the SC Wildlife Fund
It’s also fun
