Science: Grades 6-8, Week of 5/20/18
The 8th grade is continuing to prepare for the Regents exam. They are taking sample Regents tests, as well as giving student presentations based on the year’s work.
The 7th grade just finished their last unit on Physics, on Nuclear Energy, and we are now prepared to shift gears and delve into the realm of “Health” by focusing on Drug Education, emphasizing tobacco and alcohol.
The 6th grade is in the midst of studying the different kinds of land formations and what geological processes are at work to mold them. Their next big assignment is to create a model of one of our National Parks and explain the geology behind it.